Game, Card

Object Name:

Game, Card

Object ID:

1991.003

Creator:

National Baseball Playing Card Company

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

circa 1915

Description:

Game, Tom Barker Baseball Card, c. 1915, played in Lyme, NH. Consists of 51 cards, each 3.5" x 2.5". Each card depicts a different major league player, with his last name and team. Back of each card printed in red: "TOM / BARKER / BASEBALL / CARD GAME / TRADE MARK / PAT. MAR. 25 1913", with figure of a batter. "BATTER" printed at top left on face of each card. Different actions are printed at top, including "BASE HIT", "STRIKE", "FOUL FLY", and "BALL". At bottom are "ONE", "TWO", "THREE", "OUT", "CAUGHT STEALING", and "DOUBLE PLAY" or "TRIPLE PLAY". 39 players and three managers are depicted. They include Grover Alexander, Home Run Baker, Chief Bender, Frank Chance, Johnny Evers, Miller Huggins, Joe Jackson, Walter Johnson, Napoleon Lajoie, Rube Marquard, Christy Mathewson, Tris Speaker, Joe Tinker, Honus Wagner, Joe Wood, Cy Young, Connie Mack, and John McGraw.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-3.5 W-2.5 inches

Provenance:

The card game was often played by the donors, which explains why the cards are so worn. They had a special interest in baseball, as their uncle, Libe Washburn (1874-1940), played major league baseball for the New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies, 1902-1903. He was born in Lyme, NH.

Credit Line:

Gift of Pauline and Ruth Whittemore

People:

Washburn, Libe (1874-1940), Whittemore, Pauline (1906-1998), Whittemore, Ruth (1909-2005)

Subjects:

Baseball, Baseball cards, Baseball players, Card games