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The L.M. Becker & Co. Big League
Baseball Action Picture Rings were sold
in vending boxes for 5¢. Each ring came
with a stick of candy sealed in
plastic, wrapped in an L.M. Becker &
Co. Big League Baseball product
information and ingredients slip that
reads; "Ing: cane sugar, corn syrup,
cert. coloring, peanut butter or
coconut where added, Bet Wt. 1/4 Oz."
The rings were available 4 different
player positions; Batter, pitcher,
catcher, fielder, and 16 different
teams.
American League Teams included: Yankees Orioles
White Sox Indians Senators Tigers Red
Sox Athletics. National League Teams:
Pirates Braves Cardinals Dodgers Giants
Reds Chicago Phillies. The vacum-plated
ring featured a lenticular lens
creating the illusion of player
movement.
Lenticular technology was invented and
popularized by the Vari-Vue company
back in the 1930's. Made available in
gumball machines during the 1950s
VariVue Flicker Rings became the rage.
By the 1960's, VariVue started to
license its lenticular imaging
technology to key major printing
companies around the world. Licenses
were granted to companies in Mexico,
Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Japan,
Indonesia, Singapore, and Germany.
Flicker rings have been legitimately produced by many companies licensed
by the Vari Vue Company, that used Vari-Vue
lenses on their own ring base, such as
the
MLB Team Rings produced by L.M. Becker
& Co. of Wisconsin.
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