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.)
Description
This rare historic print captures Mecca Double Folders (T201) in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Mecca Double Folders (T201)
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Few early tobacco cards were built like the Mecca Double Folders, which fold so that two ballplayers share one card. Issued in 1911 by the American Tobacco Company and packed with its Mecca cigarettes, the set combined halftone and relief printing in color to give the portraits a sharp, bright finish. Collectors value the T201 series both for its folding design and for what it shows about how tobacco companies used baseball to sell their products. This example comes from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection, which preserves many cards from the period.
| 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 | 3,821 × 4,691 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220513 |
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