1914 / 15   E145   Cracker Jack

FRONT (E145-1)	BACK (E145-1)	Year(s) Published: 1914/15 Hobby Designation:   E145 Set Name: Cracker Jack (2 sets) Card Size (inches): 2-1/4 x 3 Number of Cards in Set: var. Est. Value (common; VG): $330 E145s on eBay Google Search
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Note: The Cracker Jack product received a huge promotional boost (no doubt more than any baseball card set could ever produce) in the lyrics to 1908 song: Take Me Out to the Ballgame Set Summary Produced in 1914 & 1915 by Rueckheim Bros. & Eckstein Later Craker Jack Company; now a division of Frito-Lay Colored player photo set against bright red background White bordered with player name and team in bottom margin Divided into two distinct subsets:   E145-1 and E145-2 For set details, see "Cracker Jack Sets Compared" table below Numbered sets with player bios printed on card backs Album was produced for the 1915 set E145 Cracker Jack Sets Compared   E145-1 E145-2 Front Example Back Example Year Issued 1914 1915 Number in Set 144 176 Back Orientation Normal Upside Down Card stock used Thin Paper Heavy Paper Value Prem. Mult. 1.7 1 References: 1) Lew Lipset, "1914-15 E145 Cracker Jack: American as Baseball & Apple Pie," Old Cardboard Magazine, Issue #9 (Fall 2006, p. 16-23)

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