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Wonderful Collection of 47 Ads with Baseball Player Endorsements.
Lot 334. Wonderful Collection of 47 Ads with Baseball Player Endorsements. Most are from 1930s-50s magazines, and sizes range from 2 ½” x 4” to a full magazine page. Most take up half a magazine page or more. The image area averages ex; there typically are creases and minor tears along the edges. Perhaps the most dramatic ad, which is from 1926, promotes the Eddie Collins Reach model glove. Jackie Robinson: Smaller ads for his baseball game and tie rack. Babe Ruth: Aurora models, 1965. Lou Gehrig: 1930s ads for Williams Shaving Cream, Aqua Velva and Gillette. Joe DiMaggio: 1950 TSN Baseball Register, Babe Ruth watch. Mickey Mantle: The Mickey Mantle Story, Camels (with Zoe Ann Olsen, Julius Boros), Viceroy Cigarettes (with Sam Snead). Yogi Berra: Shelby bicycle, Kraft Italian Dressing. Ted Williams: Kissimmee Baseball School, Sears (congratulates the 1971 NL champion Pittsburgh Pirates), 1951 Dodge, Magic Scorecard, Wilson gloves with Bob Feller. Stan Musial: 1952 for Rawlings baseball gloves, Marlboro Big Legue Denims, clothing cutouts for Quadriga Cloth, Stan Musial & Biggie’s Restaurant. Carl Hubbell: 1951 N.Y. Giants Tryout Camp, Camels. Bob Feller: Two different for Roadmaster bicycles. Dixie Walker: Great ad for Champ Hats. Charlie Grimm: Comic for Gillette. Three ads are for Wilson gloves and feature Gus Mancuso in one and Harvey Kuenn in another; the third has Roy McMillan, Billy Martin, Kuenn and Sammy White. Fifteen ads are from Gillette’s “Cavalcade of Sports” series; 14 are half-page ads. The stars are Lou Boudreau (full page with Guy Lombardo, the bandleader, and Larry Hughes), Phil Cavaretta, Dom DiMaggio, Boo Ferriss, Ned Garver, Jim Hegan, Ralph Kiner, Bob Lemon, Johnny Mize, Vic Raschi, Allie Reynolds, Paul Richards, Al Rosen, Bobby Thomson and Gus Zernial.
Winning Bid $125.
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