Lot 746. Early 1900s Draper & Maynard Left-Handed Catcher’s Mitt! We’ll bet D&M didn’t make or sell many of these! The glove closes with a buckle on the back. The D&M cloth logo is discernibly worn. The leather on the face of the glove is worn and has a couple of holes. Collectible, and desirable because of its rarity.
Winning Bid $248.
Lot 747. Scarce 1920s-1930s J. C. Higgins “Goose” Goslin Right-Handed Fielders’ Glove. Goslin spent most of his HoF career in the 1920s patrolling the outfield for Washington. He toured the A.L. in the 1930s, playing for the Browns, the Tigers and the Senators. This unlaced glove with a strip of leather for a web has a buckle strap on the back. Stamping on the Model 652 glove with the “Greased Inner Palm” is somewhat light, but readable. Pliable leather.
Winning Bid $68.
Lot 748. 1920s, 1930s Reach Fielder’s Gloves. These two gloves capture the evolution of the fielder’s glove. The 1920s glove, made of very soft, supple leather, is without laces and has a web made of a wide strip of thin leather. There is an A. J. Reach logo on the back, and the inside palm is lined with felt. The glove has writing and drawings on the front and back, as well as two holes on the front. The 1930s glove, from “Geo. A. Reach, Inc.,” also is unlaced - except for the web. It is more fully developed with two laced leather sections. The glove is larger than the 1920s model, and the pocket is much more fully formed. The inside of the palm is leather. Below the Reach name is this statement: “Not connected with any other corporation.” This “Professional Model” is ex.
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 749. Scarce Mid-1930s-40s George Burns Hillerich & Bradsby Bat. Tioga George Burns hit .307 lifetime while playing first base for four A.L. teams. The 34” bat has a “34” and a “G” engraved on the knob. Vg-ex. This bat is seen very seldom.
Winning Bid $113.
Lot 751. 1940s Pee Wee Reese Model Right-Handed Fielder’s Glove from Guardian. The strap on the back of this F50 glove is kept closed with a button. The glove is unlaced except for the web. On the front, the stamping is very readable, although the silver color is worn away. Ex with some scuffs on the pliable cowhide leather.
Minimum Bid $50.
Lot 752. Late 1940s-Early 1950s Earl Torgeson Model First Baseman’s Mitt from Hutch. This glove likely was issued by Hutch while Torgeson played for the Boston Braves, 1947-52. He had an especially good season in 1951, hitting 23 home runs, driving home 87, batting .290 and leading the league in runs scored with 120. This Hutch “Snagger,” No. 193, shows minimal wear. Silver stamping is strong, and the Hutch cloth label on the back is unblemished. Nice example of a circa 1950 glove.
Winning Bid $30.
Lot 753. 3 Official Major League Baseballs - 1 Pre-War. 1. 1938-40 Official National League Ford Frick baseball. Vg-ex. 2. 1946-51 ONL Frick baseball. Stain below the Spalding logo; otherwise, vg+ to ex. 3. Official American League Lee MacPhail baseball, probably 1980. Irregular toning, possibly game used, markings easily readable.
Winning Bid $68.
Lot 754. Harwood, Worth Baseballs. Three baseballs, including: 1. Official Pony League ball with the facsimile signature of Commissioner Lewis W. Hayes. Made by Worth. Ex. 2. Worth “Official League” ball. Vg-ex with “275” written on a side panel. 3. “Harwood Official League” ball. Harwood & Sons made baseballs in Natick, Mass., until the close of World War II, or slightly before. The ball has several stains and is signed by youth baseball players. The markings are easily readable.
Minimum Bid $25.
Lot 853. Vintage Joe Tinker Cigar Band promotes a “Quality Extra Mild Cigar” in white letter on a red background bordered in gold. “Joe Tinker” is centered on the band in white letters. Recently, Joe Tinker cigar boxes, which bring big dollars, have been offered more frequently than these cigar bands. Nm.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 854. 1914 Tuxedo Tobacco Ad with Nap Lajoie, Christy Mathewson and Joe Tinker, as well as John McGraw, Jimmy Archer and Jack McInnis. This 10 ½” x 14” ad is from The Saturday Evening Post. The ad has a small stain in the lower right, which could easily be matted out. Close examination reveals some light creases. It displays as ex+.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 855. Vintage, Original 7-Ounce Moxie Bottle, Cap. Known largely in New England, and elsewhere because Ted Williams endorsed the product, Moxie is the longest continually produced soda in the U.S. It also was the first soft drink to offer a sugar-free variety. Introduced in 1884, Moxie distribution and sales were limited beginning in the 1920s by the increased cost of sugar, competition from Coca-Cola and the Depression. Today, the Monarch Bottling Company of Atlanta owns Moxie, which is produced by six different bottlers. The bottle is nm with soda residue inside. The cap is g-vg.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 856. Holder for Ice Cream Cones from Fro-Joy, the company that brought us the 1928 Babe Ruth baseball card set and premium photo. Called a “Survitor,” the device is designed for holding and serving five cones. It’s about 8” x 6”. Technically vg-ex, looks better.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 857. Ads for Holiday Tobacco, Wilson, Hassan Cigarettes with Baseball Images. The 1940s-50s point-of-purchase header for Holiday Pipe Mixture pictures a batter and outfielder. About 27” x 22” on thick, stiff cardboard, it displays very well with some ink loss. The easel back has been removed. A 13 ¼” x 20 ¾” magazine ad from 1964 has Al Kaline promoting Wilson baseball gloves. Staple holes along the center; otherwise, ex. The Hassan ad, a 1999 limited edition reproduction of a 1912 newspaper page from The North American of Philadelphia, pictures Cobb, Mathewson and Plank. Vg+.
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 858. 858. Original 1955 RC Cola Ad with Jim Gilliam Prepared for “Negro Newspapers.” In 1953, Gilliam was Rookie of the Year as the Brooklyn Dodgers’ second baseman. One of the team’s more popular players, he appears in an ad saying that “RC is the cola I drink because RC tastes so good!” This display version of the ad is 11 ½” x 17 ¼” and ex-m on newsprint. Dated June 28, 1955, the ad was prepared by the New York ad firm. Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn. Copies of this ad have surfaced; this is an original.
Minimum Bid $50.
