Baseball lovers in the 1950s had plenty of options to collect star players. For those who could not afford to buy packs of baseball cards, products like Royal Desserts offered MLB standouts at reasonable prices. If you could convince Mom to buy the boxed desserts, then you were in business. From 1950 to 1952, Royals Desserts issued a set of 24 cards featuring some of the top … [Read more...] about Early 1950s Royal Dessert Boxes Offered Baseball Cards
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1963 JELL-O Cards Mixed Dessert With Baseball
Baseball was wildly popular in the 1960s and throughout the 1900s in general, more and more products wanted to be associated with the game. The 1963 JELL-O set did just that with the company creating a set of baseball cards printed on the exterior of their boxes. It was the second straight year cards were issued on the backs of the company's pudding and gelatin … [Read more...] about 1963 JELL-O Cards Mixed Dessert With Baseball
Unfolded 1962 Mickey Mantle Box Sends Author on JELL-O Journey
Below is an excerpt from the newly published book on CD “Never Cheaper By the Dozen” by collector Brian Powell. Some of the photos come from the SC Daily archives. The grandest of conventions, which ran several times a year for many years, was held at the George Washington Motor Lodge in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. The show was so important of an event to find … [Read more...] about Unfolded 1962 Mickey Mantle Box Sends Author on JELL-O Journey
The 1962 JELL-O Baseball Card Set: Wobbles, Gobbles and Bobbles
In the fall of 1961, General Foods embarked on the planning and production of a baseball and football trading card promotion unprecedented in the food industry. Beginning with an advertising roll-out campaign in March of 1962, the United States and Canadian Post cereal product lines depicted packages featuring major league baseball and football players. The 200 baseball … [Read more...] about The 1962 JELL-O Baseball Card Set: Wobbles, Gobbles and Bobbles