Wood TV-framed card design

spiro123 · 06-19-2021, 11:21 PM

I have a random thought: what do Gen Z and younger collectors think of cards that feature a wooden TV frame (i.e. Topps 1966 hockey)? I'm on the older end of the millennial age range. I recognize that the card portrays wood-grained TV of yesteryear -- perhaps because there were still a few around during my childhood years in the 90s. However, the wooden frame doesn't inspire much nostalgia in me. I feel a bit guilty admitting this because I know this is a prominent set!

But for the younger collectors in the crowd -- are you a fan? Or does the design feel a bit foreign and not nostalgia inducing?

pip · 06-20-2021, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by spiro123

I have a random thought: what do Gen Z and younger collectors think of cards that feature a wooden TV frame (i.e. Topps 1966 hockey)? I'm on the older end of the millennial age range. I recognize that the card portrays wood-grained TV of yesteryear -- perhaps because there were still a few around during my childhood years in the 90s. However, the wooden frame doesn't inspire much nostalgia in me. I feel a bit guilty admitting this because I know this is a prominent set!

But for the younger collectors in the crowd -- are you a fan? Or does the design feel a bit foreign and not nostalgia inducing?

I like them. I was a teen in that era and collected those cards. Lots of nostalgia for me. Post-modern-retro-fabulous.

jkk503 · 06-20-2021, 12:40 AM

I am what one would call a late boomer, but I have always disliked the woodgrain/mottled motif whether including a CRT frame or just as is (think Topps 1962 and 1968 baseball). I've collected them because they are what's there, but there were not favorites.

rats60 · 06-20-2021, 08:53 AM

I grew up in the sixties and the TV frame cards were among the worst designs in my opinion.

somethingclever · 06-20-2021, 10:46 PM

Older millennial here. I love them! I especially like the the 55 Bowman, but I also like the 87 Topps wood grain and the 1968 burlap.

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hammertime · 06-21-2021, 02:38 AM

Always hated 55 Bowman, I just think it looks cheap and cheesy. 87 Topps is ok I guess but 86 is way better IMO. When I got back into the hobby I was shocked that 87 Topps had the reputation it does now.

VanLingoMungo46 · 06-21-2021, 07:26 AM

I don't like them. Don't like 55 Bowman. Hate '87 Topps. And I suppose I tolerate '62 Topps, which is clearly the best of those three options.

VanLingoMungo46 · 06-21-2021, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by hammertime

Always hated 55 Bowman, I just think it looks cheap and cheesy. 87 Topps is ok I guess but 86 is way better IMO. When I got back into the hobby I was shocked that 87 Topps had the reputation it does now.

Both '86 and '87 Topps are absolutely putrid IMO. Especially after a solid '84 set and a really nice '85 set. No offense and just one opinion of millions of course!

MantleMarisFord · 06-21-2021, 01:35 PM

I really like the 55 Bowman because of the design. It's like a period piece to me. To each their own...

Chicosbailbonds · 06-21-2021, 02:43 PM

Love the 55 Bowman and 62 topps, hate the 68s.

VanLingoMungo46 · 06-21-2021, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Chicosbailbonds

Love the 55 Bowman and 62 topps, hate the 68s.

Agree 100% on the 68s. Also quite putrid.

Chicosbailbonds · 06-21-2021, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by VanLingoMungo46

Agree 100% on the 68s. Also quite putrid.

The capless pics are brutal, same with 1969. Now the ‘62’s have some also, but there are many great pics - like the Yaz.

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mfw13 · 06-22-2021, 11:28 AM

I'm pretty neutral.

Generally speaking, I'm a big fan of colorful designs, so I don't like designs without color, i.e. 1955 Bowman, 1962 Topps, 1968 Topps, 1970 Topps, etc.

Anish · 06-22-2021, 12:07 PM

I love them, specifically 1966 Topps hockey. Captures some history outside the sport.

Promethius88 · 07-01-2021, 09:06 AM

Just going to stick with the TV framed cards.... 55 Bowman baseball, 66 Topps football and hockey. Hate the design but I understand if it was time appropriate.

I really wish I could get into the 55 Bowman but as much as I've tried, I just can't do it. So many great players in the set. Centered cards look off-centered to me. It makes my head spin.

06-19-2021, 11:21 PM	#1
spiro123 Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Posts: 21	Wood TV-framed card design I have a random thought: what do Gen Z and younger collectors think of cards that feature a wooden TV frame (i.e. Topps 1966 hockey)? I'm on the older end of the millennial age range. I recognize that the card portrays wood-grained TV of yesteryear -- perhaps because there were still a few around during my childhood years in the 90s. However, the wooden frame doesn't inspire much nostalgia in me. I feel a bit guilty admitting this because I know this is a prominent set! But for the younger collectors in the crowd -- are you a fan? Or does the design feel a bit foreign and not nostalgia inducing?

06-20-2021, 10:46 PM	#5
somethingclever Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: NEPA Posts: 401	Older millennial here. I love them! I especially like the the 55 Bowman, but I also like the 87 Topps wood grain and the 1968 burlap. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ -Sam LTB:Topps Adam Frazier

06-22-2021, 12:07 PM	#14
Anish Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 917	I love them, specifically 1966 Topps hockey. Captures some history outside the sport. __________________ https://www.flickr.com/photos/140288876@N04/albums IG: anishfutbol

06-20-2021, 12:40 AM	#3
jkk503 Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Oregon Posts: 57	I am what one would call a late boomer, but I have always disliked the woodgrain/mottled motif whether including a CRT frame or just as is (think Topps 1962 and 1968 baseball). I've collected them because they are what's there, but there were not favorites.

06-20-2021, 08:53 AM	#4
rats60 Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 10,135	I grew up in the sixties and the TV frame cards were among the worst designs in my opinion.

06-21-2021, 02:38 AM	#6
hammertime Member Join Date: May 2020 Location: OH->MI->MD->VA Posts: 7,005	Always hated 55 Bowman, I just think it looks cheap and cheesy. 87 Topps is ok I guess but 86 is way better IMO. When I got back into the hobby I was shocked that 87 Topps had the reputation it does now.

06-21-2021, 07:26 AM	#7
VanLingoMungo46 Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Posts: 705	I don't like them. Don't like 55 Bowman. Hate '87 Topps. And I suppose I tolerate '62 Topps, which is clearly the best of those three options.

06-21-2021, 01:35 PM	#9
MantleMarisFord Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Posts: 127	I really like the 55 Bowman because of the design. It's like a period piece to me. To each their own...

06-21-2021, 02:43 PM	#10
Chicosbailbonds Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,753	Love the 55 Bowman and 62 topps, hate the 68s.

06-22-2021, 11:28 AM	#13
mfw13 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 17,884	I'm pretty neutral. Generally speaking, I'm a big fan of colorful designs, so I don't like designs without color, i.e. 1955 Bowman, 1962 Topps, 1968 Topps, 1970 Topps, etc.

07-01-2021, 09:06 AM	#15
Promethius88 Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Posts: 1,498	Just going to stick with the TV framed cards.... 55 Bowman baseball, 66 Topps football and hockey. Hate the design but I understand if it was time appropriate. I really wish I could get into the 55 Bowman but as much as I've tried, I just can't do it. So many great players in the set. Centered cards look off-centered to me. It makes my head spin.