Item: Trade card

Time Period: Victorian / Approximate 1884 / late 19th century

Series: Listed in the American Card Catalog as H804-14, “Big White Shoes” Baseball Comics is a series of nine baseball-themed advertising trade cards produced in the 1880s

Publisher/Artist: Attributed to J.T. Keefe

Subject: This sub-series is noted for its exaggerated player drawings, each depicting a humorous aspect of baseball play.

Card Front: Features a caricature baseball player illustration with caption “Right There, Every Time” (1st Base). No advertising on the front of the card which is a ln unusual deviation from most examples I’ve seen.

Advertising Back: The reverse side contains advertising copy for Danville Stove Works, including an engraving of a Montour stove.

Dimensions: approx. 2 ¾ inches by 4 ½ inches.

Condition: Raw, ungraded. No restoration or modern reproduction. Original card with age-related wear including corner softening and light stains on the reverse.

I have 7 unique cards available from this series. Please check my other listings. These are part of a large collection of Victorian trade cards obtained from an estate.

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