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1956 “Adventure” (R749)
Gum Products, Inc., USA
Series Title: “Adventure”
American Card Catalog No.: R749
Issued by: Gum Products, Inc.
Country: United States
Number of Cards: 100
Card Dimensions: 2½ × 3½ inches
Circa: 1956
Checklist: Checklist
Overview [1,2]
This set of 100 cards was issued in 1956, by Gum Products, Inc., and contains a wide variety of subject matter. Unfortunately for “non-sports” card collectors, it also contains many cards of athletes, of which the “boxer” series have received the most attention in recent times. The color artwork of the set does not compare well with other sets of the period, and the text is far too general. In some cases the text is just plain wrong; i.e. “Card № 39: One Down --- Zeros to Go” claims that Yamamoto was shot down in 1953 rather than 1943. The color drawings are printed on heavy cardboard stock and have large white borders. The cardboard stock is also rather brittle, that we unfortunately found out while scanning some of the cards. The backs contain the card number, card title, and a short text of blue print on gray stock. The American Card Catalog reference number for the set is R749.
Image-Guide [2]
The following R749 1956 “Adventure” Image-Guide contains images for the fronts and backs of all 100 cards in the set. All of the scans came from the Skytamer Collection except for cards #41, #44, and #86 which were obtained from outside anonymous sources. All of the images, both fronts and backs, have been computer enhanced for presentation purposes. Behind each of the thumbnails presented below is a “full-size” 600 dpi image (except 41, 44 & 86 which are low resolution scans). We have also included an “Original Scans” section directly beneath the Image-Guide that contains the original front and back 600-scans of the 97 cards from the Skytamer Collection.
| R749 “Adventure” Original 600-dpi Card Scans | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1b | 2 | 2b | 3 | 3b | 4 | 4b | 5 | 5b | 6 | 6b | 7 | 7b | 8 | 8b | 9 | 9b | 10 | 10b |
| 11 | 11b | 12 | 12b | 13 | 13b | 14 | 14b | 15 | 15b | 16 | 16b | 17 | 17b | 18 | 18b | 19 | 19b | 20 | 20b |
| 21 | 21b | 22 | 22b | 23 | 23b | 24 | 24b | 25 | 25b | 26 | 26b | 27 | 27b | 28 | 28b | 29 | 29b | 30 | 30b |
| 31 | 31b | 32 | 32b | 33 | 33b | 34 | 34b | 35 | 35b | 36 | 36b | 37 | 37b | 38 | 38b | 39 | 39b | 40 | 40b |
| 41 | 41b | 42 | 42b | 43 | 43b | 44 | 44b | 45 | 45b | 46 | 46b | 47 | 47b | 48 | 48b | 49 | 49b | 50 | 50b |
| 51 | 51b | 52 | 52b | 53 | 53b | 54 | 54b | 55 | 55b | 56 | 56b | 57 | 57b | 58 | 58b | 59 | 59b | 60 | 60b |
| 61 | 61b | 62 | 62b | 63 | 63b | 64 | 64b | 65 | 65b | 66 | 66b | 67 | 67b | 68 | 68b | 69 | 69b | 70 | 70b |
| 71 | 71b | 72 | 72b | 73 | 73b | 74 | 74b | 75 | 75b | 76 | 76b | 77 | 77b | 78 | 78b | 79 | 79b | 80 | 80b |
| 81 | 81b | 82 | 82b | 83 | 83b | 84 | 84b | 85 | 85b | 86 | 86b | 87 | 87b | 88 | 88b | 89 | 89b | 90 | 90b |
| 91 | 91b | 92 | 92b | 93 | 93b | 94 | 94b | 95 | 95b | 96 | 96b | 97 | 97b | 98 | 98b | 99 | 99b | 100 | 100b |
Store Display Box [3]
A very special thanks to Vladislav Kuchta from Prague, Czech Republic for sending us a scan of the R749 “Adventure” 1¢ Store Display box. Vladislav is a long-time collector of chewing gum wrappers. He has over 100,000 items in his collection.
Checklist
| 1956 “Adventure” (R749)
Gum Products, 100-cards, United States Checklist | ||
|---|---|---|
| x | Card № | Card Title |
| x | № | card Title |
| 1 | At the End of Rainbow - Gold | |
| 2 | The Procupine - Attack Proof? | |
| 3 | Indian Rope Trick - Fake or Fact? | |
| 4 | Manolette - Bullfighter Supreme | |
| 5 | One Day Man Will Fly ...... | |
| 6 | The Space Man of the Future ... | |
| 7 | The Greatest Show on Earth ... | |
| 8 | Baskets + Rebounds = Points | |
| 9 | An Army of Ski Enthusiasts ... | |
| 10 | Bobsledding --- Lake Placid Style | |
| 11 | Willie Pep --- Hartford Wonder | |
| 12 | The Thousand - Thrill Sport | |
| 13 | Norkay - Conqueror of Everest | |
| 14 | Shy, Beautiful and Wild ... | |
| 15 | Ivory Coast Snake Dance | |
| 16 | Pan American Pacers Pant ... | |
| 17 | Devilfish and Child’s Play | |
| 18 | Over the Bounding Waves ... | |
| 19 | A Tourist Paradise ... | |
| 20 | Not for Beginners ... | |
| 21 | Red-Stopper in Korea | |
| 22 | Post War Battlers ... | |
| 23 | Audie Murphy --- Real Life Hero | |
| 24 | Manning the Honest John ---- | |
| 25 | The Navy’s Regulus | |
| 26 | Sunburns and Floor Burns | |
| 27 | Bottlenosed Dolphin | |
| 28 | Mobile St. Bernards | |
| 29 | As American as the Hot Dog | |
| 30 | Too Close for Comfort | |
| 31 | Canadian Tommy Burn’s | |
| 32 | Jack Johnson - Jabber | |
| 33 | Jesse Willard of Kansas | |
| 34 | Dempsey - Manassa Mauler | |
| 35 | Gene Tunney, Undefeated Champ | |
| 36 | The Muskellunge - Fighter | |
| 37 | No Circus Stunt This - - - | |
| 38 | Dirt Track Hot-Rodders | |
| 39 | One Down --- Zeros to Go | |
| 40 | Mountain-Climbing, Monkey-Style | |
| 41 | Louis, the Brown Bomber | |
| 42 | Charles - All-Star Athlete | |
| 43 | Jersey Bouncer - Joe Walcott | |
| 44 | Brockton Blockbuster - | |
| 45 | Rainmaking --- Scientific Magi | |
| 46 | Aerial Torpedoes and Shellfire | |
| 47 | The Stanley Steamer - 1906 | |
| 48 | Marquette - Priest, Explorer | |
| 49 | Skimming Over the Ice | |
| 50 | Happy Hunting Grounds ---- | |
| 51 | Boston’s Skyline | |
| 52 | Racing, with a Pinch of Salt | |
| 53 | The Pilot Boat Pet | |
| 54 | Not All Pilots Fly .... | |
| 55 | Boston’s Golden Greek --- | |
| 56 | Into the Air and Over --- | |
| 57 | Wedding of the Year --- 1956 | |
| 58 | Leathernecks Courageous ---- | |
| 59 | King of the Wild Frontier --- | |
| 60 | The Navy’s Flying Saucer | |
| 61 | Flying at 3000-Miles-An-Hour ---- | |
| 62 | Sitting on Top of the World ---- | |
| 63 | Hockey’s Hardy Perennials | |
| 64 | The Pintail Flyaway --- | |
| 65 | A Hunter’s Dream Come True --- | |
| 66 | British Navy --- African Style | |
| 67 | Ride ’em Cowboy | |
| 68 | Breaking A Horse -- Cowboy Style | |
| 69 | Shrine of Democracy ---- | |
| 70 | Snowshoe Thompson -- Mailman | |
| 71 | When a Feller Needs a Friend --- | |
| 72 | A Fisherman’s Life is Happy ---- | |
| 73 | The Groundhog’s Shadow ---- | |
| 74 | In the Great Northwest ---- | |
| 75 | Famed for Their Mimicry ---- | |
| 76 | The Great John L. --- | |
| 77 | Lightning Fast -- Jim Corbett | |
| 78 | Fitzsimmons -- KO Specialist | |
| 79 | Jeffries -- California Grizzly | |
| 80 | Marvin Hart -- Interim Champ | |
| 81 | Letting Loose on the Boards | |
| 82 | A Boy’s Best Friend ---- | |
| 83 | The Ageless Sport ---- | |
| 84 | Not Flying, Just A-Jumping | |
| 85 | Over Fence for New Record ---- | |
| 86 | The Black Uhlan of the Rhine | |
| 87 | Squire of Newton and --- | |
| 88 | Primo Carnera -- Giant Killer | |
| 89 | Max Baer -- Actor, Boxer | |
| 90 | Braddock -- Gentleman Boxer | |
| 91 | Dead Heat --- All the Way | |
| 92 | Bob Mathias, Superman ---- | |
| 93 | First to Clear 7-Foot Barrier ---- | |
| 94 | The Northern Light ---- | |
| 95 | Alone with Gulls and Sea ---- | |
| 96 | Scramble, Men, Scramble | |
| 97 | Camermen --- Nervy Humans | |
| 98 | Sea Firefighters --- Lifesavers | |
| 99 | Rusty Bacon At $10 Per Pound .. | |
| 100 | Conestoga - Pioneer Transport | |
| n/a | 1¢ Store Display Box | |
Special Thanks
Vladislav Kuchta — A very special thanks to Vladislav Kuchta from Prague, Czech Republic for sending us a scan of the R749 “Adventure” 1¢ Store Display box. Vladislav is a long-time collector of chewing gum wrappers. He has over 100,000 items in his collection.
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