Allen & Ginter
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Allen & Ginter was a Richmond, Virginia, tobacco manufacturing company formed by John F. Allen and Lewis Ginter around 1880. The firm created and marketed the first cigarette cards for collecting and trading in the United States. Some of the notable cards in the series include baseball players Charles Comiskey, Cap Anson, and Jack Glasscock, as well as non-athletes like Buffalo Bill Cody.
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Tobacco |
Founded | Ca. 1880 |
Founder | John F. Allen, Lewis Ginter |
Defunct | 1890; 134 years ago (1890) [1] |
Fate | Merged to other companies to form American Tobacco Co. |
Headquarters | Richmond, Virginia, |
Products | Cigarettes, Pipe tobacco |
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The company merged with four other tobacco manufacturers to form the American Tobacco Company in 1890.[1] Since 2006, a revived version of the brand has been issued by Topps for a line of baseball cards.[2]