Mecca Double Folders (T201) – Antique 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 Mecca Double Folders (T201), a historic print rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Mecca Double Folders (T201)
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Folded shut, this card looks like a single panel, but opened it shows two ballplayers, one on each half, which is the format that gave the Mecca Double Folders their name. The American Tobacco Company issued the set in 1911 as a premium packed with its Mecca cigarettes, and collectors catalog it as T201 in the American Card Catalog. The color printing combines relief and halftone techniques, and cards like this were collected and traded by fans who had few other ways to see the players' faces in print.
| 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 × 4,681 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220463 |
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