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WILD WEST CARDS
Bowman Gum, formerly Gum Inc., had produced the 'Play Ball' sets from 1939 to 1941. No further sports trading card sets were produced until 1948 because resources such as paper as well as the factories were needed for the war effort. When Bowman resumed printing cards they did so with national sets in three sports ushering in the modern era of trading cards. The following is a list with brief summary of Bowman trading card products for the 1940s.
1949 Wild West
The set totals 180 cards and was issued in groups of 36 cards. Each of the groups had eight cards from subset A and four cards from subsets B-H. The uncaptioned fronts feature detailed artwork of wild west scenes. The backs offer information about the card title and text as well as the subset title and number with Bowman's 5-star picture card collector club logo. The subsets are A Winning the West, B Indian Customs, C Famous Characters, D Indian Warfare, E Cowboy Life, F Law and Order, G River Days, and H Western Stars. Size: 2 1⁄16 × 2 1⁄2 in.
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