Cards by John Baines of Bradford
Today 9/12/2005 I have found the most interesting Baines card I've ever seen , it is in poor order but the picture tells a story I have long been waiting to hear. In my collection and many others I've seen, the cards are regularly in very poor order, i.e. rough edges and very tatty. How on earth can this happen to cards in almost every collection ?
According to this card the children of the era played a game called "Whos nearest", with....yes you've guessed it.....Baines Cards. The picture clearly shows the children throwing Baines's against a wall and then bouncing back onto the pavement. The card is rough with all the edges damaged like so many more I've seen, does anyone have more to add ?
No wonder they are so thin on the ground and found in such dog eared condition.
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