Lot # 2788: Nineteenth-Century "K" Arbuckle Coffee and 1930s Weber Baking Trade Cards Collection (180) Including Complete Set

Offered is a very substantial collection of "D" and "K" trade cards issued mostly by Weber Baking and Arbuckle Coffee. Bright and attractive throughout despite medium to lower technical grades, this grouping was assembled by a longtime advanced collector over a period of many years. The collection consists of the following: 1) C. 1888-1889 Arbuckle Miscellaneous Subjects (95 different): Ranging from Pr to Vg-Ex (averaging Fr). Includes a mix of "Ariosa Coffee" and "Arbuckle's Ariosa Coffee" advertising backs. 2) C. 1890 K9 General Subjects Complete Set (50): Cards numbered 51 to 100.Ranging from Pr to Vg (mostly Pr to Fr), with one trimmed. Includes a mix of "Ariosa Coffee" and "Arbuckle's Ariosa Coffee" advertising backs. 3) C. 1930s D50 Magic Cards of Knowledge (23, including 21 different) and Additional Cards from Assorted Paint-the-Picture Series (12): Most cards show color on the fronts, indicating that the fronts were "painted" (brushed with water), as intended. Condition ranges from Pr to Vg-Ex (averaging Gd). Includes two hand cut oversized D50 variations (#48 "Can a Fish Climb a Tree?" and unnumbered "What Animal Has Four Names?"). Also includes a Henry German's Luxury Bread example of "Norway/Home Sweet Home" with the original wax-paper envelope (opened) and brush. Total: 180 cards.