Go to Robert Edward Auctions Website
Old Cardboard Website Sponsor
Home     N-Cards    D-Cards    E-Cards    F-Cards    M-Cards    R-Cards    T-Cards    W-Cards    Postcards    Pins    Game Cards    Foreign    Others    

1889   E. R. Williams Card Game


FRONT

BACK
Year(s) Published: 1889
Hobby Designation:   --
Set Name: E. R. Williams Game
Card Size (inches): 2-1/2 x 3-1/2
Number of Cards in Set: 19
Est. Value (common; VG): $550



Player Checklist
Card Gallery

Williams Game on eBay
Google Search
(shown at approximate actual size)

Set Summary
  • "Egerton R. Williams Popular Indoor Base Ball Game"
  • Patented in 1886, copyright date of 1889
  • 52 card set with crossed bats dividing top and bottom half
  • Only 19 cards have player images; each shows two players
  • Each player is identified with image showing true likeness
  • Head-only portraits of named players
  • Rounded card corners and greentone printed backs
  • Deck with "sepia" printed variations discovered in 2011
  • Reference:
    "E. R. Williams Card Set: a Unique New Find," Old Cardboard eNews #83 (March 2011)


    Home     N-Cards    D-Cards    E-Cards    F-Cards    M-Cards    R-Cards    T-Cards    W-Cards    Postcards    Pins    Game Cards    Foreign    Others    

    Copyright 2003-2023.  Suggestions and corrections from all viewers are always welcome and appreciated.
    Please address your comments to editor@oldcardboard.com.  Thank you for visiting.