Produced in the late 19th Century this beautiful ornate trade card was manufactured by Calvert Lith. Co of Detroit and advertises National League chewing tobacco produced by the American Eagle Tobacco Works of Detroit Michigan. Measuring approximately 3 1/8" x 5" the card is extremely colorful depicting a single ballplayer in the foreground and an entire game being played in the background. The American Eagle Tobacco Company of Detroit produced chewing tobacco leaving behind a host of collectible tins and trade cards. It seems that this however is the most popular (and perhaps the only) baseball-related card they produced. It has been called the most desirable of all the 19th Century baseball trade cards; we'll go out on a limb and say it's certainly among the most beautiful with its ornate design and colorful lithography truly a masterpiece in an era that - let's face it - produced some pretty ugly cards. This artwork was famously reused in 2007-2008 to create a United States 42-cent postage stamp honoring the writing of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" by Jack Norworth. The card is in apparent VG/EX condition; notwithstanding a small chip; at the bottom edge. Glue stains on the reverse however reduce the technical grade to the GOOD level an unfortunate byproduct of the era's fascination with trade cards die cuts and scrapbooks. Corners and color are wonderful the illustration sitting somewhat off-center to the right. A wonderful example of an extremely desirable trade card perhaps the most desirable of its type.