Sunday, December 15, 2024

JBR 43: 1962 B&W Bromide Pairs

The guide lists this as a 1962 set with an unknown manufacturer. I found a set of these, with an outer wrap marked 1963, and the back marked with "Supplement to the April issue of 5th Grade Elementary School":

Friday, December 13, 2024

JCM 23: 1958 Playing Card Backs

Takao Kajimoto 180503117 - Listed in guide as Jack of Spades, but his card is Jack of Clubs - added 12/13/24

Thursday, December 12, 2024

Magazine bookmarks

Bookmarks were often added as bonuses inside of magazines. These are the baseball-themed ones I've found, but sadly often don't know where/when they were originally from.

Nagashima (Adventure King magazine) - added 7/27/24
1959 Weekly Shoen Sunday Supplement - Nagashima - added 11/21/24
1961 Weekly Shoen Sunday Supplement - Sadaharu Oh - added 11/21/24
Nagashima (Weekly Shonen 10/29/1961) - added 12/8/24
April 1958 - Nagashima (Shoen Gaho 4/1/1958) - added 12/12/24
Akiyama/Suzuki (Shonen Gaho June 1958) - added 12/16/24

Sunday, December 8, 2024

JRM 2: 1949 Starburst - Drawing

These seem to be rough drawings of the regular JRM 2: Starburst players.

Nishizawa - added 12/8/24
Betto - added 12/8/24

JRM 2: 1949 Starburst - Closeup

There's a variant I've found that is about 1 7/8" in diameter, featuring close-up images of the players' heads.
Wakabayashi (JRM2 on left, unkown on right) - added 12/8/24
Oshita - added 12/8/24
Chiba - added 12/8/24
Kawakami - added 12/8/24
Betto - added 12/8/24
Bessho - added 12/8/24
Fujimura - added 12/8/24
Aota - added 12/8/24

Saturday, December 7, 2024

JCM 40: 1959 Maruta

Sanpei - added 10/4/24
Nagashima - added 12/7/24

JCM 26: 1957-58 Maruya B&W Menko

TOKUJI IIDA - added 3/22/24
Yukihiko Machida - added 4/28/24
Atsushi Aramaki - added 4/28/24
Yoshida - added 12/7/24

JCM 13d: 1961 Marusho Flag Back

i think these belongs to this set or JCM 13a)
Daisa - added 5/14/24
Yoshida - added 10/6/24
Yoshida (different from the one in JCM13a) - added 12/7/24

JCM 12d: 1961 Marusan Simple Back

Fujimoto (diff #) - added 5/14/24
Inao (diff #) - added 12/7/24
Yoshida - added 12/7/24
Mori - added 12/7/24
Toyoda (one of these is not in the guide) - added 12/7/24
Tanaka - added 12/7/24
Doi - added 12/7/24

JCM 43b: 1957 Marusan Simple Back Borderless, Color Front, Manufactuer's Symbol on Back

Koyama - added 7/14/24
Futoshi - added 8/15/24
Koyama - added 12/7/24

JCM 43a Type 2: 1958 Marusan Simple Back, Borderless, Color Front

Koyama - added 12/7/24