Trade Card for the Detroit League Base Ball Club, Sponsored by "Splendid" Plug Tobacco, P. & G. Lorillard, 1886
THF225148 / Trade Card for the Detroit League Base Ball Club, Sponsored by "Splendid" Plug Tobacco, P. & G. Lorillard, 1886
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Artifact Overview
In the late 1800s, tobacco companies, like P. Lorillard Company, promoted their brand by placing trade cards in packages of tobacco for customers to collect. This card features the 1886 Detroit League Base Ball Club. The National League team formed in 1881 and was named the Wolverines. The team would win the pennant in 1887 before disbanding after the 1888 season.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Trade card
Date Made
1886
Subject Date
1886
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Advertiser: Detroit League Baseball Club, Detroit, Michigan. Sponsored by P. & G. Lorillard. Card printed by J. H. Bufford & Co. Photographs by Frank N. Tomlinson.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
87.7.4.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 in
Width: 4 in
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