Talk:Mutoscope cards
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Category of collectible[edit]
"Mutoscope cards are a recognized category of collectible."
What on earth is that supposed to mean? Is there some organisation that dictates what is 'collectable' and what is not? Silly.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Gowt (talk • contribs) 17:41, 26 July 2009 UTC
Citation and clarification needed[edit]
The article mentions that the cards were printed by other companies. This is confusing... are these cards printed by other companies still all going to be the same dimensions as the official ones? Will they have an inscription mentioning Mutoscope? A proper citation (preferably in a book that can be found in a library) is needed for the dimensions, regardless, and to help the article meet a notability threshold.
This came up because I have a card in hand with Earl Moran pinup art on it ("Sure, show me a diamond and I'll play ball"). It is published by Brown & Bigelow and is commonly described as either a Mutoscope card or as advertising blotter.[1] It doesn't have an inscription mentioning Mutoscope, nor are its dimensions exactly as stated in the article; it is 6¼″×3½″.
This suggests that the phrase "Mutoscope card" is commonly applied to vintage cards of similar size and content, not just actual Mutoscope cards sold in vending machines and bearing a Mutoscope inscription. This should be accounted for in the article. —mjb (talk) 20:53, 15 May 2014 (UTC)