Another set from 1933, Tattoo Orbit (R305) was produced by the Orbit Gum Company of Chicago. It featured a smaller set than that of Goudey, but still had many of the stars in there 33 release.
You can find cards of Dizzy Dean, Lefty Grove, Jimmy Foxx, and Rogers Hornsby along with 13 other Hall of Famers in the 60 card release.
Another interesting tidbit is that 25% of the set is Cubs Players.
Since Orbit Gum Company was a subsidiary of the Wrigley Gum Company, they focused on having local players dominate the set.
Each of the 2″ by 2½” cards features vibrant red and yellow backgrounds with a very simple back.
Unlike DeLong or Goudey which had interesting backs, Tattoo Orbit only had the player’s name, position, team, personal information.
The card stock of these was also very poor. They were very thin and could be easily damaged.
In fact, there are very few 9s and no 10s currently graded by PSA.
Luckily, they weren’t included directly next to the gum, otherwise, there would be serious staining issues. Instead, they were put into a sleeve to stop staining and the gum sticking to the cards.
Tattoo Orbit Checklist
Dale Alexander
Paul Ivy Andrews SP
Earl Averill
Richard Bartell
Walter Berger
George F. Blaeholder SP
Irving J. Burns
Guy T. Bush
Bruce D. Campbell
William Cissell
Lefty Clark
Mickey Cochrane
Phil Collins
Hazen Kiki Cuyler
Dizzy Dean
Jimmy Dykes
George L. Earnshaw
Woody English
Lewis A. Fonseca
Jimmy Foxx
Burleigh A. Grimes
Charles John Grimm
Robert M. Grove
Frank Grube
George W. Haas
Irving D. Hadley SP
Chick Hafey
Jesse Joseph Haines
William Hallahan
Melvin Harder
Gabby Hartnett
Babe Herman
William Herman
Rogers Hornsby SP
Roy C. Johnson
Smead Jolley
William Jurges
William Kamm
Mark Koenig
James J. Levey
Ernie Lombardi
Red Lucas
Ted Lyons
Connie Mack
Pat Malone
Pepper Martin
Marty McManus
Frank J. O’Doul
Richard Porter
Carl N. Reynolds
Charles Henry Root
Robert Seeds
Al H. Simmons
Jackson Riggs Stephenson
Bud Tinning
Joe Vosmik
Rube Walberg
Paul Waner
Lonnie Warneke
Arthur C. Whitney
