This scarce card is one in a series of 50 cards
issued in Canada by PARKHURST
PRODUCTS Limited of 11 Wabash Ave
Toronto Ontario. No
guide that I am aware of provide a specific date of issue however the back of
the number 50 card in this series features a list of the 1959-60 Zip Hockey
Contest that Parkhurst ran. Also the
last Winner of the Indianapolis 500 listed
is the one for 1959, therefore this series was issued
in 1960 (thanks again to Bobby
Burell for bringing this to my attention).
The front features a colorful image of the
winning Driver and Car for the featured
year. There is a small note running across
the bottom of the front of each card that states “Reproduced with the Permission of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation”.
The
back of the card features times and stats for the card and driver, in both
English and French. The back also features
an advertisement that states “Hey Mom-Don’t
forget to buy Hawes, The finest in paste and liquid waxes”. Clearly this was an early attempt at cross
over marketing. However because of this
statement and the fact that there is no mention of Parkhurst on the card (a
frustrating but fairly common occurrence with Parkhust sets) many collectors
incorrectly identify this series as being issued
by Hawes. I have seen the wrapper that
these cards were distributed in and
it clearly states that the series was issued
by Parkhurst. This card is # 9 in the series AND
FEAUTRES THE 1921 Winner of the Indianapolis 500 TOMMY MILTON in the FRONTENAC Car . Here is some information I found about him on the Internet : Thomas
Milton (November 14, 1893 – July 10, 1962) was an American race car driver best
known as the first two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. He was notable for
having only one functional eye, a disability that would have disqualified him
from competing in modern motorsports. Milton
was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on November 14, 1893. He began his career in
racing in 1914, competing on dirt tracks in the Midwestern United States. By
1917, he was competing nationwide, and earned his first major win at a track in
Providence, Rhode Island. In 1919, he was one of the dominant figures in
American racing, winning five of the nine championship races including the International
Sweepstakes at Sheepshead Bay, New York, and making his debut at the
Indianapolis 500. Later that year he suffered severe burns when his car burst
into flames during a race at Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He
returned to the track the following year to win the Universal Trophy on June
19. In 1921, Milton won the United States National Driving Championship, often
referred to as the Champ Car series. Milton
was a starter in the Indianapolis 500 eight times, earning the pole position
once, and finishing in the top five on four occasions. He drove for Duesenberg
his first time in 1919 and again the following year when he finished third. In
1921, the twenty-seven-year-old Milton won the celebrated race driving a
straight-eight Frontenac built by Louis Chevrolet.[3] In 1922 fuel tank
problems forced Milton out of the race after only forty-four laps, but he came
back in 1923 driving for the H.C.S. Motor Co. with a Miller 122 and won the
race for the second time. His last was the 1927 Indianapolis 500 where he
finished eighth. At the 1936 race,
Milton returned to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to drive the Packard 120
Pace Car. At his suggestion, the tradition of giving the race winner the Pace
Car began that year. In 1949 Milton was appointed chief steward for the
Indianapolis 500. Health problems forced him to retire in 1957. Milton died in 1962 in Mount Clemens,
Michigan, at the age of 68 of self-inflicted gunshot wounds
The Card measures
3 5/8 inches by 2 7/16 inches approximately.
The card does have some lighter corner wear and a spot of discoloration to the front, but is free from major creases. 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,
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 and Circus themes. 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.
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.
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Unfortunately Ebay’s Global Seller Program does not
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