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<blockquote data-quote="mr_palitoy" data-source="post: 492281" data-attributes="member: 137"><p>Congrats on the auction wins, those are pretty unique cards!</p><p></p><p>Evidence would suggest that both the kenner and palitoy cards were initially assembled in the same Hong Kong factories as the same bubbles and factory presses can be seen to be used on both.</p><p></p><p>Compare the 12 back Jawa bubbles on Palitoy cards:-</p><p></p><p>https://www.freewebs.com/mrpalitoy/sw12bcardback.htm</p><p></p><p>With the Kenner ones:-</p><p></p><p>http://www.12back.com/features/vcjawa/vcjawa.php</p><p></p><p>The bubbles used are the same, the movement of the tab location on the cloth cape is also seen on both Palitoy and Kenner cards. This would suggest they were assembled in the same place.</p><p></p><p>It's possible that some may have also been sent in unassembled form too later on before production of the cards moved to Northamptonshire.</p><p></p><p>The factory code cards like 45cn and 45cg and some 65 backs would appear to have been assembled in Hong Kong as they use unique bubbles, folded footer on Fett 45cg and have a perforated tab punch on 45cn not seen on the Palitoy cards produced in the UK.</p><p></p><p>It's a mystery where all the proof cards etc for Palitoy went. In Cincinnati skip divers rescued all the Kenner proof cards we see today. In Coalville or similar it looks like everything ended up in the bin. Not even Palitoy employees have turned anything up. Maybe the Palitoy landfill will reveal something!</p><p></p><p>cheers Jason</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mr_palitoy, post: 492281, member: 137"] Congrats on the auction wins, those are pretty unique cards! Evidence would suggest that both the kenner and palitoy cards were initially assembled in the same Hong Kong factories as the same bubbles and factory presses can be seen to be used on both. Compare the 12 back Jawa bubbles on Palitoy cards:- https://www.freewebs.com/mrpalitoy/sw12bcardback.htm With the Kenner ones:- http://www.12back.com/features/vcjawa/vcjawa.php The bubbles used are the same, the movement of the tab location on the cloth cape is also seen on both Palitoy and Kenner cards. This would suggest they were assembled in the same place. It's possible that some may have also been sent in unassembled form too later on before production of the cards moved to Northamptonshire. The factory code cards like 45cn and 45cg and some 65 backs would appear to have been assembled in Hong Kong as they use unique bubbles, folded footer on Fett 45cg and have a perforated tab punch on 45cn not seen on the Palitoy cards produced in the UK. It's a mystery where all the proof cards etc for Palitoy went. In Cincinnati skip divers rescued all the Kenner proof cards we see today. In Coalville or similar it looks like everything ended up in the bin. Not even Palitoy employees have turned anything up. Maybe the Palitoy landfill will reveal something! cheers Jason [/QUOTE]
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