Exhibit Machine cards
MARGE SCHLEINING
Westerns movies on each. The pictures are tinted in one color only:
brown or red or purple or yellow. The cards are the size of postcards
but of heavier card stock such as cereal boxes. On the reverse side
the picture covers the whole one side of the card.
The reverse side is plain or says: "Post Card and "place postage
stamp here. "This side for correspondence or "not to be used in
Exhibit Machines" and "This side for address only."
Some have corners cut off.
No printer is listed, except on one--Ex. Sup. Co. Ch...Made in U.S....
I'd like to know more about these post cards Thanks for any help.
Marge
TC
wrote:
Hello Marge:
What is an Arcade or Exhibit card?
GOOD QUESTION... Many antique collectors / dealers are
not familiar with arcade cards even though they may have
some in their collection / inventory.
Arcade or Exhibit cards are one and the same thing. They
are the same size as a postcard and frequently get bunched
in with them at antique stores and can be found mistaken
as plain back post cards.
They are printed on a little heavier stock than most
postcards (about the same thickness as cereal box
cardboard), and were made from early twentieth
century (about 1901) into the 1960's.
They depict all sorts of things from movie stars,
atheletes, fortunes, comics or cars, planes, and
rockets. They are printed in one color (purple
and white, black and white, green and white) or
two color (black and white with a red or orange
tint is very commmon) and may even be three color
(black and white with orange and blue tints)
or in full color.
Many of these cards have a printing origin
identified at the bottom edge such as
MADE IN U.S.A., Ex. Sup. Co.,Chgo.
(Exhibit Supply Company, Chicago),
Mack Sennett Comedies, Alta S.F., Etc.
Some collect what are called Bathing
Beauty or Risqué arcade / exhibit cards.
These are pin-up style cards with pictures
(photographic) images of women in swimsuits
from over the years or posing in little
clothing and frequently just artisticly
draped in some sort of fabric.
Burlesque stars, dancers, showgirls
and movie stars were frequently pictured.
The cards were vended out of machines
not unlike todays gumball or trinket
machines in sets or series'.
There were great many of these sets
issued over the years and they were
sold at carnivals and fairs or just
at the corner five and dime store.
You might check the net to see if
there are any arcade / exhibit card
news letters or clubs in exsistance.
I hope that this has been helpful.
Happy Collecting!
Blair
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MARGE SCHLEINING
Thanks for the info. I'll look for a newsletter. There are some
Arcade cards on Ebay.
Thanks again.
Marge
TC
wrote:
>Blair:
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Glad to be of assistance, Marge
Have a greay day.