The emphasis on recycling adds to my impression of this being a thrifty 40's or 50's thing. How big was recycling before the war? I have some neat examples of recycled materials used for packaging. My best is some fur cleaning powder which says "hand grenade container" on the bottom. ( : Posted a pic of that one here once.
I'm rooting for the post office.
Keep saying I'm going to start writing letters again. Maybe I'll write a few this afternoon. If you're on my mailing list maybe you'll know in a few days if I kept my resolve. ( :
From a 1939 article. They don't seem to hold a lot of marbles. But they do say Champion. And it's from when Berry Pink was selling Pelts.
Fairly large size pic -- might need to double click for full size
Well ... now that I look more closely, yes, I've seen mesh bags with just Champion, not Champ Jr.
BRB with a pic. (I have a cropped pic. Wanna see if I can find a more complete copy. :-)