{"product_id":"1935-national-chicle-17-tom-jones-psa-vg-ex-4","title":"1935 National Chicle #17 Tom Jones PSA VG-EX 4","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1935 National Chicle #17 Tom Jones PSA 4 - A Forgotten Face from Football’s First Cardboard Classic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beauty of the \u003cstrong\u003e1935 National Chicle\u003c\/strong\u003e set lies in the window it provides into professional football before the game became a national obsession. \u003cstrong\u003eTom Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e appears on card #17 in the wonderfully illustrated style that gives the issue its unmistakable pre-war character. Produced during an era when football cards were still a novelty, the set has become a landmark in the hobby—the \u003cstrong\u003efirst nationally distributed set dedicated exclusively to professional football players\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraded \u003cstrong\u003ePSA VG-EX 4\u003c\/strong\u003e, this example has survived more than 90 years at an appealing level of preservation. National Chicle cards are notoriously challenging, with fragile surfaces, vulnerable corners, centering issues, and colorful printed backgrounds leaving plenty of opportunities for wear. At the \u003cstrong\u003eVG-EX level\u003c\/strong\u003e, this Jones retains the visual charm that makes the set so distinctive, offering collectors an attractive original from one of football collecting’s foundational releases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCards like this reveal what makes building the \u003cstrong\u003e1935 National Chicle set\u003c\/strong\u003e such a rewarding pursuit. Beyond its celebrated stars are players whose cardboard appearances preserve names and stories from the NFL’s formative decades—men who played when the professional game looked dramatically different from the spectacle we know today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hall of Fame Exchange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53266845598005,"sku":null,"price":270.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0920\/7827\/6917\/files\/ToJones.png?v=1786406697","url":"https:\/\/halloffameexchange.com\/products\/1935-national-chicle-17-tom-jones-psa-vg-ex-4","provider":"Hall of Fame Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}