WESTERN PENNY ARCADE CARDS: 2 CARDS: CORTEZ GRAYSON JONES - 1920s

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PENNY ARCADE CARDS:
2 CARDS:
**  RICORDO CORTEZ - IN THE PONY EXPRESS - PARAMOUNT PICTURES
**  RAY GRAYSON AND PARDNER JONES - TEXAS FRONTIERSMEN - THE TWO GREATEST SHOTS IN THE U. S.
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We are always presenting wonderful pieces of Vintage Glass and China from Nice Estates here in Connecticut.
All are different and quite collectible.
Please visit our Ebay Store for a look.
You Never Know What You Might Find.
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e do try to combine,  Thanks.
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**  They measure about 5-1/4" by 3-1/4".
These are rare Arcade Cards featuring Western movie stars
The cards are not dated but it is believed to be circa 1920s
These are at best in poor condition -- wear, creases, mildew, bumped and worn corners -- not the greatest but they are about 100 years old.
Don't see these too often so, if you are a collector of these arcade cards, you might like to have these in your collection.
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Here's a bit of information on Arcade Cards that we put together from information we were able to find here and there:
ARCADE CARDS:
During the early 1900s, ARCARD cards were bought for a penny(thus, penny arcade card) in the arcade machines – most popular and sought after were movie stars, cowboys and boxers.
Entertainment was limited in the early 1900s (no internet) so people went to the movies, boardwalks, and of course the arcades.  The penny arcade card dispensing machines and other machines were produced by a company called ESCO and were installed at the town annual fairs and carnivals.
The Arcade Cards were the first nationally distributed trading card without any advertising purpose – the card was the product itself and were purchased for a penny from the machines.  The machines were only installed at the fairs and moved from city to city so you had to wait for the fair or carnival to come to town making the cards scarce and today are very collectable.
Most were the size of about 3 1/4" x 5 1/4" and some were in the form of a postcard so you could send it off to friends.
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We are currently offering other nice vintage items.  Please search in our Ebay Site at our
"Collectibles" or "Pottery and Glass" Categories or just search at
"ARCADE" or just "CARD"
in our ebay site to see what is still available, Thanks -- we do try to combine.
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