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1964/5/6   Guy's Potato Chip Pins



1964


1965


1966
Year(s) Published: 1964/65/66
Hobby Designation:   --
Set Name: Guy's Potato Chips
Card Size (inches): 7/8 dia.
Number of Cards in Set: 60
Est. Value (common; VG): $11



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Set Summary
  • Distributed by Guy's Potato Chips brand in Midwestern states
  • Three consecutive sets issued from 1964 thru 1966
  • All 20 teams then in Major League Baseball are represented
  • 7/8-inch diameter pins lithographed in color (see above examples)
  • Same design but different color combinations each year
  • '64: red/white/blue; '65: red/green/yellow; '66: brown/green/yellow
  • Variations known on two 1964 pins: Red Sox and Braves
  • Some 1964 backs blank; some printed w/sponsor ad (more common)
  • Dates of distribution are not marked on any 1964 backs
  • 1965 & 1966 backs are marked with "'65" and "'66, respectively
  • Company founded in 1938 by Guy Caldwell and wife Francis
  • Guy's Snacks company remains in business today (see website)


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