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Issue: Spring, 2004, Issue, No. 7.
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One element of the hobby I have always enjoyed is that of discovery and the ensuing search of obscure football cards and issues. I recently experienced this “thrill of the chase” with the Overland Candy Football Wrappers. The Overland Candy Corporation of Chicago produced various types of candies prior to 1947. They introduced a malted milk candy product in 1939 called Giants, which would later be known by the name of “Whoppers”. In 1947 Overland merged with Chicago Biscuit Company, Leaf Gum and Leaf Machinery.
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Thrilling Discovery Revealed With The Discovery Of The Overland Candy Football Wrappers
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Pergine's Expansive Collection Of Rare Football Bobbing Heads Thoroughly Detailed My journey into collecting vintage football bobbing head dolls started quite innocently. About ten years ago, my Mom had been bugging me to help her clean out her attic and I did everything possible to avoid this ugly task. One day she cornered me and I reluctantly went upstairs to clean. As we were rummaging through all kinds of family momentos, I found a Gold Based Philadelphia Eagle bobbing head doll. Seeing that doll brought back memories of going to my first Eagles football game with my Dad back in the late 1960s. He bought that doll for me as a souvenir of that game.; |
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SIGN THIS JIM! Collecting and Analyzing Jim Thorpe Autographs
Jim Thorpe was football's version of Babe Ruth. During the first quarter of the 20th century, there wasn't a better player on the gridiron, or more recognizable sports figure in the world. His exploits on the football field at Carlisle and the professional turf combined with his Olympic success, and major league baseball experience garnered him fame and respect around the globe. And though Thorpe didn't sign as many autographs as Ruth, his notoriety separated him from other football “greats of the day” when it came to penning his name for fans who came out by the thousands to watch him rival their local football heroes.
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