Mecca Double Folders (T201) – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Mecca Double Folders (T201) comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Mecca Double Folders (T201)
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The Mecca Double Folder stands out for its format: a single card folded so that two players share one sheet, one on each half. Issued by the American Tobacco Company in 1911 and packed with its cigarettes, the T201 series was printed in color using relief with halftone, a combination that gave the figures a richer look than many plainer cards of the period. Tobacco companies used inserts like these to build brand loyalty, and collectors today value the Mecca folders for both their players and their bold design.
| Created / published | 1911 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : relief with halftone, color |
| Genre | Baseball cards 1910-1920.Relief prints Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,806 × 4,677 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220462 |
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