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1904   Sporting Boiler Supplements


(shown at approximately two-thirds actual size)

Year(s) Published: 1904
Hobby Designation:   --
Set Name: Sporting Boiler
Card Size (inches): 8-3/4 x 11
Number of Cards in Set: 16
Est. Value (common; VG): $235

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Set Summary
  • Distributed in 1904 by Philadelphia-based The Sporting Boiler
  • Series of sixteen weekly supplements beginning Saturday, May 21
  • One for each of the American and National League teams
  • Distributed free with paper; back-copies available for 5 cents
  • First 7 supplements were numbered; balance was not
  • Half-tones printed on coated stock with blank backs
  • References:
    1) "Featured Set: 1904 Sporting Boiler Supplements," Old Cardboard eMagazine, Issue #170 (June 2019), Item #2


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