E106 American Caramel 1915

1915 · American Caramel Company (Philadelphia, PA)

American Caramel Company late set.

Key Facts

Release: 1915
Manufacturer: American Caramel Company (Philadelphia, PA)
Distribution: Inserted in 1¢ caramel candy packs during the 1915 baseball season
Card stock: Lithographed cardstock with team-color backgrounds, approximately 1½″ × 2¾″
Printer / Designer: Unknown — final pre-Federal-League-collapse American Caramel issue
Series: Single 48-card issue with multiple pose variations for selected stars (Cobb has Front View and Side View; Wagner has Batting and Throwing)
Total cards: 48

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Ty Cobb (Front View)
Front-view Cobb — one of two pose variations in the set.
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Honus Wagner (Batting)
Batting-pose Wagner — late-career card before his 1917 retirement.
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Christy Mathewson
Big Six in his penultimate Giants season.
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Tris Speaker
The Grey Eagle — final Red Sox card before his blockbuster trade to Cleveland.
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Nap Lajoie
Lajoie's final caramel card — Athletics tenure at the end of his career.
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Eddie Plank
Gettysburg Eddie's late-career card — his Federal League season.
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Chief Bender (Striped Hat)
Striped-hat pose — Bender as he transitioned to the Federal League.
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Eddie Collins
Cocky Collins's first season with the White Sox after his sale.
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Sam Crawford
Wahoo Sam — Tigers outfielder paired with Cobb.
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Rube Marquard
Giants left-hander — three years removed from his 19-game winning streak.
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Joe Tinker (Batting)
Tinker as a Federal League player-manager with the Chicago Whales.
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Johnny Evers
Evers with the 1914 World Series champion Boston Braves.