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Guide:
Prewar Basketball Cards

From 1891 - 1939

As the popularity of the sport grew, many brands saw an opportunity to use basketball to drive the sales of their products. Everything from cereal, to gum, to cigarettes and even cosmetics started to produce basketball cards.
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This guide showcases every prewar basketball card every produced. See the first college cards, the first pro player cards, the first Olympic cards for basketball and much more. With plenty of extra related images and even videos.

 

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