Merkle, do you suppose that certain players were just missed? For instance, Pete Burnside of Orioles has Senators hat/uni on 1963 card. Did they miss that one and others that were in the 60s? That is the only one I can think of offhand but I am pretty sure there are others. Just wondering; no worries
Jeff
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Originally Posted by Merkle923
Topps did extensive research on its card designs and sets, especially in the '50s. There are still copies of the research booklet compiled by their rival Bowman in late 1955 of data obtained by sending dozens of people into the field to meet with groups of boys. I'm sure somebody concluded that up-to-date hats were vital.
Airbrushing, after all, dates to the first full Topps set in 1952 - every image in that set is at best a colorized black and white photo and many have altered caps. There isn't one set until the '90s that doesn't have airbrushing, and Topps still alters caps - only now they use computer graphics.
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