1880s/1890s
Football Cards
J. Baines
20,000+ cards
J. Baines was not the first to sell football and cricket cards in the North of England in the late 1880's but he was the most prolific and the business survived into the 1920's. I've always been interested in the various issuers and the businesses that took advantage of craze of collecting football and cricket cards. I thought I would delve into my database and shows some of these interesting cards from a bygone age.
The village of Idle has since been swallowed up by the city of Bradford, the Oddfellows Hall Hotel is still open for business.
UPDATE (02-03-2023 14:11): More complete images of the first card added.
J. Baines - Football Cards - Oddfellows Hall Hotel, Idle
Well Played - Idle - Good Old Scholes
Play Up - Idle - Good Old Scholes
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