Obak (T212) – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Step back in time with Obak (T212), a historic print rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Obak (T212)
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This card belongs to the T212 Obak series, named for the cigarette brand whose packs it came in. The American Tobacco Company issued it in 1910, when tobacco firms routinely packed small baseball cards with their cigarettes to stiffen the packages and encourage repeat buying. The cards were printed in color with a relief halftone process, which gave the portraits a richer look than the plainer cards of the period. Because the Library's record notes that the title was devised by its staff, the name "Obak" on this card is best understood as the brand that distributed it, not a player or team.
| Created / published | 1910 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : relief with halftone, color. |
| Genre | Baseball cards 1910.Relief prints Color 1910. |
| 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 | 3,802 × 4,716 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220481 |
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