when did Topps last produce cards?

craig44

was wondering the other day what year Topps last printed their own cards. I know now, they just design and submit to the third party printer who I think is in texas. I want to say that Topps had their own presses in PA? If anyone can remember I would appreciate it.

thanks in advance

CdnOsfan

I don't know what year but wasn't it Duryea, PA?

CdnOsfan

https://www.company-histories.com/The-Topps-Company-Inc-Company-History.html

If you read the page Duryea was closed in 1996 and production was outsourced. Took a while to find but you piqued my interest too.

"Cost-cutting was also on the agenda in the late 1990s as Topps sought to reverse its profit slide. In late 1996 the company closed its manufacturing plant in Duryea, Pennsylvania, where it had produced gum and cards since 1966. Topps took a $30 million charge related to the closure, leading to a fiscal 1997 net loss of $10.9 million. The company began outsourcing all of its manufacturing, contracting with the Hershey Foods Corporation for the production of Bazooka gum and with several U.S. manufacturers for the making of card products. In April 1998 Topps closed its manufacturing facility in the Republic of Ireland, where it had been producing gum."

craig44

Thanks for your research. I honestly thought it was even earlier than 96. I knew they made the tiffany cards in ireland