1913 Boston Garter

Lot 170. Circa 1913-14 Boston Garter Original Box. The company responsible for some of the most beautiful baseball cards ever produced turned out a pretty mean box too for its product line. Wonderful period graphics grace the box, which is 4 ¼” x 4 ¼” x 5/8”. The box carries 1913 patent dates. The Boston Garter cards were produced in 1912 and 1914. One card came with each package of 12 of these sock garter boxes. The box has a puncture that extends about 2” across the top right corner; otherwise, it has an ex-m appearance and displays well with deep, rich colors.
Several sources attribute the set shown below as well as the one which follows it to a 1914 date, while others term this one as a 1913 issue. This is a twelve card set.




Only the Larry Doyle does not incicate 25 or 50 cent price on the card.

Great looking box and beautiful cards. Thanks for posting, Gil!

Are the 1913's as tough as the 1912 BG's?

Old Cardboard rates the '12 BGs at triple the other sets:

Hobby Designation	H813-1	H813-2	H813-3
Card Size (inches)	4 x 8-1/4	4 x 8-1/4	3-3/4 x 6-1/4
Number of Cards in Set	16	12	10
Value Multiplier	3	1	1