This fantastic
card is one in a series of 50 cards issued by the KRUG BAKING COMPANY, of Jamaica New York. One was inserted
into each package of their brand of KRUG’S TOASTMASTER AND WHOLE WHEAT Bread The series is designated as series D50
in Burdick’s American Card
Catalogue and is entitled “ MAGIC
CARDS OF KNOWLEDGE” Burdick does not
provide a date for this series but I believe it to have been issued in the early to mid 1920’s. There is a Patent date of July 12 1921, and March 6 1923. Other bread card series I have scene have the
1921 Patent date on them held by the Invisible Color Print Crop, of New York City. That company were the ones who came up with
the unique printing technique that makes these cards “Magic”. As the instructions on the back explain the
child could brush water over the surface of the card and the previously “Invisible”
Colors would appear. The cards feature an illustration with different
questions relating to nature for the most part.
The back gives information about that question, and explains how a child
could exchange 40 of the painted
pictures for a Krugs Decorated
Birthday Cake delivered to them on
their birthday. This card is #22 in the series. The Card measures 4 ½
inches by 3 1/4 inches approximately . The card does
have small piece of paper missing at the side edge. This is common with many bread issues as the
companies sometimes attached the
cards to the bread wrappers and they had to be torn off to be removed from the package. The card has some areas of discoloration and a few wrinkles. . What is also interesting about
this particular card is the IT HAS A FACTORY REDEMPTION OVERSTAMP ON THE BACK (that mentions
that a cake will be delivered on your birthday if you present this card with
the stamp to your local baker). . These are not often seen. I have scanned
the front and back of the card fairly large so you can determine the condition
for yourself.
I will be
trying to list several EARLY TRADE & TYPE CARDS over the next few
days (spread across different
categories), including one or two that are unrecorded in any guide, that
were put given away with Tobacco, Cigarettes , Caramel, Candy, Gum, Chocolate,
Bread Coffee Tea Cereal and other products, covering such diverse subjects as Native
American Indians , Baseball , Football, Boy Scouts, Ice Hockey, Golf,
Presidents of the United States, NCAA and IVY League Colleges and Universities,
Dog Breeds, Circus themes and many
more. To view the other cards I have up on ebay please click on the
“View Sellers other Items” Icon located on this page. It will take you directly
to them.
Due to my work schedule and distance to the post office I am only able
to ship Monday Mornings. If I haven’t
received payment for an item by Sunday evening, the item will have to
wait until the next Monday to go out. Its unfortunate but
unavoidable. If this doesn’t work for you I respectfully ask that
you do not bid or buy. Thanks again.
This will be mailed from the USA.
For USA purchases I Can combine shipping. Please message me for details.
Unfortunately Ebay’s Global Seller Program does not
allow for combined shipments on international order