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Arm & Hammer - Dwights Soda
Church & Co.
John Dwight & Co.
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If you've found this page you must be very interested in Soda Cards!

There are at least three recognized catalogers for the Arm & Hammer Soda Cards:
Jefferson Burdick, who compiled The American Card Catalog (ACC), T.K. Treadwell (Tr.)
and John D. Hodge. Hodge's catalog (tough to find at this point) has everything one
would want to know about Arm & Hammer collectibles.

The purpose of this page is to describe, as easily as possible, the quickest way to
sort your cards. It is not meant to be a comprehensive list of the differences
between the sets; if you desire that, the Hodge book is definitely the way to go.

This is a distillation of the three main systems. Please feel free to contact me
if you find additions/corrections to these listings. Click here to send me an email!

For a pdf checklist of all the Church & Dwight Soda Cards please request it by email.
There are 3994 bird cards listed and 6222 in all. There are also a number of individual
varieties; John Hodge's book is the best resource for details and descriptions; if you
can find one, jump on it! As stated above, please contact me if you have any questions.

Thanks, and enjoy!
Joe Lill, Chicago, IL
(updated 6/24/24)

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Soda Card Catalog List
(Treadwell/Hodge/Burdick)
Joe Lill - trptjoe@aol.com

There are four sizes of cards: extra large (2 1/2” x 3 3/4”), large (1 7/8” x 3”), narrow (1 3/8” x 2 5/8”), and small (1 1/2” x 2 1/4”). In the Hodge listings, sets with the prefix 'AH' have Arm & Hammer logos; those with the prefix 'DS' have Dwights Soda logos.
Sets listed in brackets ([ ]) are thought to have been possibilities by Hodge, but no cards fitting those descriptions have yet surfaced. If you come across one of these cards, please email me.
Assignation of the Burdick numbers are "best-guess" choices on my part.
All parenthetical letters, such as (n), are my designations. Cards with rounded corners were not
thought to have been released by the companies in that manner.

   Tr.       Hodge    Burdick   Title/Description

AH200 J1a
Beautiful Birds of America - 60 cards
"Coupon" on front of tear-off tag - bird list on back
AH200(n) J1b

coupon removed - bird list on back

AH300 J1c

“No.” and number on front and back - lottery disclaimer on back

AH310
front number - large back number - lottery disclaimer on back
AH310(n)
bottom removed - large back number - lottery disclaimer on back
AH320
front number - small back number - lottery disclaimer on back
AH320(n) J1d
bottom removed - small back number - lottery disclaimer on back
AH330

front number - very small back number - lottery disclaimer on back

AH330(n)

bottom removed - very small back number - lottery disclaimer on back

AH301
Pictures of Beautiful Birds of America - 60 cards
text includes “cost of Postage and Packing”
AH302
Pictures of Beautiful Birds of America - 60 cards
text includes “cost and Postage”
AHxxx(n) is my designation for the "cutoff" cards, which are
easy to find (an example is at the top of this page), but were not
thought to have been issued by the company in that manner.
 
AH500 J2
Beautiful Birds - New Series - 60 cards
large size - Arm & Hammer logo - inscribed Church & Co.
AH501 J2a
small size - Arm & Hammer logo - inscribed Church & Co.
AH600
large size - Arm & Hammer Brand logo
inscribed Arm & Hammer Brand - small front card number
AH610 
large size - Arm & Hammer Brand logo
inscribed Arm & Hammer Brand - large front card number
AH601 J2b
narrow size - arched title
AH602
narrow size - block title
DS500
large size - Dwights Soda logo - New York address
DS501
small size - Dwights Soda logo - New York address
DS510
large size - Dwights Soda logo - no address
DS511
small size - Dwights Soda logo - no address
 
AH1100 J3
Game Birds - 30 cards
large size - smooth paper - New York address
AH1101 J3a
small size - smooth paper - New York address
AH1110

large size - linen paper - New York address

 AH1111

small size - linen paper - New York address

AH1150

large size - Route 4, Wall St. Station address

AH1151

small size - Route 4, Wall St. Station address

DS1161m
small size - inscribed Church & Dwight Limited, Montreal
text includes “three two-cent stamps”
- Dwights Soda logo
DS1171m
small size - inscribed Church & Dwight Ltd., Montreal
text includes “six two-cent stamps” - Dwights Soda logo
DS1181m
small size - inscribed Church & Dwight Limited, Montreal
text includes “six two-cent stamps”
- Dwights Soda logo
The Mallard Duck is normally #22 in this series. However, some
have turned up as #5 in sets AH1150 and AH1151.
 
D AH1200 J4
New Series of Birds - 30 cards
large size - no artist’s name - Route 4 address
AH1201 J4a

small size - no artist’s name - Route 4 address

AH1210
large size - has artist’s name - Route 4 address
 AH1211
small size - has artist’s name - Route 4 address
AH1220
large size - one paragraph top text - Church & Co., New York logo
AH1230
large size - one paragraph top text - Church & Co’s Soda logo
AH1230p
large size - one paragraph top text - Church & Co’s Soda logo
hand stamped “Printed in U.S.A.” to permit importation to Canada
DS910
large size - inscribed Series A - Dwights Soda logo
DS910p
large size - inscribed Series A - Dwights Soda logo
hand stamped “Printed in U.S.A.” to permit importation to Canada
DS911
small size - inscribed Series A - Dwights Soda logo
DS920
large size - one paragraph top text - Dwights Soda logo
DS920p
large size - one paragraph top text - Dwights Soda logo
hand stamped “Printed in U.S.A.” to permit importation to Canada
For sets AH 1200 and AH1201 the Bald Eagle is card #5.
For all other sets card #5 is the Blue Jay.
 
AH1600a J5
Useful Birds of America - 30 cards
large size - pebbled paper - text includes “six two-cent stamps”
Church & Co. New York logo
AH1601a J5a
small size - pebbled paper - text includes “six two-cent stamps”
Church & Co. New York logo
AH1600b
large size - pebbled paper - text includes “six two-cent stamps”
revised background (except for #2, 13, 15, 21 & 28)
Church & Co. New York logo
AH1601b 
small size - pebbled paper - text includes “six two-cent stamps”
revised background (except for #2, 13, 15, 21 & 28)
Church & Co. New York logo
AH1610
large size - smooth paper - text includes “three two-cent stamps”
Church & Co. New York logo
[AH1611]
small size - smooth paper - text includes “three two-cent stamps”
Church & Co. New York logo
AH1620
large size - pebbled paper - text includes “three two-cent stamps”
Church & Co. New York logo
AH1621
small size - pebbled paper - text includes “three two-cent stamps”
Church & Co. New York logo
[AH1630a]

large size - smooth paper - text includes “six two-cent stamps”

AH1631a
small size - smooth paper - text includes “six two-cent stamps”
AH1640
large size - smooth paper - text includes “three two-cent stamps”
inscribed First Series - Church & Co. New York logo
AH1820
large size - smooth paper - text includes “three two-cent stamps”
Church & Co’s Soda logo
AH1821
small size - smooth paper - text includes “three two-cent stamps”
Church & Co’s Soda logo
AH2000
large size - smooth paper - text includes “six cents”
inscribed First Series - Church & Co’s Soda logo
DS1200
large size - three paragraph top text - Dwights Soda logo
inscribed First Series
DS1200p

large size - three paragraph top text - Dwights Soda logo
inscribed First Series

hand stamped “Printed in U.S.A.” to permit importation to Canada

DS1250
large size - one paragraph top text - Dwights Soda logo
inscribed First Series
DS1250p

large size - one paragraph top text - Dwights Soda logo
inscribed First Series
hand stamped “Printed in U.S.A.” to permit importation to Canada

 
F AH1900 J6
Second Series - Useful Birds of America - 30 cards
large size - two paragraph top text - small Arm & Hammer logo
no series indication
AH1901 J6a
small size - two paragraph top text - small Arm & Hammer logo
no series indication
AH2100
inscribed SECOND SERIES
large size - two paragraph top text - small Arm & Hammer logo
AH2101 
inscribed SECOND SERIES
small size - two paragraph top text - small Arm & Hammer logo
AH2110
inscribed Second Series
large size - one paragraph top text - small Arm & Hammer logo
[AH2111]
inscribed Second Series
small size - one paragraph top text - small Arm & Hammer logo
AH2120
inscribed Second Series
large size - one paragraph top text - large Arm & Hammer logo
AH2120p
inscribed Second Series
large size - one paragraph top text - large Arm & Hammer logo
hand stamped “Printed in U.S.A.” to permit importation to Canada
DS1300
large size - no series indication - two paragraph top text
Dwights Soda logo
DS1301
small size - no series indication - two paragraph top text
Dwights Soda logo
DS1350
large size - inscribed SECOND SERIES - two paragraph top text
Dwights Soda logo
DS1351
small size - inscribed SECOND SERIES - two paragraph top text
Dwights Soda logo
DS1400
large size - inscribed Second Series - three paragraph top text
Dwights Soda logo
DS1400p
large size - inscribed Second Series - three paragraph top text
hand stamped “Printed in U.S.A.” to permit importation to Canada
Dwights Soda logo
DS1410

large size - inscribed Second Series - one paragraph top text
Dwights Soda logo

DS1410p
large size - inscribed Second Series - one paragraph top text
hand stamped “Printed in U.S.A.” to permit importation to Canada
Dwights Soda logo
DS1311m
small size - Montreal address - without Made in U.S.A.
Dwights Soda logo
DS1321m
small size - Montreal address - inscribed Made in U.S.A.
Dwights Soda logo
 
AH2200 J7
Third Series - Useful Birds of America
30 cards
large size - three paragraph top text

AH2200p
large size - three paragraph top text
hand stamped “Printed in U.S.A.” to permit importation to Canada
AH2201 J7a
small size - three paragraph top text

AH2210 
large size - one paragraph top text

AH2210p
large size - one paragraph top text
hand stamped “Printed in U.S.A.” to permit importation to Canada
AH2200(n)
large size - three paragraphs top text
missing logo (only Green-tailed Towhee so far)

AH2211

small size - one paragraph top text

DS1500
large size - one paragraph top text
Dwights Soda logo

DS1501
small size - one paragraph top text
Dwights Soda logo
DS1510
large size - three paragraph top text
Dwights Soda logo
DS1510p

large size - three paragraph top text
Dwights Soda logo

hand stamped “Printed in U.S.A.” to permit
importation to Canada

DS1511

small size - three paragraph top text
Dwights Soda logo

DS1511p
small size - three paragraph top text
Dwights Soda logo
hand stamped “Printed in U.S.A.” to permit
importation to Canada
DS1521m
small size - one paragraph top text
Montreal address
Dwights Soda logo
 
AH2900 J8
Series No. 4 - Useful Birds of America - 30 cards
large size - inscribed Church & Dwight Company
inscribed Printed in U.S.A.
AH2901 J8a
small size - inscribed Church & Dwight Company
inscribed Printed in U.S.A.
AH2910
large size - inscribed Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
inscribed Printed in U.S.A.
AH2911
small size - inscribed Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
inscribed Printed in U.S.A.
AH2920
large size - inscribed Church & Dwight Company
does not have Printed in U.S.A.
[AH2921]
small size - inscribed Church & Dwight Company
does not have Printed in U.S.A.
DS2000
large size - inscribed Church & Dwight Company
inscribed Printed in U.S.A. - Dwights Soda logo
DS2001
small size - inscribed Church & Dwight Company
inscribed Printed in U.S.A. - Dwights Soda logo
DS2011m
small size - inscribed Church & Dwight, Limited
inscribed Printed in U.S.A. - Montreal address - Dwights Soda logo
 
AH2300 J9-1
Fifth Series - Useful Birds of America - 15 cards
text begins: “ARM & HAMMER and COW BRAND...”
AH2310
text begins: “For pure Bicarbonate...”
AH2320
text begins: “For the purest Bicarbonate...”
AH2320p 
text begins: “For the purest Bicarbonate...”
hand stamped “Printed in U.S.A.” to permit importation to Canada
 
J AH2400 J9-2
Sixth Series - Useful Birds of America - 15 cards
text begins: “For pure Bicarbonate...”
AH2410
text begins: “ARM & HAMMER and COW BRAND...”
AH2420
text begins: “For the purest Bicarbonate...”
AH2420p 
text begins: “For the purest Bicarbonate...”
hand stamped “Printed in U.S.A.” to permit importation to Canada
 
AH2500 J9-3
Seventh Series - Useful Birds of America - 15 cards
text begins: “ARM & HAMMER and COW BRAND...”
AH2510
text begins: “For pure Bicarbonate...”
AH2520
text begins: “For the purest Bicarbonate...”
AH2520p 
text begins: “For the purest Bicarbonate...”
hand stamped “Printed in U.S.A.” to permit importation to Canada
 
AH2600 J9-4
Eighth Series - Useful Birds of America - 15 cards
text begins: “ARM & HAMMER and COW BRAND...”
AH2610
text begins: “For pure Bicarbonate...”
AH2620
text begins: “For the purest Bicarbonate...”
AH2620p 
text begins: “For the purest Bicarbonate...”
hand stamped “Printed in U.S.A.” to permit importation to Canada
 
AH2700a J9-5
Ninth Series - Useful Birds of America - 15 cards
text does not include “An Excellent Tooth Powder”
number on front - Church’s logo & Dwight’s logo on back
AH2710a
text includes “An Excellent Tooth Powder” - number on front
two soda box logos on back
AH2710b
text includes “An Excellent Tooth Powder” - no number on front
two soda box logos on back
 AH2720b
text does not include “An Excellent Tooth Powder”
no number on front - two soda box logos on back
AH2730b
text does not include “An Excellent Tooth Powder”
no number on front - two soda box logos on back
Pine Street address
AH2740a
text includes “An Excellent Tooth Powder” - number on front
Church’s logo & Dwight’s logo on back
[AH2750]
text includes “An Excellent Tooth Powder”
two soda box logos on back - Pine Street address
DS2700mb
Montreal address
 
N AH2800a J9-6
Tenth Series - Useful Birds of America - 15 cards
text does not include “An Excellent Tooth Powder”
number on front - Church’s logo & Dwight’s logo on back
AH2810a
text includes “An Excellent Tooth Powder” - number on front
two soda box logos on back
AH2810b
text includes “An Excellent Tooth Powder” - no number on front
two soda box logos on back
 AH2820a
text does not include “An Excellent Tooth Powder”
number on front - two soda box logos on back
 AH2820b
text does not include “An Excellent Tooth Powder”
no number on front - two soda box logos on back
AH2830b
text does not include “An Excellent Tooth Powder”
no number on front - two soda box logos on back
Pine Street address
AH2840a
text includes “An Excellent Tooth Powder” - number on front
Church’s logo & Dwight’s logo on back
[AH2850]
text includes “An Excellent Tooth Powder”
two soda box logos on back - Pine Street address
DS2800mb
Montreal address
 
O AH3500
Birds of Prey - Series 1 - 10 cards
extra-large size - printed in New York, N.Y.
DS3500
extra-large size - printed in Don Mills, Ontario
 
P AH900 J10
Interesting Animals - 60 cards
Arm & Hammer logo
large size - arched title
text contains “six two-cent stamps”

AH901 J10a
narrow size - block title - Arm & Hammer logo
text contains “six two-cent stamps”
AH910
large size - arched title - Arm & Hammer logo
text contains “6 two-cent stamps”

AH911  J10b

small size - block title - Arm & Hammer logo
text contains “6 two-cent stamps”

AH920
large size - arched title - Arm & Hammer Brand logo
text contains “six two-cent stamps”
AH921

narrow size - block title - Arm & Hammer Brand logo
text contains “six two-cent stamps”

DS600
large size - arched title - Dwights Soda logo
New York address
DS601
small size - block title - Dwights Soda logo
New York address
[DS610]
large size - Dwights Soda logo - Old Slip, New York address
DS611
narrow size - block title - Dwights Soda logo
Old Slip, New York address
 
DS1100 J11
Interesting Animals - 30 cards - Dwights Soda logo
large size - pebbled paper - text has “three two-cent stamps”
DS1101 J11a
small size - pebbled paper - text has “three two-cent stamps”
Dwights Soda logo
DS1110
large size - pebbled paper - text has “six two-cent stamps”
Dwights Soda logo
DS1111

small size - pebbled paper - text has “six two-cent stamps”
Dwights Soda logo

DS1120
large size - smooth paper - text has “six two-cent stamps”
Dwights Soda logo
DS1121
small size - smooth paper - text has “six two-cent stamps”
Dwights Soda logo
 
DS800 J13
Champion Dog Series - 30 cards
large size - Route 4 address
DS801 J13a
small size - Route 4 address
DS870
large size - pebbled paper - New York address
 DS871
small size - pebbled paper - New York address
DS880
large size - linen paper - New York address
DS881
small size - linen paper - New York address
DS790
large size - smooth paper - New York address
DS821a
small size - linen paper - New York address
two-line version of copyright
DS821b
small size - linen paper - New York address
one-line version of copyright
(821a and 821b may be only one set)
[DS810]

large size - linen paper - no address
copyright does not include “In U.S. and Canada.”

DS811

small size - linen paper - no address
copyright does not include “In U.S. and Canada.”

DS840a

large size - linen paper - no address
two-line version of copyright, which includes “In U.S. and Canada.”

DS840b

large size - linen paper - no address
one-line version of copyright, which includes “In U.S. and Canada.”

DS841a
small size - linen paper - no address
two-line version of copyright, which includes “In U.S. and Canada.”
DS841b
small size - linen paper - no address
one-line version of copyright, which includes “In U.S. and Canada.”
DS850
large size - smooth paper - no address
DS891m
small size - inscribed John Dwight & Co., MONTREAL
DS893m
small size - inscribed Church & Dwight Ltd., Montreal
There are two version of #27 (Japanese Spaniel):
with blue background and with pink background.
 
S DS1000 J14
New Series of Dogs - 30 cards - Dwights Soda logo
large size - linen paper
DS1001 J14a
small size - linen paper - Dwights Soda logo
DS1010
large size - smooth paper - Dwights Soda logo
DS1011 
small size - smooth paper - Dwights Soda logo
DS1021m
small size - inscribed Montreal - Dwights Soda logo
There are two varieties of cards #5 & 9: each has one without wallpaper in the background and one with. Card #25 also has two
varieties: a red copyright and a brown copyright.
 
AH1000 J15
Fish Series - 30 cards
large size - pebbled paper
AH1001 J15a
small size - pebbled paper
AH1010
large size - smooth paper
AH1011 
small size - smooth paper
AH1020
large size - no front numbers
There are two #13s (Common Eel & Brook Pike) and two varieties
of #14 (Brook Trout): a flat tail and a wavy tail.
 
U AH800 J16
Beautiful Flowers - 60 cards
large size - pebbled paper
AH801 J16a
narrow size - pebbled paper
AH803
narrow size - smooth paper

Cards #5, 8, 11, 13, 26, 28, 44, 46 & 47 were reprinted with
"Orchid" added to the front. Card #34 was reprinted with
"La France Tea Rose" added to the front.

 
V DS700 J17
Mother Goose Series - 30 cards
large size - Dwights Soda logo
DS701 J17a
small size - Dwights Soda logo
 
DS100 J12a
Cow Series - 25 cards cards - large size - pebbled paper
Old Slip, New York address

(all cards have not been reported for all sets)

 
DS101 J12b
25 cards - narrow size - pebbled paper
Old Slip, New York address
DS140
30 cards - large size - smooth paper
Old Slip, New York address
 DS141
30 cards - narrow size - smooth paper
Old Slip, New York address
DS110
30 cards - large size - smooth paper
Old Slip, ~ New York address
DS111
30 cards - narrow size - smooth paper
Old Slip, ~ New York address
DS150
30 cards - large size - pebbled paper
Old Slip, ~ New York address
DS151
30 cards - narrow size - pebbled paper
Old Slip, ~ New York address
DS130
30 cards - large size - smooth paper - mixed case names
Old Slip, ~ New York Department 2 address
DS131
30 cards - narrow size - smooth paper - mixed case names
Old Slip, ~ New York Department 2 address
[DS160]
30 cards - large size - smooth paper - mixed case names
Old Slip ~ New York Department 2 address
DS161
30 cards - narrow size - smooth paper - mixed case names
Old Slip ~ New York Department 2 address
DS120 J12c
30 cards - large size - smooth paper - upper case names
Old Slip ~ New York Department 2 address
DS121 J12d
30 cards - narrow size - smooth paper - upper case names
Old Slip ~ New York Department 2 address