1902-11   W600   Sporting Life Cabinets

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Year(s) Published: 1902-11 Hobby Designation:   W600 Set Name: Sporting Life Cabinets Card Size (inches): 5 x 7-1/2 Number of Cards in Set: 680+ Est. Value (common; VG): $900	Player Checklist Gallery of Cards W600 on eBay Google Search
Set Summary Large (600+) card set produced by Sporting Life Newspaper Oversized cards originally offered as premiums from sponsor Black & White player photo (often found with variety of tints) Mounted on heavy cardboard; several design labeling variations Player's name, position and team printed below studio portrait Ad imprint at bottom found in one of four design variations Sponsor ad stamped on back of some cards (example above) W600 cards are classified by collectors as Types 1 through 4 based on the labeling printed across the bottom of four unique variations of mounts. These four W600 Types are illustrated below: W600 Mount Type 1 ("Compliments of;" Flower & Leaf Symbol) W600 Mount Type 2 ("Compliments of;" Cross Bats & Ball) W600 Mount Type 3 ("Compliments of" Removed; Cross Bats & Ball) W600 Mount Type 4 White Print; (Cross Bats & Ball) References: 1) Jerry Spillman, "1902-11 W600 Sporting Life Cabinets: Overview of a Rare and Important Set," Old Cardboard Magazine, Issue #8 (Summer 2006, p. 24-29) 2) "1902 Sporting Life Ad Among Earliest to Promote W600 Cabinets," Old Cardboard eNewsletter, Issue #167 (September 2018), Item #4

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