Random Card of the Day

so would you get a couple cards with every pack of hot dogs?

I am interested in the distribution method. Inside the packs of hotdogs would likely mangle the cards.  Affixed to the outside of the packaging would allow people to just pull them off without purchase.  Was it a mail in redemption? Or some other form of distribution?

From the Internets: The Junior Junkie: the Baseball Cards of Ken Griffey, Jr. and Beyond: The Wrath of Kahn's

Kahn’s is a Reds-obsessed meat company based in Cincinnati. Billed as “The Weiner the World Awaited,” Kahn’s probably made a few of the hot dogs your grandparents/parents/you may have eaten in ballparks in the 50’s and 60’s. It seems they also made a number of baseball cards in that time. That’s right – this Ohio meat company was making baseball cards at the same time as a little company called Topps was getting its start.

From the Internets:  Kahn's Baseball Cards Had a 15-Year Run in 1950s, 60s (sportscollectorsdaily.com)

Up until 1961, Kahn’s Wieners cards were only available in packages of hot dogs. That all changed with the 1961 set, though. Containing a record 43-cards, the company made it easier for collectors to get complete sets, making them available via a mail-in offer.  Instead of trading with friends or buying large amounts of product, collectors could now obtain a complete set all at once.

Thanks Hawthorne61.  I knew of Kahn's and the Reds team cards but not the history behind them.

A good food issue set.