Luxury's Card Shop
claims this Mutoscope Pin-up girl set
of 1940-45 is "the finest graded SGC set in existence."
Mutoscope cards, according to MutoWorld, were produced in the '40s and dispensed by vending machines for around two cents a pop. They have a distinctive size of 5.25" x 3.25". All Mutoscope cards carry the inscription 'A Mutoscope Card' on them somewhere. The format was used for other subjects such as cheesecake photos, cars, sports and movie stars. The pinup series can be broken down by the six series produced by Brown & Bigelow and Louis F. Dow, both major players in the calendar art business.
Several of the cards in this fine set offered on eBay, according to the listing, are 1 of 1's. "These Beautiful cards, while easy to find," the listing continues, "are tough to find in high grade condition due to chipping corner wear and their susceptibility to wrinkles. The set was culled from a two different vending cases choosing the best 64 examples from over 700 cards."
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