Show Case 2
Shelf 1 Bottom to top (90 total Items)
3 – 1910’s Button-Back Split-Finger Fielder’s Gloves. From the days when catching a ball required using both hands - these primitive leather gloves have solid sewn one inch webs connecting thumb to index finger, with only a trickle of space at bottom. One reads: ‘Texas Leather’ on front and has a small pennant containing ‘University’ within. Gloves have adjustable button-backed wrist bands with tons of wear on leather, and two still retain D&M (Draper-Maynard Co., Plymouth, N.H) cloth manufacturer’s patch (barely readable). C. 1910’s
1910’s Era Child’s Baseball. Well-aged ball is slightly smaller then a standard size. C. 1910’s
‘Texas Leaguer Fielders Glove and Baseball’ in Original Box. This un-used child’s junior model glove (Junior 46-B) is made of light vinyl, yellow in color and reads: ‘4 - 6 year model’. A small rubber ball with raised seams completes the package. The powder blue/red box itself still has original cellophane and nice baseball graphics (6” x 7 ½”). Made in USA. C. 1940’s – 50’s
T300 Triple Play First Baseman’s Glove in Original Box. Un-used ‘Genuine Top Grain Leather’ child’s glove has never been out of the box. Blue store box has several different baseball graphics (8” x 8”). Cosmo Corporation, Newark, New Jersey. C. 1940’s – 50’s
19th Century Baseball Pencil Box. During the latter part of the 19th century it was common practice for children to carry their pencils to school in a box. This vintage lacquer-ware lidded box features a color illustration on the lid depicting nine members of a ball club in batting or fielding poses - with their respective positions listed below. The box opens to store the pencils in 2 separate compartments (8” x 2 ¼”). C. 1880’s
‘Fungo-Kat’ Action Game/Batting Tee. This is the earliest known batting ‘Tee’; made of solid wood and played by stepping on the lever and hitting the propelled ball with the flat wooden bat. Game has illustration on one side, logo on the other and comes with a black-taped baseball (12” long x 4 ¼” tall). C. 1910’s
Vintage Play Ball Gambling Punch Board. Colorful baseball graphic face with a red border featuring twelve mini bats encased under cellophane within the board itself and reads: ‘5-Cents Per Play’. Complete with instructions on face of this stunning game board (8 ¼” x 10 ¼”). C. 1940’s
Spalding Eye Glass Protector. Black half-mask with leather face padding worn over the eyes by fielders (Model 166-82). C. 1940’s
Baseball Glove Repair Needle. Aluminum needle (5” long) with a threaded end to screw and hold the leather thong in place while stitching a baseball glove; other end has a blunt point. C. 1970’s
Baseball ‘Flip’ Sun Glasses. This is the same heavy duty black-framed ‘flip-up’ style glasses worn by Major Leaguers in the ‘60’s. Adjustable elastic head band still functional after all these years. 1960’s
Official Baseball Scorers Pad. Black & white printed pad (4” x 5”) still has several un-scored, tear-off game sheets after all these years. C. 1920’s – 30’s
2 – Vintage Salesman Sample Baseball Mitts. Mini leather gloves (approx. 2 ½”) presented to sporting goods stores for consideration; one model is a catcher’s glove, the other a first baseman’s. C. 1910’s – 20’s
3 – Mini Hall of Fame Souvenir Baseball Gloves. Sold around the time of the opening of the Hall of Fame Museum at their gift shop are a pair of colorful suede and leather catcher’s mitts, and a leather fielder’s glove. Two of the three gloves have their original paper tags marked: ‘Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, New York’. Approximately 2 ½”. 1939 – 40’s
3 – Mini Souvenir Baseball Gloves. Modern version leather gloves; one is a fielder’s glove, the other two are catcher’s mitts sold at the ‘Hall of Fame Museum’ gift shop. Approx. 2 ½”. 1980’s – 90’s
10 – Cowhide Baseball Panels. Bleached and cured baseball halves with the holes already punched for stitching the seams (probably factory rejects). 7 3/8” long. C. 1920’s – 30’s.
Salesman’s Sample Baseball. Mini white leather baseball (1 ½” diameter) with white seams. No Markings. C. 1910’s – 20’s
Mini Baseball. Leather ball (1” diameter) looks just like the real thing - used as one end of a key chain. C. 1980’s – 90’s
Baseball Candy Container. Cardboard ball painted and shaped to resemble a real baseball (2 5/8” diameter). Ball opens at the center to expose decorative paper interior that once housed candy. Made in Western Germany. Late 1940’s
Paper Mache Baseball Container. White ball with raised seams marked: ‘Pedigree Hats Fathers Day League’ opens at the center to expose interior that once housed something/candy? 3 ½” diameter. C. 1930’s – 40’s
Joe Torre Single Signed Baseball. Official Rawlings 'Allan H. Selig' (Commissioner) ball signed by the former 9 time All-Star player (Braves/CArdinals) and World Champion Manager, while managing the New York Yankees. Mid 1990's
Detroit Tigers Baseball Bat Container. Grooved stained bat (15” long) stamped: ‘Detroit Tigers’ in black ink in the center and features a removable screw on/off top (barrel end) marked: ‘Sanders’ (probably once contained candy). C. 1920’s
Baseball Bat Candy Container. Multi-stained and grooved bat (13” long) hollowed-out with a removable barrel that once stored candy. C. 1920’s – 40’s
Louisville Slugger Bat Brush. Hard bristled brush (9” long) on the barrel end looks just like a real bat with a ‘Hillerich & Bradsby’ Louisville logo label burned in the center. Marked: ‘Genuine Brush by Mohawk - Made in U.S.A’ on the barrel in place of player name. C. 1930’s – 40’s
Mini Wood Bat. 7 ¾” bat with a faded label (can’t read label). C. 1940’s – 60’s
Mini Wood Bat. Dark stained mini bat (5 ¼” long). C. 1950’s
Wood Bat & Ball Salt & Pepper Set. This set features a hollowed out and painted oversized mini bat and ball labeled: ‘Salt’ & ‘Pepper’ - both with grooved screw-off ends for filling; other end has several holes for pouring. Bat is 6 ¼” long, ball 2 ½” diameter. C. 1930’s
Spalding Official Piedmont League Baseball with Original Wrapping. Beautiful red paper wrapper with baseball graphics and a facsimile autograph of the league president - still contains its original blue seal around the edge. A.G. Spalding & Bros., Inc. C. 1940’s
No. 00 Lowe & Campbell Official League Baseball. Cork center ball has never been removed from the box which maintains the original seal. Grey box advertises the company product line. Lowe & Campbell Athletic Goods. C. 1940’s
Baseball in Original Box. Opened navy box with a terrific action scene on the front. C. 1940’s
Roger Maris/Vern Law Wiffle Ball. Large white wiffle ball still sealed in the original cellophane package with player head shots on a paper display: Maris: Yankees, Law: Pirates. Made in USA. C. 1962 – 64
Pete Rose Wiffle Ball in Box. Junior size plastic ball in original box with a black & white head shot of the young Cincinnati Reds star player (a.k.a. Charlie Hustle). Shelton, Conn. U.S. Pat. No. 2,776,139. 1960’s
Tim McCarver/Tom Tresh Wiffle Ball in Box. Large size plastic wiffle ball housed in a cardboard box with two player head shots: McCarver – Cardinals & Tresh – Yankees. Shelton, Conn. U.S. Pat. No. 2,776,139. Late 1960’s
Thurman Munson Wiffle Ball Box. Empty box with a black & white head shot of the New York Yankee captain (who later died in a tragic plane crash). Shelton, Conn. U.S. Pat. No. 2,776,139. 1970’s
‘Slide White Shoe Dressing’. White shoe polish tin (3” diameter) still contains the original white polish. Outside has black & white graphics of a player sliding into a base safely. The words: ‘Kelly’s’, ‘Very Speedy’, ‘Slide’, and the player sliding graphic are in reference to Michael Joseph Kelly, a.k.a. ‘King Kelly’ - star player from the 1880’s for the Chicago White Sox & Boston Nationals know for his base running prowess. In addition, the company owner (having the same last name) is capitalizing on the former player’s laurels. Geo. J. Kelly Inc., Lynn Mass. C. 1910’s – 30’s
‘Slide Shoe Polish’ Can. This is the black tin version of above shoe dressing that once contained black polish. Tin has the same baseball graphics, but in gold and silver. Reverse has how-to-apply directions. Geo. J. Kelly Inc., Lynn Mass. C. 1910’s – 30’s
Cramer’s Batter’s Rosin Bag. Red, white and blue cardboard container containing: ‘Rock Rosin’ - used by pitchers and hitters assuring better grip. 3” diameter, 7” tall. The Cramer Chemical Co., Gardener Kansas. C. 1970’s
Baseball Bottle Opener. Mini baseball (1 ¾” diameter) with a bottle opener attachment affixed to one side (3 ½” long). C. 1950’s
Baseball Paper Weight. Top half of a genuine leather baseball complete with red stitching (weighs about 1 pound) sewn on a felt base. Stamped No. 812. 3 ¼” diameter. 1960’s – 70’s
Coal Souvenir/Paper Weight with Baseball Scene Etching. This lump of black coal features a flat front surface with an action scene and is labeled: Pottsville, Pa. 2 ¼” x 3 ¼”. C. 1970’s – 80’s
‘View-Master’ Viewer with 3 Baseball Reels.
The black ‘View-Master’ is made of hard plastic with binoc-style eye viewing and contains an index finger trigger mechanism that rotates the reels clockwise. Reverse contains US, Canadian, and British patent numbers. Sawyer’s Inc., Portland, Oregon. 3” x 4 ¼” x 3 ¾”. 1950’s
The reels are 5” diameter discs which slide into the ‘view-master’ and feature 21 different players in stero-scopic color action poses, including Hall-of-Famers; Yogi Berra, Phil Rizutto, Roy Campanella, and Johnny Mize. Reels come in their original sleeves; front reads: ‘7 More Wonders Of The World’ and ‘7 Three-Dimensional Pictures In Full-Color Kodachrome’. Reverse has warning instructions not to touch the film and reads: ‘Trade-Mark Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.’ Sawyer’s Inc., Portland, Oregon. 1953
Sterling Silver Cufflink/Tie Bar Set. Housed in the original cardboard box, this sterling accessory set features a gold figural batter (¾”) encased inside glass against a black background on each piece. Links are 1” long, bar is 2 ½”. C. 1920’s – 40’s
19 – Baseball Advertising Stirrers. Collection of different figural drink stirrers.
1 – Glass stirrer with a hand-painted figural batter (red & grey
uniform with a yellow bat). 7 ¼” long. C. 1930’s – 40’s
3 – Figural plastic batters (red/white/blue) marked: ‘Eddie Robinson
Gorsuch House, Baltimore, Md.’ 5 ¾”. C. 1960’s – 70’s
1 – Figural Baseball Top: white plastic stirrer marked: ‘Otesaga
Hotel, Cooperstown, New York’. Other side marked: ‘Visit The
Baseball Hall Of Fame’. 5 ½” long. C. 1960’s – 70’s
5 – Graphic Gold Batter Top: red/white/blue/black & green plastic
stirrers from the ‘Otesaga Hotel, Cooperstown, New York’. Other
side reads: ‘Visit The Baseball Hall Of fame’. 6” long. C. 1960’s –
70’s
4 – Bakelite Figural Bats with Wood Knobs: Two (1 green, 1 orange)
marked: ‘Coin Basque Haines Falls, N.Y.’. The other two (orange)
read: ‘Caruso Restaurants N.Y.’ and ‘Stacy’s- Trent Hotel,
Trenton, N.J.’. 6” long. C. 1930’s – 40’s
1 – Green plastic figural bat marked: ‘A Smash Hit’ on one side;
reverse marked: ‘Early Times Distillery Co. – Lou. Ky. 5 ¾” long. C.
1960’s – 70’s
1 – Brown stirrer advertising: ‘Johnny Bench’s’ now closed ‘Home
Plate’ restaurant. 5 ½” long. 1970’s
1 – Crossed Bats & Ball Top: red plastic marked: ‘Follow The Spokane
Indians’. Made by Beacon Sportstir (5 ½” long). C. 1950’s – 60’s
1 – ‘Chicago Cubs’: blue plastic featuring a baseball top with a Cubs
logo. 6” long. C. 1970’s
1 – ‘New York Mets’: white plastic stirrer with an orange & blue
(team colors)) logo top. 6” long. C. 1970’s
Rheingold Beer Advertising Coasters. Partially opened package contains a 4” tall stack of New York Mets cardboard coasters housed in their original factory paper wrapping marked: ‘Rheingold Coasters’. Coasters have color Mets team logo inside a baseball marked: ‘Follow the Mets On Radio And Television’. Sponsored by Rheingold Extra Dry Lager Beer’. 3 ½” diameter x 4” tall. Uebmann Breweries, Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y. – Orange, N.J. 1960’s
5 – Umpire Baseball Scorer/Indicators. These pocket scorers allowed the umpires and fans to keep track of balls, strikes, outs and the score by rotating a series of exterior dials.
A. Spalding Celluloid Scorer. Records balls, strikes and outs with 3
dials. 3” long. C. 1920’s – 40’s
B. MacGregor Celluloid Game Scorer. Interesting design molded
better to fit in palm of ones hand, with 3 dials. 3 ½”. C. 1930’s –
40’s
C. Rawlings Stainless Steel Game Scorer. Slightly smaller then
above also molded to fit hand, with 3 plastic dials. Made in USA.
3”. C. 1950’s
D. Topps Plastic Game Scorer. This is my personal scorer from Little
League days with 3 plastic dials and was purchased with Bbazooka
bubble gum comics (can’t remember how many). Topps
International, Japan. 3 ¼”. 1960’s
E. Celluloid Game Scorer. This two dial turn-of-Century scorer
records points and games (not sure what sport). 2 ¾”. C. 1900
Detroit Tigers World Series Celluloid Baseball Disk. This commemorative disk celebrating the World Series Champions of baseball features a large baseball (5” diameter) with a Tiger Mascot in the center, surrounded by 32 facsimile signatures of the player & coaches from their memorable season. Hall-of-Fame; ‘Hank Greenburg’, ‘Rudy York’, and Hal Newhouser. Copy Right. 1945
Plastic Baseball Movie Pass. Baseball guest pass (3 ¾” diameter) with a chain to be worn around neck to the opening of: ‘The Fan’ at the Official All Star Café. August 12, 1996
Japanese Baseball Back-scratcher. Neat odd ball item featuring a painted wood handle depicting a Japanese ball player, connected via a metal band to a rubber textured baseball (2 ½” diameter) which serves as the scratcher. 12” long overall. Pat. No. 112,153 in Japan. C. 1930’s
St. Louis Cardinals Souvenir Carving. Fine-detailed painted wood souvenir featuring a ‘Red Bird’ mascot perched on a branch atop an embossed black baseball marked: ‘St. Louis Cardinals’ in gold. 4 ½” x 8 ¾”. C. 1930’s – 40’s
Wood Baseball Glove/Paper Weight. Fine-carved and detailed fielder’s glove (4” x 4 ¾”). Russ Barrie and Co., Inc., Oakland, NJ. Made in China. C. 1980’s – 90’s
Castle Films 16 MM ‘This Is Baseball’ Educational Film. Nice color box (5 ¼” x 5 ¼”); front features a graphic baseball with the title displayed inside. The film reel teaches kids how to play baseball and features Major League heroes: Yogi Berra, Stan Musial, Pee Wee Reese, Ed Lopat, and Babe Ruth. 1961
Baseball Suspenders on Original Store Card. Red elastic baseball-themed suspenders with stainless steel baseball buckles engraved: ‘League Ball’. The white cardboard card marked: ‘Classic Kiddie Clip On Braces’ and ‘For Ages Up To 6 Years’. Card is 3 ¼” x 9”. Made in U.S.A. Pat. No. 2,141,983. 1938
Vintage Relief Pitcher Post Card. Well-detailed front featuring an early pitcher in raised relief prominently displayed in the foreground, with stadium, fans and other ballplayers also embossed in the background. Reverse has cancelled 1-cent stamp post marked: Jersey City, August 18, 1906.
Relief Baseball Post Card. Color card (3 ½” x 5 ¼”) with a raised relief action scene depicting; batter, catcher and fielder in period uniforms. C. 1900 – 10’s
1917 D & M Athletic Goods Catalog. Booklet-sized catalog from Draper-Maynard’s Spring-Summer line with graphic color front, chock full of early baseball equipment endorsed by many players, replete with their photos, endorsements, and facsimile signatures. 5 ½” x 7 ½”. Draper-Maynard Co., Plymouth, N.H. 1917
‘Kings of the Mound’ by Ted Oliver. Odd ball sized red, white and black booklet (4” x 9”) rating every Major League pitcher. Cover has a black & white picture of a pitcher and a baseball. 1944
A Century of Baseball Booklet 1839 – 1939 by A.H. Tarvin. Oddball sized 128 page color booklet (4 ½” x 6 ¾”) chock full of odd and humorous player tales and incidents that made baseball our National Sport. Published by the Standard Printing Company, Louisville, Ky. 1938
Mini Official Baseball Rules Booklet. This 4” x 5 ½” booklet includes official American and National League Schedules. Back cover has black & white Louisville Slugger Ad featuring Jackie Robinson and George Kell, with facsimile signatures. Published by National Baseball Congress of America, Wichita, Kansas. 1950
‘Signals…The Secret Language Of Baseball in Finger-Tip Movies’. Mini color lithographed cloth bound booklet (3” x 4”) written by Bob Broeg, Vice President of the Baseball Writer’s Association of America, explaining in detail the intricacies of using hand ‘Signals’. Flip booklet itself features Baltimore Oriole Manager, Paul Richards (wearing uniform) demonstrating, via four different black & white flip lessons. The Gillette Company, Boston, Mass. 1957
Shelf 2 (34 Total Items)
St. Louis Cardinals Cigar Box. This cigar box features a Cardinal logo (red bird on a bat) and is marked: ‘Red Birds, World Champs 1942, 6 cents’. Box still retains the original tax stamp. Manufactured by Scharf Bros. Tob. Co., 1539 South Broadway, St. Louis. 1942
Philadelphia Phillies Cigar Box. This large box features an embossed celluloid baseball affixed on the inside lid with red type marked: ‘Major League Baseball TV-Radio’ and ‘Phillies Perfecto’. Top, sides and bottom marked: ‘Baseball Packing’, ‘Phillies’. 3 ¼” x 5 ¾” x 11”. Bayuk Cigars Inc, Philadelphia. 1959
3 – Philadelphia Phillies Cigar Bands. These gold bands (3 different versions) were once wrapped around cigars. 2 ½” long. 1950’s
‘Chicago Cubs Chewing Tobacco’ Tin. Gold lithographed rectangular tin with a blue background marked: ‘Chicago Cubs’ under a red/white/blue American flag and Bald Eagle; same logo also on front, rear, sides, and top. Bottom has a company tobacco disclaimer. Retains most of tax stamp (4” x 6 ½”). Factory No. 6, Rock City Tobacco Company, Quebec, Canada. 1930’s
Grand Slam Cut Plug Tobacco Pouch. Empty dark blue baseball pouch produced during the ‘Roaring Twenties’ features gold print on front and reverse marked: ‘Grand Slam Cut Plug Tobacco’. Retains entire tax stamp (3” x 4 ½”). Factory No. 45, District of Virginia. C. 1926
Ash Trays:
Brass Baseball Trophy Ash Tray. Ornate oval-shaped tray features a glove and crossed bats trophy backed by a catcher’s chest protector and topped with an embossed baseball. Tray has two cigarette rests (3 ¼” tall x 4 ½” x 5”). The Pat. No. 14834 correlates to a date of 1857 - however the tray appears to be C. 1920’s
Batter Trophy Ash Tray. Brass trophy batter (5” tall) affixed in the center of a circular (5 ¼” diameter) tray with 4 cigarette rests. Argo & Lehne Jewelers, Columbus, Ohio. 1930’s – 40’s
Presentational Trophy Desk Ash Tray. This heavy rectangular brass tray features a crossed bats and ball trophy mounted to the center of this presentational tray. These trays were usually engraved and given away as mementos. The one offered here is engraved ‘Baseball Champ’ on one side, ‘N.C.R. Annual Picnic 1954’. 4 ¼” x 6”. C. 1954
Baseball Presentational Desk Ash Tray. Rectangular copper tray featuring an embossed baseball in the center with 4 cigarette rests. Tray engraved: ‘Indianapolis Baseball Club Inc.’ on one side; ‘Indians American Association Champions 1948’ on other. 5” x 6 ½”. 1948
Batter Trophy Presentational Ash Tray. Large circular copper tray (7 ½” diameter) featuring a batter swinging bat mounted in the center (in a period uniform) with 4 cigarette rests. Tray engraved ‘Roy Mack 1939’. Pearson Sporting Trophies, Philadelphia, Pa. 1939
Figural Batter Ashtray. Brass batter swinging bat mounted on a veined-marble tray, with a concave bowl (3 ¼” x 4”). C. 1930’s
Batter Trophy Ash Tray. Brass trophy batter swinging bat mounted on a veined, olive marble tray, with 2 cigarette rests. Tray is 5 ¼” x 6” x 5 ¼” tall. C. 1930’s – 40’s
Mini Brass Figural Ash Tray. Small (1 ½” tall) fielder mounted in the center of a square tray, with 4 cigarette rests. 3 ¼” x 3 ¼”. C. 1920s’ – 40’s
Mini Brass Catcher Ash Tray. Small crude gold-finished catcher atop a circular brass tray (3 ½” diameter). C. 1950’s – 70’s
Los Angeles Dodgers Ash Tray. Brass wash on tin tray featuring an embossed game scene depicting; pitcher, catcher, batter and raised bats & ball motif with a Dodger pennant marked: ‘LA Dodgers’. Tray has a circular side-mounted well-detailed Dodger stadium relief. 3 ¾” x 5 ¾”. Kelvin Exclusive, Japan. C. 1962
Masonic Baseball Ash Tray. Diamond-shaped tray made of brass featuring a game scene in the center in raised relief depicting a batter& catcher. Outer tray is replete with pyramid symbolism (3” x 4 ½”). Made in Japan. C. 1920’s – 30’s
Copper Baseball Glove Ash Tray. This brass-plated tray (3” x 3”) is molded in the shape of a fielder’s glove, with 1 cigarette rest. Occupied Japan. Late 1940’s
First Baseman’s Baseball Glove Ash Tray. Brass-plated tray (3” x 3”) shaped like a first baseman’s mitt, with 1 cigarette rest. Occupied Japan. Late 1940’s
Brass Baseball Glove Trophy. This well-detailed fielder’s glove (5” x 5”) once topped a trophy. C. 1950’s – 60’s
(Office)Presentational Desk Ash Tray. Circular brass tray with a baseball mounted on a pedestal stand in center of the tray with 4 cigarette rests; these were usually engraved around the rim and given away as mementos. The one offered here is yet to be engraved. 7” diameter. C. 1940’s
Presentational Catcher Trophy. Gold-plated figural squatting catcher mounted on top of a white, double-tiered marble base. Brass plaque marked: ‘Bill Hansen 1940 Union Leagues All Star Catcher’. 3” x 4” x 7” tall. 1940
M.V.P. Presentational Batter Trophy. This trophy features a swinging batter figural atop a white plastic base. Brass plaque marked: ‘M.V.P. Steve Barbie Jr. Fire Department Carlstadt Little League 1952’. 3” diameter x 6” tall. 1952
Presentational Championship Trophy. Gold-plated figural fielder stretching for a ball atop a white plastic base. Black name plate marked: ‘Peerless Wollens Champs 1954’. 3” diameter x 8” tall. 1954
Presentational Batter Trophy. Gold-plated swinging batter figural tops this brown plastic base (not engraved). 3 ¼” diameter x 7 ¾” tall. 1950’s – 60’s
Depression Era Trophy. This gold-plated swinging batter is mounted atop a green columned, yellow bakelite base. 3” x 3” x 7 ½” tall. C. 1930’s
Baseball Trophy Desk Set. Gold-plated batter in follow-thru swing mounted on a white marble base with a pen holder and an un-engraved name plate. 4” x 8” x 6” tall. C. 1950’s
Art Deco Cigarette Holder. Large brass baseball with embossed seams and a handle on top separates in half to reveal twenty-five brass cigarette clasps. 4” diameter x 8” tall when opened. C. 1920’s – 30’s
6 - Lighters
Cleveland Indians Desk Lighter. White ceramic lighter base featuring an Indians mascot perched above Cleveland Stadium with a removable brass lighter mechanism on the top. 2” diameter x 3 ¼”. 1950’s
3 – Baseball Player Zippos. These slim black lighters feature a color US Postal stamp (cancelled) laminated on one side with players name; two have an action image as well (1 ½” x 2 ¼”). Made in U.S.A. 1980’s – 90’s
A. Jackie Robinson: 20-cent stamp.
B. Lou Gehrig: 25-cent stamp.
C. Roberto Clemente: 20-cent stamp.
Brass New York Yankees Zippo Lighter. Brass lighter featuring a navy and white enameled team logo surrounded by gold metal crossed bats & ball motif, with a crown on top marked: ‘New York Yankees’. Reverse has factory seal with a warning label (1 ½” x 2 ¼”). Bradford, Pa. 1990’s
Brass Pitcher Lighter. Slim lighter (1 ¼” x 3”) featuring an embossed image of a pitcher in full wind-up. Retains factory warning label. China. 1999
Shelf 3 - (40 Total Items)
Figural Cigarette Table Lighter/Ash Tray. Caricature player (5” tall) sculpted of copper in a period uniform, holding bat, standing atop a square ash tray base. The ‘knob’ on top of baseball cap is actually a lighter wick that would ignite as friction was created. Base contains a small ash tray in the front. Bottom marked: ‘Louis V. Aronson, 1913
Sterling Figural Baseball Player Ash Tray. This beauty features a 6 ¼” tall batter in a vintage uniform attached to a molded sterling silver base with 3 metal ash trays; each with a single cigarette rest. Stamped International Silver Co. C. 1910’s
Art Deco Figural Pitcher Ash Tray. Silver pitcher trophy (4 ¾” tall) mounted atop a nice deco tray, with a purple glass inlay. Base 4 ¼” x 5 ½” with 2 cigarette rests. C. 1920’s
Boston Red Sox/Fenway Park Figural Ash Tray. Silver-finished tin tray featuring bronzed ballplayers in the center in raised relief beside a hand-painted ball field. The filigreed perimeter is marked: ‘Boston Red Sox Fenway Park’ with raised crossed bats & ball decorative elements (4” x 5 ½” with cigarette 2 rests). Made in Japan. C. 1940’s
Milwaukee Braves Ash Tray/Decorative Bowl. Circular silver metal bowl (4 ¾” diameter) with an embossed Braves mascot logo and raised lettering marked: ‘Milwaukee Braves’. 1950’s
Baseball Glove Ash Tray. Gold fielder’s glove with an enameled ‘Seattle Pilots’ baseball logo on the palm, and 2 cigarette rests. 4” x 4”. 1960’s
Baseball Ash Tray/Decorative Bowl. Silver metal baseball-shaped tray with embossed seams in the center, and a gold baseball bat and ball mounted on the outer lip. 4 ½” x 5”. 1950’s – 70’s
Figural Batter Desk Ash Try. Circular silver metal tray (5 ½” diameter) with a ‘Deco’ style baseball batter decoration in raised relief against a black background, which is mounted in the middle of tray. Tray engraved around the inside rim: “To Dad Love Sue and Al’. Diecasters Inc., Ridgefield, New Jersey. Pat. Pending. 1960
Cast Metal Figural Baseball Player Ash Tray. Un-painted silver batter (3” tall) mounted on a fancy base (looks like a baseball diamond) with 3 cigarette rests at the bases. Bottom stamped: ‘Made In Occupied Japan’ (3 ½” x 4”). Late 1940’s
Cast Metal Figural Batter Ash Tray. Metal batter (3 ¾” tall) mounted on a rectangle base with 4 cigarette rests. 2 ¼” x 4” base marked: ‘Traverse City, Michigan’. C. 1940’s
Pewter Baseball Ash Tray/Decorative Bowl. This circular bowl (5 ¼” diameter) features a figural crossed bats and ball motif (3” tall), affixed on the outer rim, with a glass insert. ‘Kings Quality Pewter’. C. 1950’s
Brooklyn Dodger Souvenir Ash Tray/Coaster. Rare presentational piece produced at the beginning of the season celebrating Brooklyn’s ten game win streak. Coaster (4” diameter) has a decorative pewter outer rim with glass covering a red & blue insert of a Dodgers cap in the center, text reads: ‘TEN-IN-A-ROW’. Delft Manufacturing Co., Matawan, N.J. 1955
Cast Metal Fielders Glove Ash Tray. Cast metal baseball glove (4” x 4 ¼”) with a silver finish molded to form a deep concave ash tray, which allows for six cigarettes to sit between the fingers and palm. Stamped: ‘Wizard Mfg. Co.’ on bottom. C. 1930’s
Chrome Figural Ash Tray. Baseball batter mounted in center of 5” diameter tray with 3 cigarette rests. C. 1930’s
Pewter Figural Pipe Stand. Heavy pewter stand features a 4 ½” tall batter mounted alongside a matching pipe stand (3” wide). C. 1930’s – 40’s
Baseball Catcher Figural Ash Tray. Mini pewter catcher (2” tall) mounted atop a fancy tray, with 2 cigarette rests (3” x 3 ¾”). C. 1930’s – 50’s
Depression Era Figural Batter Ash Tray. Metal trophy batter (3 ½” tall) mounted atop a green Deco ‘Sani-Tray’ base (4 ¾” diameter) with 2 cigarette rests. The tray features a lever that when depressed - the butts/ashes disappear (7” tall overall). Carrol Ave., Chicago, Il. Pat No. 1,852,610. 1932
Pewter Player Match Safe. This safe features a period player with bat on shoulder wearing turn-of-century uniform, mounted beside a cylindrical match safe. 2 ½” diameter x 3” tall.
22 - Lighters: Large grouping of cigarette lighters with various baseball themes:
Silver-Plated Baseball Table Lighter. 4 ½” tall pedestal baseball with embossed seams; lighter mechanism on top. Made in Occupied Japan. Late 1940’s
Silver-Plated Baseball Table Lighter. Classic baseball lighter on three bats design (4 ½” tall); lighter mechanism on top. Japan. C. 1940’s
Silver-Plated Baseball Table Lighter/Ash Tray. This classic baseball on three bats design features a detachable ‘Deco Style’ baseball lighter with raised seams on the top; bats are mounted on a home plate which serves as ash tray base. 4 ½” tall. Occupied Japan. Late 1940’s
Baseball Lighter/Ash Tray Set. Two piece silver-plated set features a raised seamed baseball lighter (1 ¾” diameter) that sits on fielder’s glove base, with 1 cigarette rest (glove base serves as lighter mount). Glove marked: ‘Reliance Chicago’. 3 ¾” x 4”. Made in occupied Japan. Late 1940’s
Baseball Trophy Table Lighter. This lighter features a clear rectangular amber base (5 ¾” tall), marked ‘Polly’ with a gold batter trophy embedded inside (lighter mechanism on top). C. 1950’s
Baseball Trophy Table Lighter. Circular version of the above with a different gold trophy batter embedded in clear plastic; this one with a gold name plate on the front. 2 ¾” diameter, 5 ¾” tall. C. 1950’s
Plated Baseball Lighter Mounted on Black Base. 4 ¼” tall gold plastic baseball with raised seams opens in half to reveal the lighter mechanism. 1980’s – 90’s
Vintage Scripto Vu-Lighter. Clear lighter with a red band features a graphic color player swinging bat (# 8) inside. 1 5/8” x 2 7/8”. Vu-Lighter Corporation, Atlanta, Ga. Pat. N0. 2881608. 1959
Madison Baseball Lighter. Silver striker with a gold embossed charm batter (1 ¼”) affixed on the front, surrounded by decorative textured background. Bottom marked: ‘Super Automatic Lighter’. 1 ¾” x 2 ¼”. Japan. 1950’s
‘Hy Glo’ Baseball Lighter. ‘Lip Stick’ style lighter (2 ¼” long), with engraved pitcher and batter images. Top has a green striker lid, striker mechanism marked: ‘Hy Glo’, ‘Made in USA’. C. 1950’s
Continental Baseball Lighter. Silver lighter with an engraved batter image on one side. Marked CMC. 1 5/8” x 2”. C. 1940’s – 50’s
Baseball ‘Companion’ Lighter. Plastic wrap-around sleeve features a graphic pitcher winding-up on the front. Reverse has graphic crossed bats and ball motif. 1 5/8” x 1 7/8”. Japan. C. 1950’s
Storm Master Baseball Lighter. This lite-weight aluminum lighter features a graphic swinging batter against a silver background. 1 ½” x 2 ¼”. Pats. Pend., made in USA. C. 1950’s
Pittsburgh Pirates Zippo. Silver lighter featuring an older Pirate logo marked: ‘Bucco Power’ above ‘Pittsburgh Pirates’. 1 ½” x 2 ¼”. Bradford, Pa. C. 1970’s
2 – Baseball Charm Zippos. Silver lighters with gold charms affixed on the side (factory sealed with warning labels still intact); one features crossed baseball bats and ball around a home plate design. The other has a baseball glove with a ball in the palm. 1 ½” x 2 ¼”. Bradford, Pa. 1990’s
6 – Baseball Team Logo Zippos. Silver lighters featuring colorful enameled metal team logos on the side (factory sealed with a warning labels). 1 ½” x 2 ¼”. Bradford, Pa. 1990’s
A. 2 - New York Yankees: Red/white/blue top hat over a raised
seamed baseball marked: ‘Yankees’ in red. The other has white
NY logo against a navy enameled baseball diamond with crossed
bats and ball design, and a crown on top marked: New York
Yankees against a navy background.
B. Boston Red Sox: Pair of Red Sox inside a seamed baseball marked:
Boston Red Sox around the border.
C. New York Mets: Blue New York City skyline on an embossed
baseball marked: ‘Mets’ in orange.
D. Pittsburgh Pirates: Pirate logo features black eye patch with red
bandana and crossed bats marked: ‘Pirates’ in yellow.
E. Chicago White Sox: Raised seamed baseball logo marked: ‘Sox’ in
black on top of a raised seamed baseball.
Shelf 4 - (61 Total Items)
11 - Lighters: Large grouping of cigarette lighters with various baseball themes:
Vintage Scripto Vu-Lighter. Clear lighter surrounded by a red band features a gold free-floating metal baseball batter charm inside (1” tall) swinging bat. 1 5/8” x 2 7/8”. C. 1950’s
Vintage Silver Vu-Lighter. Thin clear plastic lighter with a silver top features a gold metal batter charm (1” tall) inside swinging bat. 1 18” x 3”. Marked: ‘Glory’ on bottom. 1950’s
Vintage Baseball View Lighter. Silver lighter with a clear circular window in the center on one side features a mini gold batter charm inside (¾”) with extended bat, against a yellow felt background. 1 ¾” x 2 ¼”. C. 1950’s
Los Angeles Angels Wellington Balboa Lighter. Colorful red striker marked: ‘Los Angeles Angels’ around a graphic baseball on the front. Reverse has an Angeles logo marked: ‘Gene Autry’ (team owner and former Cowboy Western television star). 1 ¾” x 2 ¼”. Japan. Mid 1960’s
Madison Baseball Lighter. Silver striker with a gold embossed charm batter affixed on the side, surrounded by a decorative textured background. Bottom reads: ‘Super Automatic Lighter’. 1 ¾” x 2 ¼”. Japan. 1950’s
Kent Baseball Charm Lighter. Silver lighter features a gold embossed batter charm (1 ¼”) on the side. 1 5/8” x 2”. Japan. 1950’s
Black & Gold Zippo Baseball Lighter. Black lighter with a gold lid features a batter charm (1 ¼”) affixed on one side. 1 ½” x 2 ¼”. Bottom Marked ‘S.M.C., Japan. C. 1950’s
Black Zippo. This lighter features a graphic color batter on one side. 1 ½” x 2 ¼”. C. 1950’s – 60’s
St. Louis Cardinals Zippo. Silver lighter features an embossed Cardinal mascot logo depicting a red bird perched on bat with a baseball background. 1 ½” x 2 ¼”. Bradford, Pa., made in USA. 1990’s
Chicago Cubs Penguin Tobacco Advertising Lighter. This lighter features the same graphic company logo marked: ‘Chicago Cubs’ found on the Cubs chewing tobacco tins from 1936. Comes with original cardboard box (1 7/8” x 2 1/8”). Rock City Tobacco Co. Limited, Quebec. C. 1930’s – 50’s
Apollo ‘All Star’ Baseball Advertising Lighter. Front features an ad for ‘All Star Baseball Gloves’ and depicts a baseball in the center surrounded by ten white stars, against a navy background. Reverse reads: ‘Midwest Import Company, Inc. 5508 Highwood Drive, Minneapolis 24, Minn.’ Bottom marked: ‘Rogers Item # 844.’ 1 7/8 x 2 1/8”. Japan. C. 1950’s
Tins:
19th Century ‘Mayo’s Cut Plug Tobacco’ Tin. ‘Lunch box’ style tin once held smoking and chewing tobacco and also contained N33 black & white baseball cards featuring the stars of the day. It has a wire handle and a clamp-closing devise and still retains a small piece of the tax stamp. Inside has the Mayo trade mark logo marked: ‘Mayo’s Tobacco Is Always Good’. Reverse graphics carry the manufacturer’s notice. Bottom is stamped by the tin maker. Factory No. 1, District of Virginia. 8” x 3 ¾” x 4 ¾”. C. 1878
‘Bat Chewing Tobacco’ Tin. Large black tin with red & yellow print surrounded by a gold border, pictures an early graphic tin tag of the ‘Philadelphia Athletics, attached to a block of tobacco and proclaims: “Always Makes A Hit”. Inside lid has a black & white version of the top. Sides also advertise the product ‘Sure is Some Chew’, while underside states the country tax laws. Retains partial tax stamp and measures 6 ½” x 7 ¼”. Factory No. 6, Rock City Tobacco Co., Limited, Quebec, Canada. C. 1910’s – 20’s
‘Bat Plug Chewing Tobacco’ Tin. Round red/white/blue depression era tin with same lithographed ‘Philadelphia Athletic’ tin tag as above on the front and rear. Measures 6” diameter x 3 ¼” tall. Rock City Tobacco Company, Limited, Quebec. 1936
‘Home Run’ Cigarette Tobacco Tin. Red cylindrical tin with batter and baseball graphics on both sides marked: ‘A Sure Hit’. One side of tin is in English, the other French. Red lid has an ornate silver embossed crest. 4 ¼” tall x 4 ½” diameter. Rock City Tobacco Company, Quebec, Canada. C. 1930’s
‘Home Run’ Cigarette Tobacco Tin. This is a variation of the above red cylindrical tin; slightly smaller with a red and white background. Tin has graphics of batter and baseball on both sides and reads: ‘A Sure Hit’. One side of tin is in English, the other French. Silver lid has an ornate silver embossed crest. 3 ½” tall x 4 ½” diameter. The B. Houde, Co. Limited, Quebec, Sole Distributors. C. 1930’s
‘Chicago Cubs Chewing Tobacco Tin. Yellow cylindrical tin marked: ‘Chicago Cubs’ on front and rear. 3 ¼” tall x 6” diameter. Rock City Tobacco Company, Quebec, Canada. 1936
‘Chicago Cubs’ Chewing Tobacco Tin. Variation of the above yellow cylindrical tin; this one is smaller and a different shape with the same graphics. Retains partial tax stamp, 4 ½” diameter x 3 ¼” tall. Rock City Tobacco Company, Quebec, Canada. 1936
Pouches
‘4 Bagger’ Tobacco Pouch (2 total). Un-opened powder blue pouch containing the original tobacco from the ‘Roaring Twenties’ depicts front and back with a batter in the center of a baseball diamond alluding to hitting a home run, marked: ‘4 Bagger’. Entire tax stamp intact, 3 ½” x 5” x 1 ½”. Harvey’s, Syracuse, NY. 1926
Bingo Chewing Tobacco Bag/Pouch. Un-used bag served as a pouch to hold store-bought tobacco shows much patina and features color graphics of a game in progress on front and reverse, marked: ‘Bingo Chewing Tobacco, Union Made’ (comes with a company warning label not to reuse this bag). 4 ¾” x 7”. Manufactured by The Midwest Tobacco Co. Factory No. 10, 1st Dist. Of Ohio. C. 1920’s – 30’s
Base Ball Tobacco Pouch. Empty red soft pack also from the ‘Roaring Twenties’ features a graphic baseball on the front and reverse marked: ‘Base Ball’ and ‘For cigarettes and pipes’. Retains much of tax stamp and pictures former President, John Adams (3” x 4 ½”). Larus & Bro., Co., Richmond, Va. C. 1926
Nellie Fox ‘Favorite’ Chewing Tobacco Package. This colorful red, white and blue soft pack pictures the Chicago White Sox star sporting a wad of tobacco in his cheek, and refers to him as: ‘Mr. Chewing tobacco’. Fox proclaims: ‘Try my chewing tobacco … it’s the Greatest’! Reverse pictures eight different players in black & white who chew ‘Favorite’. 3 ½” x 5”. 1950’s
‘Boston Club 5’s’ Cigar Box Lid. Wood lid with a lithographed inner paper label featuring crossed bats and baseball design marked: ‘Boston Club 5’s’. Outer lid has ‘Boston Club 5’s’ burned into the wood and retains good portion of the tax stamp (5 ½” x 6 ½”). 1883
‘Red Bird favorites’ Cigar Box Label. Label celebrating the great St. Louis teams of the 40’s depicts a Cardinal logo (red bird on a bat) and is autographed by star player, Hall-of-Fame outfielder, Stan Musial. This version is marked: ‘Mild Quality Hand Made Cigars 2 For 15 cents’. 5 ¼” x 7”. Manufactured by Scharf Bros. Tobacco. Co., 1539 South Broadway, St. Louis 4, Mo. C. Mid 1940’s
New York Giants Cigarette Pack Holder. This flexible aluminum case features a painted Giants team logo (black & orange on a white baseball) with a New York City skyline. Reverse has entire Giants Home Schedule for 1950 season. Top has painted baseball bat (2 ¼” x 3”). 1950
Ashtrays
19th Century Silver Figural Ash Tray. Decorative quadruple-plated tray features a fine-detailed 2 ¼” tall metal batter in period uniform holding a bat. Figure is attached to a circular tray (2 ½” diameter) with a single bar cigarette rest and a decorative rim with mini baseballs. Colonial Silver Co., Portland, Maine. C. 1900
Figural Metal Batsman Ash Tray. This beauty features a 3” tall painted batter figure (white uniform, red sox & brim, black cleats) affixed to a silver-toned pedestal base with a removable glass tray. Base is 4 ½” wide. 1930’s
Figural Batter Ash Tray. Gold finished metal trophy batsman (2 ¾”) mounted on a nice green marble base. Base measures 3 ¾” x 4”. C. 1930’s
Figural Batter Ash Tray. Cast metal tray with a painted batter (red jersey /yellow bat) with a ball between the feet, mounted on a rectangular tray with 4 cigarette rests. Batter 3” tall, base is 2 ¼” x 2 ¾”. C. 1930’s
Baltimore Orioles Souvenir Ashtray/Skillet. Souvenir from the Baltimore Orioles minor league team features a square black cast iron tray in the shape of a mini skillet, with an embossed painted batter image in the center marked: ‘Baltimore Orioles’. Tray has 2 cigarette rests and a handle with a hole for hanging. C. 1930’s – 40’s
Baseball Souvenir Ashtray/Skillet. Circular black cast iron tray/mini skillet (3 ½” diameter) featuring an embossed color batter image in the center, with 2 cigarette rests. Handle has a hole for hanging. Reverse stamped ‘John Wright’. C. 1939 – 40’s
Baseball Glove Ashtray. Nice-detailed tin tray molded in the shape of a fielder’s glove, with 2 cigarette rests. 4” x 4 ¼”, marked ‘Occupied Japan’. C. Late 1940’s
Copper Baseball Glove Ashtray. Small molded copper fielder’s glove (3” x 3”) with a single cigarette rest. Occupied Japan. C. Late 1940’s
Metal Figural Player on Tin Ash Tray. This tray features a 2 ½” tall pitcher standing on a square tin tray (3 ¼” x 3 ¼”), with 4 cigarette rests. C. 1950’s
Boston Red Sox Figural Ashtray. Circular tin tray with silver finish features a colorful pair of etched ‘Red Sox Stockings’ on a baseball background, with 2 cigarette rests. Outer rim is marked: ‘Boston Red Sox’ in red and shows eight decorative embossed baseballs along outer edge surrounding the rests. 4 ¼” diameter. Made in Japan. C. 1940’s – 50’s
Porcelain Baseball Match Safe. 2 ¼” diameter baseball with raised seams hollowed-out in the center to house stick matches. C. 1920’s – 30’s
‘Colgan’s Mint’ Tin. Tiny green tin (1 ½” diameter) that once housed gum along with a highly coveted, baseball player disc. Colgan Gum Co. Inc. Louisville, Ky. 1910
Tobacco Tin Tags:
This unique form of advertising started with paper labels, then in the 1870’s Pierre Lorillard is credited with the first use of tin tags for brand identification. A small piece of machine stamped tin was imprinted with full color lithography and stuck to a compressed chunk of ‘plug’ chewing tobacco, usually 12” – 18” long, via sharp prongs that were bent and pressed into the block of tobacco. Tobacco tags had another lesser known use - they could also be redeemed for prizes in the same way that S&H Green Stamps are used today. Manufacturer’s catalogs from the 1900-1915 periods list and picture thousands of gifts that could be exchanged for tobacco tags. Ex. A ‘Marlin’ repeating shot gun for 3,000 tags, a sewing machine for 4,500 tags, a 1913 model ‘Indian’ motorcycle (with side car) for 47,000 tags.
5 – Different Baseball Tin Tags. Each tag is approximately .75” in length and still have prongs attached. C. 1880’s – 1910’s
1. Ball player (black & white) with bat in hands, labeled St. Louis.
2. Ball player (wearing color uniform), posing with bat, labeled
Philadelphia.
3. Philadelphia Athletics. This is a team tag that features a red
over-sized baseball bat, labeled: ‘BAT’ (tag is an advertisement
for the 'BAT CHEWING TOBACCO tin from Canada also offered
in the collection) over a white baseball with seams.
4. Catcher: Yellow pin with a graphic catcher in black, marked:
‘Catcher’.
5. Umpire: Black type over a red background.
Tin Lithographed Pitcher Badge. Yellow badge (1 ½” x 2”) with red crossed bats and ball litho marked: ‘Pitcher’ with a bendable prong at one end for attachment. C. 1940’s
12 – P2 Sweet Caporal Baseball Tobacco Pins. These black & white pin enticements (7/8” diameter) came in cigarette packs and feature player portraits on a grayish-hued background with team & player names. Hall of Famer: Tinker, Chase, Griffith, Bresnahan, Wilson. ‘Sweet Caporal’ brand is identified on reverse on thin paper along with a pin. 1910
2 – PX7 Sweet Caporal Domino Cigarettes Advertising Discs. These tiny player discs were actually intended to be used as dominoes. They are made of cardboard surrounded by a thin metal rim and have a sepia-color portrait of the player on one side; Cy Young of the Boston Rustlers, precursor to the Red Sox, the other is Turner of the Cleveland Naps. Reverse sides have a different domino game piece. Manufactured in factory No. 30, 2nd District, New York. 1 1/8” diameter. C. 1909 – 1912
‘Home Run Tobacco’ Advertising Chip. Off-white chip (1 ¼” diameter) features a raised plastic relief of a batter in period uniform. Reverse has advertising information. Manufactured by S. Hernsheim Bros, New Orleans. C. 1910’s
19th Century Honus Wagner ‘Patterson’ Advertising Pin Back Button. In the late 1800’s, tobacco companies began to include pin back buttons in their cigarette packs to help spur sales, so it was only natural that the images of baseball players and teams were found on buttons (without paying out royalties), although they are very rare. One year before he entered the major leagues, Wagner played with the Patterson, N. J. team. This extremely rare pin pictures Wagner along with ten teammates, a coach and the manager. The pin itself is only the second one that has ever surfaced, despite the claim of: ‘This is the only known example of this pin’. Despite being faded and stained the players are clearly visible under a magnifying glass. Reverse paper label on back is in poor shape but reads: ‘Whitehead & Hoag Co. Newark. 7/8” diameter. 1896
2 – Cigar Bands. Paper bands once wrapped around cigars used to entice smokers.
A. Chicago Cubs: Color lithographed band (2 ¾”) with Cubs logo in
center, C. 1930’s
B. Tampa Cubs: Red and gold band (2 ½”) probably a minor league
team, from the cigar capital of America. Tampa Cigar Co, Tampa
Fla.. C. 1940’s
Shelf 5 - (142 Total Items)
Vintage ‘Home Patent’ Cigar Box. This early mahogany box features a black & white interior label picturing the ‘Hyslops Home Patent’ Baseball team posing in a studio for their team photo. The picture depicts ten players and two managers/owners with ‘Home Patent’ burned onto front and exterior lid. Interior red and white paper border label marked: ‘Home Patent’ on all four sides (no information can be found on ‘Hyslops’ as a team or even town in America). 8 ½” x 5 ¼” x 2 ½”. C. 1880’s – 90’s
‘Owosso’ Team Cigar Box. Mahogany box with black & white studio image of the team showing nine players and a manager surrounding a trophy - who are denoted as ‘Champions of Michigan and Canada’. Interior border is decorated with embossed décor while interior & exterior paper faces read: ‘Winner’ with ‘Winner’ burned on top lid and front. Box once held Cuban Cigars and exterior lid is branded: ‘Cuban Fabrica De Tabacos Habana’. Retains most of tax stamp. Bottom reads: ‘Factory No. 242 1st District Michigan. 8” x 4 ½” x 2 ½”. Siess & Dingler, Owosso, Mich. 1904 – 05
‘Stallings Tigers’ Cigar Box with a Black &White Photo of Manager George Stallings. This rare box features an interior label picturing the ‘Newark Tigers’ who were the farm team of the New York Highlanders, later the New York Yankees, managed by George Stallings who then moved on to manage the Yankees in 1909. The team photo depicts nineteen players (and a bat boy) posed in a studio setting with an American flag background; players have an ‘N’ logo on left front jersey with a ‘Tiger’ mascot at the top (only one I’ve ever seen). The Stallings photo is 4” x 6” and pictures him in a suit the way he was known to manage in the dugout. Stallings himself was a catcher for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms (debuting May, 22, 1890) but had an uneventful career. As a manager, he is credited with being the first skipper to use platooning as a weapon. Box is 8 ½” x 5 ½” x 2 ½”. Copyright by Kugler Co. Bottom reads: Factory No. 2058 5th District New Jersey. C. 1908
‘Champions of North Kansas’ Cigar Box. This box features a black & white exterior photograph of the ‘Oketo M.N.A.’ baseball team with an embossed bordered interior lid showing ten players in early uniform with a manager and dog surrounded by typical period décor. G.B. Watson manufacturer, Factory No. 193 Dist., Kas. 50. 7” x 5” x 2 ½”. C. 1900
‘Our Winners’ Team Cigar Box. Black & white studio image of the Rushford, Minnesota baseball team showing nine players and the manager. ‘Our Winners’ and baseball motif are burned on the exterior lid. Partial tax stamp remains (8” x 5” x 2 ½”). Manufactured at Factory No. 113, District State of Minnesota. Rushford, Minn. 1899
Ted and Bob Mini Vanity Cigar Box. Charming piece of early tobacco related baseball memorabilia featuring a paper label with two young boys playing baseball on interior and exterior lids and one side. Interior label also proclaims: ‘Best Cigar In Town’ under the picture. Box retains partial tax stamp on lid (4” x 5” x 1 ½”). Manufactured at Factory No. 139 9th District Pennsylvania. C. 1910
Pouches:
‘4 Bagger’ Tobacco Pouch (2 total). Un-opened powder blue pouch containing original tobacco from the ‘Roaring Twenties’ features front and back with a batter in the center of a baseball diamond alluding to hitting a home run, under which reads: ‘4 Bagger’. Pouch still has original cellophane wrap and full tax stamp (3 ½” x 5” x 1 ½”). Harvey’s, Syracuse, NY. 1926
‘Pinch Hit’ Chewing Tobacco Pouch. Un-opened red/white/blue pouch containing original tobacco from the ‘Roaring Twenties’ features a baseball in hand design in the center on front and reverse, marked: ‘Pinch Hit Chewing Tobacco’. Retains full tax stamp (2 ½” x 4 ¾” x 1 ¼”). Factory No. 1, Tenth District State of Ohio. 1926
Pipes/Stands:
Figural Batter Pipe Stand. Nice 4 ¼” tall brass batter with a copper wash (in period uniform), affixed to a base alongside a matching pipe stand. Japan. C. 1930’s – 40’s
‘Comoys Grand Slam’ Imported Briar Wood Baseball Bat Pipe with Original Pouch. Fine-detailed pipe marked: ‘Slugger’ on handle with an aged engraved seamed baseball-shaped bowl. Pipe comes with original bronze cotton-lined pouch (4 ½” long). Made in England. C. 1940’s – 50’s
Baseball Bat Pipe. Rare heavily-lacquered thin bat-shaped pipe with a white seamed baseball-shaped bowl. 6 ½” long. C. 1940’s – 50’s
‘Pennant’ Imported Briar Baseball Bat Pipe. Aged baseball-shaped bowl affixed to a baseball bat marked: ‘Pennant’. 5 ¼” long. C. 1950’s
Mini ‘Shortstop’ Baseball Bat Pipe. Tiny grooved baseball bat marked: ‘Shortstop’ etched on side with a baseball-shaped tobacco bowl. 2 ½” long. C. 1940’s
White Marble Pipe Stand with Gold Base. 3 ½” long x 1 ¾” high. C. 1920’s – 30’s
Detroit Tigers Champion Advertising Match-Safe. This mini-tribute to the twice-consecutive American League champs is a celluloid match-safe depicting twenty-three members of the team in small oval portraits, including Ty Cobb. Reverse advertises Mundus Beer and the striker is located on bottom. Produced by Westside Brewery, Detroit, Mich. 1909
‘Cleveland Indians’ Cigarette Case. Red with gold sparkle stadium souvenir made of light gauge steel that has two internal spring-loaded retainers and bares the Tribe’s primitive Indian logo sandwiched between ‘Cleveland Indians’ on the front. 3” x 3”. C. 1940’s
3 – ‘Home Run’ Cigarette Packs. Vintage baseball themed soft packs sealed in cellophane, picture a batter and catcher scene on the front in 19th century uniforms under the heading: ‘Home Run’ and holds twenty cigarettes. Original tax stamps remain in tact (2 ¼” x 3”). One is from the Liggett Group Inc., Durham, N.C. and contains the 1970’s ‘Surgeon General’s Warning’; the other two are from Liggett & Meyers Tobacco Co, long before they merged into the above company. C. late 1920’s – 30’s.
Ashtrays:
Baseball ‘Hall of Fame’ Souvenir Ash Tray/Skillet. Circular white cast iron tray in the shape of a mini skillet features an embossed painted batter in the center (red cap and sox), with 2 cigarette rests. Handle has a hole for hanging (3 ½” diameter). Reverse has a Baseball Hall of Fame sticker stamped: ‘John Wright’. C. 1939 – 40’s
Art Deco Figural Ashtray. Beautiful double-tiered gold-painted metal tray features a figural batter trophy mounted in the center sandwiched between 2 cigarette shelves. 4” diameter x 5” tall. C. 1920’s – 30’s
Vintage Swinging Batter Ash Tray. Nice brass period figural batter mounted on a matching tray, with 2 cigarette rests. C. 1920’s – 30’s
Figural Batter Ashtray. Copper tray with 3 cigarette rests features a figural batter mounted in the center. Figure 3” tall, tray 3 ½” diameter. C. 1940’s
Masonic Baseball Ash Tray. Brass tray (3” diameter) features a raised relief game scene in the center; replete with pyramid symbolism around the outer rim, and one cigarette rest. Made in Japan. C. 1920’s – 30’s
First Baseman’s Baseball Glove Ash Tray. Brass-plated tray molded in the shape of a first baseman’s mitt, with one cigarette rest (3” x 3”). Occupied Japan. Late 1940’s
9 - Lighters: Large grouping of cigarette lighters with various baseball themes:
New York Giants Deco Lighter. Silver deco-style lighter marked: ‘Giants’ features a baseball on the front. Unreadable patent number and manufacturer on bottom. 1” x 2 ¼” tall. C. 1930’s – 40’s?
Baseball Bat Lighter. Green metal bat-shaped cigarette lighter (3 ½” long) has a removable barrel exposing the flint. Handle is also removable and contains 2 flints. C. 1940’s
Mini ‘Penguins’ Lighter. Grey laminated lighter featuring a graphic pitcher in pin stripes with a loop for key chain attachment. Bottom marked: ‘No. 700’. ¾” x 2”. Japan. C. 1950’s
Milwaukee Braves ‘World Champions’ Advertising Lighter. Gold decorative lighter featuring a Braves mascot logo in the center commemorating their World Series victory marked: ‘Milwaukee Braves World Champions’. Reverse marked ‘Aunt Nellie’s Foods, Inc.. ‘Penguin High Quality Lighter’, 1 ¾” x 2 ¼”. Marked: ‘Superlative Lighter NC 18250’. Japan’. 1950’s
Mini Pittsburgh Cigarette Lighter/Key Chain. Cool novelty lighter presented to a team scout. Front features a color Pirate logo marked: ‘The Pirates’ underneath. Reverse reads: ‘Pittsburgh Pirates Scout Al Gallman. 1” x 1 1/8”. Marked: Barlow, Japan. C. 1950’s
Los Angeles Angels Zippo. Silver Zippo featuring an engraved batter image on the front marked: ‘LA Angels’ (American League expansion team). 1 ½” x 2 ¼”. Japan. C. 1962
Fielder Zippo. Green laminated Zippo featuring a graphic outfielder leaping for a ball (ball is visible). Bottom marked: ‘’Rogers Sportsman’. 1 ½” x 2 ¼”. Japan. C. 1960’s
Graphic Batter Lighter. Silver lighter with a laminated Olive background features a swinging batter on one side. Bottom marked: ‘SMC’. 1 5/8” x 1 7/8”. Japan. C. 1950’s
Vintage Scripto Vu-Lighter. Clear lighter see-thru lighter surrounded by a red band features a graphic color batter inside. 1 5/8” x 2 7/8”. Vu-Lighter Corporation, Atlanta, Ga. Pat. N0. 2529094. 1950
Cigar Bands:
3 – Baseball Player Cigar Bands. Decorative red bands with gold embossed décor (2 ¾” long) each have player’s name printed in the center. C. 1920’s
A. Al Simmons: Hall-of-Famer playing mostly for the Philadelphia
Athletics during the 20’s. Band marked: ‘Erlinda Cigar Co.,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin’.
B. Joe Tinker: Hall-of-Fame short stop his entire career for the
Cubs from 1902 - 16. Band marked: ‘Quality Extra’.
C. Babe Ruth: NY Yankees, marked: ‘Tobaccos Primeros’.
Baby Ruth Cigar Band on Cigar. Same gold embossed décor Ruth band as above; this one wrapped around a cigar. C. 1920’s
‘The Ball’ Havana Cigar Label. Decorative Cuban label featuring a baseball in the center; this one is wrapped around a cigar. Side marked: ‘P.G. Knowles’. 1910’s – 20’s
Jake Daubert Cigar Band. Daubert was a star first baseman mostly for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1910’s and continued playing until he met his untimely death in 1924. This band has period equipment motif surrounding Daubert’s name in the center, and is wrapped around a cigar. C. 1910’s
2 – Pedro Ramos Cigar Bands. Brown bands of the Cuban born, Cleveland Indian Star with his photograph in the center, surrounded by his name, two bats, marked: ‘Hand Made’. One band is unused; the other is wrapped around a cigar. 3” long. 1959 – 61
Matches:
32 – Silver Border Baseball Player Match Books. This depression era series offered the first baseball match book set, designated by collectors as U1. They came in four color variations; blue, green, red and orange and featured player photos on the front surrounded by a silver border with their names and name of team. Reverse has glove, bats and ball motif with a brief player bio. Match books are flattened, staple and matches removed, with strikers intact (1 ½” x 4 ½”). The Diamond Match Co., New York. 1934
14 – Baseball Player Match Books. This series is designated as U3-1, it is similar to series U1, but features a wider player photo (with some action shots) and appears in the same four color variations; blue, green, red and orange. Reverse has player bios. Match books are flattened, staple and matches removed, with strikers intact (1 ½” x 4 ½”). The Diamond Match Co., New York. 1935 – 36
Joe ‘DiMaggio’s Restaurant’ Match Book. Booklet features a black & white photo of an older Yankee great in uniform, with a facsimile signature across the chest. Reverse reads: ‘World Famous DiMaggio’s on Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco’. Striker intact. Saltz Advertising Specialties, San Francisco. Ca. C. 1960’s – 70’s
8 – Minnesota Twins Player Advertising Match Books. Feature black & white player photos on one side; ad for F&M (Farmers & Mechanics) Savings Bank of Minneapolis on reverse. Strikers intact. Hall-of-Fame: Harmon Killebrew. Universal Match Corporation, St. Louis. Mid 1960’s
17 – Baltimore Oriole Player Match Books. Series of the great Baltimore team features an Oriole logo on the front with a black & white photo of the individual players on reverse. Interior has the ‘70’ Oriole season Home schedule. Top has Memorial Stadium phone number. Strikers intact. Hall-of-Fame: Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Jim Palmer, Earl Weaver/ manager. 1970
John McGraw Advertising Match Book. This book is from Austin Nichols & Co. (a liquor importer) using McGraw to sell ‘Pedro’s Rum’. Front has a sketch of the New York Giant Hall-of-Fame manager; inside has a mail in offer for a twenty-four page McGraw booklet for ten cents. Match book is flattened, staple and matches removed, striker intact (1 ½” x 4 ½”). Brooklyn, New York. C. 1930’s
‘Sportsmans Bar’ Match Book. Navy book with black & white photos on front and back of ‘Marty Berghammer’ (catcher, 12 big league seasons, won batting title in ‘26’) & ‘Bubbles Hargrave’ (4 years in Majors, 10 in minors) inside a baseball, with baseball bats and address of establishment. Inside has the ‘37’ St. Paul Home Schedule. Match book is flattened, staple and matches removed, striker intact (1 ½” x 4 ½”). Lion Match Co., New York. 1937
2 – ‘Play Ball’ Match Packs. Graphic baseball scenes on both sides; no strikers. New York Lion Match Co. C. 1930’s – 40’s
Over-Sized Stan Musial advertising Match Pack. Front features a graphic batter marked: ‘Stan Musial and Biggies Steak And Lobster House’ advertising the (now closed) eating establishment. Inside cover and matches have baseball graphics. Reverse has ad for their cocktail lounge (3 ½” x 4”). C. 1950’s – 60’s
‘Play Ball’ Pin Up Girl Match Pack. Front cover features a sexy cover girl with baseball glove; reverse marked: ‘The Kings Restaurant’ with the address. No striker. Indianapolis. C. 1950’s
‘Mohawk Motors’ Advertising Match Pack. Front features an ad for Joe’s Service Station in Sparta, New Jersey. Reverse has a graphic ‘Casey At Bat’ ‘Rockwellesque’ baseball scene. Striker, no matches. Mercury Match Corp., Zanesville, Ohio. C. 1950’s
Baseball World Series Contest Match Book. Tobacco pipe mix promotion from the Rum and Maple Tobacco Corp., New York, NY. Front has a baseball diamond; reverse has a baseball with an ad for the contest winner to attend the World Series. No striker, no matches. 1953
Al Schacht’s Restaurant Match Book Cover. Interesting matchbook with a drawing of the former Yankee player (1919-1921), (later a professional clown) on the front with a striker/baseball diamond on reverse, along with the address: 102 E. 52nd St. Off Park Ave, NYC. Wide-style matches have baseball bat graphics marked: ‘Al Schacht’ on alternating matches (now closed). Late 1940’s
Bill Zuber Restaurant Match Book. Black & white photo of twelve year Major League pitcher and conscientious objector during WWII wearing his New York Yankee uniform (1943-46) with facsimile signature on front. Reverse shows bat and pennants marked: ‘Recommended By Major Leagues’. Diamond Match Co., Minneapolis, Mn. Restaurant now Closed. C. 1940’s
Yogi Berra ‘Yoo-Hoo’ Advertising Matchbook. Yellow match book used to sell the popular soft-drink features a black & white head shot of the New York Yankee Hall-of-Fame catcher with his name on a ‘Yoo-Hoo’ bottle top proclaiming: ‘Me For Yoo-Hoo’. Reverse has a Yoo-Hoo bottle marked: ‘The Chocolate Drink Of Champions’. Top directs customer to the ad offer (inside) which enables one to buy the ‘The Story of Yogi Berra’ book. Match book is flattened, staple and matches removed, striker intact (1 ½” x 4 ½”). Chicago Match Co., Libertyville, Ill.. 1950’s – 60’s
Mike Manuche MM Restaurant Match Book. Large match book format; front features a black & white baseball painting titled:‘Out At Home’ that once hung in Manuche’s (now closed) sports themed establishment. Reverse has address: 150 West 52 St., NY, NY. 1950’s – 60’s
Cincinnati Reds Match Book. Red match book commemorating the ‘Big Red Machine’ (Western Division and National League pennant winners) marked: ‘Right On Reds’. Reverse pictures ‘Riverfront Stadium’ below two pennants. Reds ‘71’ Home Schedule inside with team logo. Cincinnati Reds, Inc. 1970
2 – Pete Rose ‘Ball Park Café’ Match Books. Yellow pack has an image of Rose in uniform marked: ‘Hit King 4,256’ and a facsimile signature - from his now closed restaurant in Boca Raton, Florida. Reverse has a baseball diamond with establishment name and address. Atlas Match Corp. C. 1990
Pete Rose Die-Cut Match Pack. Front features a mustachioed turn-of-century player graphic inside a Cincinnati Reds logo marked: ‘Pete Rose’s Restaurant’. Reverse depicts a baseball against a red background. Inside has similar graphics and address of the now closed restaurant. The Jewelite Match, manufactured by Universal Match, Pat No. 137,983. C. 1970’s
Willie Mays Match Book Cover. This match book features a black & white photo of the New York Giant Hall-of-Fame center fielder on the cover. Reverse has a breif bio. Striker intact, no matches. 1980
Tom Seaver Match Book. Black & white cover features the Connecticut born New York Met Hall-of-Fame pitcher wearing a Met uniform with a facsimile signature, being honored by the Connecticut Matchcover Club. Striker intact, no matches. 1985
Rusty Staub’s on 5th Restaurant Match Book. Full unused matchbook from Rusty’s sports-themed establishment features a green batter graphic on the cover with restaurant address: 575 5th Ave., NY, NY, 10017. 1980’s
Ozzie’s Restaurant & Sports Bar Match Book. Full pack from the Cardinal Hall-of-Fame short stop’s own establishment in St. Louis. Front and back have a home plate with address. Interior advertises his gift shop and Sports Memorabilia. C. 1988
‘Mattingly’s 23’ Restaurant Match Book. Front features a drawing of the Yankee star in pin stripe uniform, marked: ‘Mattingly’s 23’; reverse has address of the now closed restaurant. Late 1980’s
Pedro Formental Match Box. Yellow bordered box with a black & white image of the Cuban star above crossed bats and ball graphics marked: ‘Peloteros’. Reverse has player bio in Spanish, sides have information in Spanish. Top has a primitive sand striker. Made in Havana, Cuba. 1951 – 52
Ted Williams ‘Ohio Blue Tip’ Match Box. Unlicensed color image of the Red Sox star right fielder which he of course was never paid any royalties. Box has strikers on both sides. Ohio Match Co, USA. 1 ½” x 2 ¼”. 1955
Ted Williams ‘Ohio Blue Tip’ Match Box. Slightly smaller size version of above with same unlicensed color image of the Red Sox star player, with double strikers. ‘Ohio Match Co, USA. 1963
‘Big League’ Safety Match Box. Baseball graphic front on navy background with striker on both sides marked: ‘Big League’. National Safety Match Corp., made in USA. 1 ½” x 2 ¼”. C. 1930’s
‘Good Sport Safety Matches’ Box Lid. Front lid features crossed baseball bats and ball motif. Japan. 1950’s
3-D Baseball Hologram Match Box. Green felt covered box with a ‘60’s Vari-vue batter. 1960’s
Vintage ‘Willis’s Cigarettes’ Tobacco Card. Nice early color card front depicting a lithograph image of period batter and catcher with an American flag. Reverse reads: ‘Trade Mark for this pipe or cigarette’ and ‘Bristol & London’. From the ‘Sports of all Nations, No. 33. 1 ½” x 2 ¾”. C. 1880’s
Shelf 6 - (34 total Items)
29 – ‘Hartland’ Commemorative Figural Statues. Limited edition hand-painted injection-molded statues made of hard plastic acetate that first became a huge success among collectors and baseball enthusiasts due to the likeness of their childhood heroes. This set features mostly Hall-of-Fame figurines with only Nolan Ryan offered in two forms, his home/white and road/grey uniforms. All statues have boxes and are approximately 8” tall. 1987 – 93
Babe Ruth Hank Aaron Dick Groat
Mickey Mantle Eddie Matthews Roberto Clemente
Roger Maris Warren Spahn Nolan Ryan - Home
Whitey Ford Ernie Banks Nolan Ryan - Road
Yogi Berra Stan Musial Dizzy Dean
Willie Mays Harmon Killebrew Cy Young
Ted Williams Rockey Colavito Honus Wagner
Don Drysdale Nellie Fox Carl Yastrzemski
Duke Snider Luis Aparicio ‘Safe at Second’
Lou Gehrig Umpire
5 – Southland Plastics Figurines. Limited edition statues similar in style to the Hartlands; these are officially licensed by Major League Properties, Inc. Each figurine is numbered and has a plaque on front with player’s facsimile signature as well as a neck tag in the shape of home plate, again with players facsimile signature. All statues have original boxes and are approximately 8” tall. Southland Plastics, Inc. Made in Taiwan. 1998 – 99
Joe Jackson # 20
Greg Maddux # 20
Nolan Ryan # 20
Tony Gwynn # 20
Ken Griffey, Jr. # 20
Shelf 7
48 – SAM’S Limited Edition Bobbing Head/Nodder Figurines (see case # 1, shelf # 7 for description). (Limited edition numbers marked ??? can be identified from the boxes/cards which are in storage).
Henry Aaron 500 Home Run Club: Atlanta Braves, # 078 of 1,000. 1993
Ted Williams 500 Home Run Club: Red Sox, # 078 of ??? 1994
Ernie Banks 500 Home Run Club: Chicago Cubs, # 078 of ??? 1995
Willie Mays 500 Home Run Club: San Francisco Giants, # 078 of ??? 1995
Mike Schmidt 500 Home Run Club: Philadelphia Phillies, # 078 of ??? 1995
Reggie Jackson 500 Home Run Club: Oakland Athletics, # 078 of ??? 1997
Eddie Murray 500 Home Run Club: Baltimore Orioles, # 078 of ??? 1999
Frank Robinson 500 Home Run Club: # 078 of 1,000. 1999
Willie McCovey 500 Home Run Club: San Francisco Giants, # 078 of ??? 1999
Pete Rose: Cincinnati Reds (Disgraced), # 328 of ??? 1992.
Willie Mays: San Francisco Giants, # 1768 of ??? 1992
Roger Clemens: Boston Red Sox, # 396 of ??? 1992
Gary Carter: NY Mets, # 053 of ???. 1992
Mickey Mantle: NY Yankees Away Uniform, # 2447 of ??? 1993.
Roger Maris: NY Yankees, # 2446 of ??? 1993
Michael Jordan: Birmingham Giants, # 6834 of 10,000. 1994
Willie Stargell: Pittsburgh Pirates, # 2637 of 3,000. 1995
Gaylord Perry: San Diego Padres, # 834 of ??? 1996
Frank Thomas: Chicago White Sox, # 4570 of ??? 1996
Rollie Fingers: Milwaukee Brewers, # 2556 of 3,000. 1997
Jackie Robinson: Brooklyn Dodgers, # 110 of 3,000. 1997
Luis Aparicio: Chicago White Sox, # 2537 of ??? 1997
Derek Jeter: NY Yankess Home Uniform, # 404 of ??? 1997
Derek Jeter: NY Yankees Away Uniform, # 4255 of 5,000. 1999
Alex Rodriguez: Seattle Mariners, # 2801 of 5,000. 1998
Chipper Jones: Atlanta Braves, # 4450 of 5000. 1998
Larry Walker: Colorado Rockies, # 4047 of ??? 1998
Mike Piazza: New York Mets, # 4193 of 5,000. 1998
Mark McGwire: St. Louis Cardinals (home uniform), # 9151 of ??? 1998
Mark McGwire: St. Louis Cardinals (road uniform), # 2249 of ??? 1999
Willey McCovey: San Francisco Giants, # 2821 of 3,000. 1999
Mo Vaughn: Anaheim Angeles, # 4574 of 5,000. 1999
Juan Gonzalez: Texas Rangers, # 3,371 of 5,000. 1999
Ivan Rodriguez: Texas Rangers, # 534 of 3,000. 1999
Sammy Sosa: Chicago Cubs, # 2046 of ??? 1999
Nomar Garciaparra: Boston Red Sox, # 2291 of 5000. 1999
Tony Gwynn: San Diego Padres, # 4523 of ??? 1999
Jim Thome: Cleveland Indians, # 2555 of 3,000. 1999
Frank Robinson: Baltimore Orioles, # 4247 of 5,000. 1999
2 - J D Drew: St. Louis Cardinals, # 981 & #1513 of 3,000. 1999
NY Yankees Team Bobbing Head, # ??? of 1,000. 1999
Kansas City Royals Team Bobbing Head, # 886 of 1,000. 1999
Philadelphia Phillies Team Bobbing Head, # 274 of 1,000. 1999
Seattle Mariners Team Bobbing Head, # 202 of 1,000. 1999
Boston Red Sox Team Bobbing Head, # 442 of 1,000. 1999
Detroit Tigers Team Black Face Bobbing Head, # 559 of 1,000. 1999
Atlanta Braves Team Bobbing Head, # ??? of 1,000. 1999
Shelf 1 Bottom to top (90 total Items)
3 – 1910’s Button-Back Split-Finger Fielder’s Gloves. From the days when catching a ball required using both hands - these primitive leather gloves have solid sewn one inch webs connecting thumb to index finger, with only a trickle of space at bottom. One reads: ‘Texas Leather’ on front and has a small pennant containing ‘University’ within. Gloves have adjustable button-backed wrist bands with tons of wear on leather, and two still retain D&M (Draper-Maynard Co., Plymouth, N.H) cloth manufacturer’s patch (barely readable). C. 1910’s
1910’s Era Child’s Baseball. Well-aged ball is slightly smaller then a standard size. C. 1910’s
‘Texas Leaguer Fielders Glove and Baseball’ in Original Box. This un-used child’s junior model glove (Junior 46-B) is made of light vinyl, yellow in color and reads: ‘4 - 6 year model’. A small rubber ball with raised seams completes the package. The powder blue/red box itself still has original cellophane and nice baseball graphics (6” x 7 ½”). Made in USA. C. 1940’s – 50’s
T300 Triple Play First Baseman’s Glove in Original Box. Un-used ‘Genuine Top Grain Leather’ child’s glove has never been out of the box. Blue store box has several different baseball graphics (8” x 8”). Cosmo Corporation, Newark, New Jersey. C. 1940’s – 50’s
19th Century Baseball Pencil Box. During the latter part of the 19th century it was common practice for children to carry their pencils to school in a box. This vintage lacquer-ware lidded box features a color illustration on the lid depicting nine members of a ball club in batting or fielding poses - with their respective positions listed below. The box opens to store the pencils in 2 separate compartments (8” x 2 ¼”). C. 1880’s
‘Fungo-Kat’ Action Game/Batting Tee. This is the earliest known batting ‘Tee’; made of solid wood and played by stepping on the lever and hitting the propelled ball with the flat wooden bat. Game has illustration on one side, logo on the other and comes with a black-taped baseball (12” long x 4 ¼” tall). C. 1910’s
Vintage Play Ball Gambling Punch Board. Colorful baseball graphic face with a red border featuring twelve mini bats encased under cellophane within the board itself and reads: ‘5-Cents Per Play’. Complete with instructions on face of this stunning game board (8 ¼” x 10 ¼”). C. 1940’s
Spalding Eye Glass Protector. Black half-mask with leather face padding worn over the eyes by fielders (Model 166-82). C. 1940’s
Baseball Glove Repair Needle. Aluminum needle (5” long) with a threaded end to screw and hold the leather thong in place while stitching a baseball glove; other end has a blunt point. C. 1970’s
Baseball ‘Flip’ Sun Glasses. This is the same heavy duty black-framed ‘flip-up’ style glasses worn by Major Leaguers in the ‘60’s. Adjustable elastic head band still functional after all these years. 1960’s
Official Baseball Scorers Pad. Black & white printed pad (4” x 5”) still has several un-scored, tear-off game sheets after all these years. C. 1920’s – 30’s
2 – Vintage Salesman Sample Baseball Mitts. Mini leather gloves (approx. 2 ½”) presented to sporting goods stores for consideration; one model is a catcher’s glove, the other a first baseman’s. C. 1910’s – 20’s
3 – Mini Hall of Fame Souvenir Baseball Gloves. Sold around the time of the opening of the Hall of Fame Museum at their gift shop are a pair of colorful suede and leather catcher’s mitts, and a leather fielder’s glove. Two of the three gloves have their original paper tags marked: ‘Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, New York’. Approximately 2 ½”. 1939 – 40’s
3 – Mini Souvenir Baseball Gloves. Modern version leather gloves; one is a fielder’s glove, the other two are catcher’s mitts sold at the ‘Hall of Fame Museum’ gift shop. Approx. 2 ½”. 1980’s – 90’s
10 – Cowhide Baseball Panels. Bleached and cured baseball halves with the holes already punched for stitching the seams (probably factory rejects). 7 3/8” long. C. 1920’s – 30’s.
Salesman’s Sample Baseball. Mini white leather baseball (1 ½” diameter) with white seams. No Markings. C. 1910’s – 20’s
Mini Baseball. Leather ball (1” diameter) looks just like the real thing - used as one end of a key chain. C. 1980’s – 90’s
Baseball Candy Container. Cardboard ball painted and shaped to resemble a real baseball (2 5/8” diameter). Ball opens at the center to expose decorative paper interior that once housed candy. Made in Western Germany. Late 1940’s
Paper Mache Baseball Container. White ball with raised seams marked: ‘Pedigree Hats Fathers Day League’ opens at the center to expose interior that once housed something/candy? 3 ½” diameter. C. 1930’s – 40’s
Joe Torre Single Signed Baseball. Official Rawlings 'Allan H. Selig' (Commissioner) ball signed by the former 9 time All-Star player (Braves/CArdinals) and World Champion Manager, while managing the New York Yankees. Mid 1990's
Detroit Tigers Baseball Bat Container. Grooved stained bat (15” long) stamped: ‘Detroit Tigers’ in black ink in the center and features a removable screw on/off top (barrel end) marked: ‘Sanders’ (probably once contained candy). C. 1920’s
Baseball Bat Candy Container. Multi-stained and grooved bat (13” long) hollowed-out with a removable barrel that once stored candy. C. 1920’s – 40’s
Louisville Slugger Bat Brush. Hard bristled brush (9” long) on the barrel end looks just like a real bat with a ‘Hillerich & Bradsby’ Louisville logo label burned in the center. Marked: ‘Genuine Brush by Mohawk - Made in U.S.A’ on the barrel in place of player name. C. 1930’s – 40’s
Mini Wood Bat. 7 ¾” bat with a faded label (can’t read label). C. 1940’s – 60’s
Mini Wood Bat. Dark stained mini bat (5 ¼” long). C. 1950’s
Wood Bat & Ball Salt & Pepper Set. This set features a hollowed out and painted oversized mini bat and ball labeled: ‘Salt’ & ‘Pepper’ - both with grooved screw-off ends for filling; other end has several holes for pouring. Bat is 6 ¼” long, ball 2 ½” diameter. C. 1930’s
Spalding Official Piedmont League Baseball with Original Wrapping. Beautiful red paper wrapper with baseball graphics and a facsimile autograph of the league president - still contains its original blue seal around the edge. A.G. Spalding & Bros., Inc. C. 1940’s
No. 00 Lowe & Campbell Official League Baseball. Cork center ball has never been removed from the box which maintains the original seal. Grey box advertises the company product line. Lowe & Campbell Athletic Goods. C. 1940’s
Baseball in Original Box. Opened navy box with a terrific action scene on the front. C. 1940’s
Roger Maris/Vern Law Wiffle Ball. Large white wiffle ball still sealed in the original cellophane package with player head shots on a paper display: Maris: Yankees, Law: Pirates. Made in USA. C. 1962 – 64
Pete Rose Wiffle Ball in Box. Junior size plastic ball in original box with a black & white head shot of the young Cincinnati Reds star player (a.k.a. Charlie Hustle). Shelton, Conn. U.S. Pat. No. 2,776,139. 1960’s
Tim McCarver/Tom Tresh Wiffle Ball in Box. Large size plastic wiffle ball housed in a cardboard box with two player head shots: McCarver – Cardinals & Tresh – Yankees. Shelton, Conn. U.S. Pat. No. 2,776,139. Late 1960’s
Thurman Munson Wiffle Ball Box. Empty box with a black & white head shot of the New York Yankee captain (who later died in a tragic plane crash). Shelton, Conn. U.S. Pat. No. 2,776,139. 1970’s
‘Slide White Shoe Dressing’. White shoe polish tin (3” diameter) still contains the original white polish. Outside has black & white graphics of a player sliding into a base safely. The words: ‘Kelly’s’, ‘Very Speedy’, ‘Slide’, and the player sliding graphic are in reference to Michael Joseph Kelly, a.k.a. ‘King Kelly’ - star player from the 1880’s for the Chicago White Sox & Boston Nationals know for his base running prowess. In addition, the company owner (having the same last name) is capitalizing on the former player’s laurels. Geo. J. Kelly Inc., Lynn Mass. C. 1910’s – 30’s
‘Slide Shoe Polish’ Can. This is the black tin version of above shoe dressing that once contained black polish. Tin has the same baseball graphics, but in gold and silver. Reverse has how-to-apply directions. Geo. J. Kelly Inc., Lynn Mass. C. 1910’s – 30’s
Cramer’s Batter’s Rosin Bag. Red, white and blue cardboard container containing: ‘Rock Rosin’ - used by pitchers and hitters assuring better grip. 3” diameter, 7” tall. The Cramer Chemical Co., Gardener Kansas. C. 1970’s
Baseball Bottle Opener. Mini baseball (1 ¾” diameter) with a bottle opener attachment affixed to one side (3 ½” long). C. 1950’s
Baseball Paper Weight. Top half of a genuine leather baseball complete with red stitching (weighs about 1 pound) sewn on a felt base. Stamped No. 812. 3 ¼” diameter. 1960’s – 70’s
Coal Souvenir/Paper Weight with Baseball Scene Etching. This lump of black coal features a flat front surface with an action scene and is labeled: Pottsville, Pa. 2 ¼” x 3 ¼”. C. 1970’s – 80’s
‘View-Master’ Viewer with 3 Baseball Reels.
The black ‘View-Master’ is made of hard plastic with binoc-style eye viewing and contains an index finger trigger mechanism that rotates the reels clockwise. Reverse contains US, Canadian, and British patent numbers. Sawyer’s Inc., Portland, Oregon. 3” x 4 ¼” x 3 ¾”. 1950’s
The reels are 5” diameter discs which slide into the ‘view-master’ and feature 21 different players in stero-scopic color action poses, including Hall-of-Famers; Yogi Berra, Phil Rizutto, Roy Campanella, and Johnny Mize. Reels come in their original sleeves; front reads: ‘7 More Wonders Of The World’ and ‘7 Three-Dimensional Pictures In Full-Color Kodachrome’. Reverse has warning instructions not to touch the film and reads: ‘Trade-Mark Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.’ Sawyer’s Inc., Portland, Oregon. 1953
Sterling Silver Cufflink/Tie Bar Set. Housed in the original cardboard box, this sterling accessory set features a gold figural batter (¾”) encased inside glass against a black background on each piece. Links are 1” long, bar is 2 ½”. C. 1920’s – 40’s
19 – Baseball Advertising Stirrers. Collection of different figural drink stirrers.
1 – Glass stirrer with a hand-painted figural batter (red & grey
uniform with a yellow bat). 7 ¼” long. C. 1930’s – 40’s
3 – Figural plastic batters (red/white/blue) marked: ‘Eddie Robinson
Gorsuch House, Baltimore, Md.’ 5 ¾”. C. 1960’s – 70’s
1 – Figural Baseball Top: white plastic stirrer marked: ‘Otesaga
Hotel, Cooperstown, New York’. Other side marked: ‘Visit The
Baseball Hall Of Fame’. 5 ½” long. C. 1960’s – 70’s
5 – Graphic Gold Batter Top: red/white/blue/black & green plastic
stirrers from the ‘Otesaga Hotel, Cooperstown, New York’. Other
side reads: ‘Visit The Baseball Hall Of fame’. 6” long. C. 1960’s –
70’s
4 – Bakelite Figural Bats with Wood Knobs: Two (1 green, 1 orange)
marked: ‘Coin Basque Haines Falls, N.Y.’. The other two (orange)
read: ‘Caruso Restaurants N.Y.’ and ‘Stacy’s- Trent Hotel,
Trenton, N.J.’. 6” long. C. 1930’s – 40’s
1 – Green plastic figural bat marked: ‘A Smash Hit’ on one side;
reverse marked: ‘Early Times Distillery Co. – Lou. Ky. 5 ¾” long. C.
1960’s – 70’s
1 – Brown stirrer advertising: ‘Johnny Bench’s’ now closed ‘Home
Plate’ restaurant. 5 ½” long. 1970’s
1 – Crossed Bats & Ball Top: red plastic marked: ‘Follow The Spokane
Indians’. Made by Beacon Sportstir (5 ½” long). C. 1950’s – 60’s
1 – ‘Chicago Cubs’: blue plastic featuring a baseball top with a Cubs
logo. 6” long. C. 1970’s
1 – ‘New York Mets’: white plastic stirrer with an orange & blue
(team colors)) logo top. 6” long. C. 1970’s
Rheingold Beer Advertising Coasters. Partially opened package contains a 4” tall stack of New York Mets cardboard coasters housed in their original factory paper wrapping marked: ‘Rheingold Coasters’. Coasters have color Mets team logo inside a baseball marked: ‘Follow the Mets On Radio And Television’. Sponsored by Rheingold Extra Dry Lager Beer’. 3 ½” diameter x 4” tall. Uebmann Breweries, Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y. – Orange, N.J. 1960’s
5 – Umpire Baseball Scorer/Indicators. These pocket scorers allowed the umpires and fans to keep track of balls, strikes, outs and the score by rotating a series of exterior dials.
A. Spalding Celluloid Scorer. Records balls, strikes and outs with 3
dials. 3” long. C. 1920’s – 40’s
B. MacGregor Celluloid Game Scorer. Interesting design molded
better to fit in palm of ones hand, with 3 dials. 3 ½”. C. 1930’s –
40’s
C. Rawlings Stainless Steel Game Scorer. Slightly smaller then
above also molded to fit hand, with 3 plastic dials. Made in USA.
3”. C. 1950’s
D. Topps Plastic Game Scorer. This is my personal scorer from Little
League days with 3 plastic dials and was purchased with Bbazooka
bubble gum comics (can’t remember how many). Topps
International, Japan. 3 ¼”. 1960’s
E. Celluloid Game Scorer. This two dial turn-of-Century scorer
records points and games (not sure what sport). 2 ¾”. C. 1900
Detroit Tigers World Series Celluloid Baseball Disk. This commemorative disk celebrating the World Series Champions of baseball features a large baseball (5” diameter) with a Tiger Mascot in the center, surrounded by 32 facsimile signatures of the player & coaches from their memorable season. Hall-of-Fame; ‘Hank Greenburg’, ‘Rudy York’, and Hal Newhouser. Copy Right. 1945
Plastic Baseball Movie Pass. Baseball guest pass (3 ¾” diameter) with a chain to be worn around neck to the opening of: ‘The Fan’ at the Official All Star Café. August 12, 1996
Japanese Baseball Back-scratcher. Neat odd ball item featuring a painted wood handle depicting a Japanese ball player, connected via a metal band to a rubber textured baseball (2 ½” diameter) which serves as the scratcher. 12” long overall. Pat. No. 112,153 in Japan. C. 1930’s
St. Louis Cardinals Souvenir Carving. Fine-detailed painted wood souvenir featuring a ‘Red Bird’ mascot perched on a branch atop an embossed black baseball marked: ‘St. Louis Cardinals’ in gold. 4 ½” x 8 ¾”. C. 1930’s – 40’s
Wood Baseball Glove/Paper Weight. Fine-carved and detailed fielder’s glove (4” x 4 ¾”). Russ Barrie and Co., Inc., Oakland, NJ. Made in China. C. 1980’s – 90’s
Castle Films 16 MM ‘This Is Baseball’ Educational Film. Nice color box (5 ¼” x 5 ¼”); front features a graphic baseball with the title displayed inside. The film reel teaches kids how to play baseball and features Major League heroes: Yogi Berra, Stan Musial, Pee Wee Reese, Ed Lopat, and Babe Ruth. 1961
Baseball Suspenders on Original Store Card. Red elastic baseball-themed suspenders with stainless steel baseball buckles engraved: ‘League Ball’. The white cardboard card marked: ‘Classic Kiddie Clip On Braces’ and ‘For Ages Up To 6 Years’. Card is 3 ¼” x 9”. Made in U.S.A. Pat. No. 2,141,983. 1938
Vintage Relief Pitcher Post Card. Well-detailed front featuring an early pitcher in raised relief prominently displayed in the foreground, with stadium, fans and other ballplayers also embossed in the background. Reverse has cancelled 1-cent stamp post marked: Jersey City, August 18, 1906.
Relief Baseball Post Card. Color card (3 ½” x 5 ¼”) with a raised relief action scene depicting; batter, catcher and fielder in period uniforms. C. 1900 – 10’s
1917 D & M Athletic Goods Catalog. Booklet-sized catalog from Draper-Maynard’s Spring-Summer line with graphic color front, chock full of early baseball equipment endorsed by many players, replete with their photos, endorsements, and facsimile signatures. 5 ½” x 7 ½”. Draper-Maynard Co., Plymouth, N.H. 1917
‘Kings of the Mound’ by Ted Oliver. Odd ball sized red, white and black booklet (4” x 9”) rating every Major League pitcher. Cover has a black & white picture of a pitcher and a baseball. 1944
A Century of Baseball Booklet 1839 – 1939 by A.H. Tarvin. Oddball sized 128 page color booklet (4 ½” x 6 ¾”) chock full of odd and humorous player tales and incidents that made baseball our National Sport. Published by the Standard Printing Company, Louisville, Ky. 1938
Mini Official Baseball Rules Booklet. This 4” x 5 ½” booklet includes official American and National League Schedules. Back cover has black & white Louisville Slugger Ad featuring Jackie Robinson and George Kell, with facsimile signatures. Published by National Baseball Congress of America, Wichita, Kansas. 1950
‘Signals…The Secret Language Of Baseball in Finger-Tip Movies’. Mini color lithographed cloth bound booklet (3” x 4”) written by Bob Broeg, Vice President of the Baseball Writer’s Association of America, explaining in detail the intricacies of using hand ‘Signals’. Flip booklet itself features Baltimore Oriole Manager, Paul Richards (wearing uniform) demonstrating, via four different black & white flip lessons. The Gillette Company, Boston, Mass. 1957
Shelf 2 (34 Total Items)
St. Louis Cardinals Cigar Box. This cigar box features a Cardinal logo (red bird on a bat) and is marked: ‘Red Birds, World Champs 1942, 6 cents’. Box still retains the original tax stamp. Manufactured by Scharf Bros. Tob. Co., 1539 South Broadway, St. Louis. 1942
Philadelphia Phillies Cigar Box. This large box features an embossed celluloid baseball affixed on the inside lid with red type marked: ‘Major League Baseball TV-Radio’ and ‘Phillies Perfecto’. Top, sides and bottom marked: ‘Baseball Packing’, ‘Phillies’. 3 ¼” x 5 ¾” x 11”. Bayuk Cigars Inc, Philadelphia. 1959
3 – Philadelphia Phillies Cigar Bands. These gold bands (3 different versions) were once wrapped around cigars. 2 ½” long. 1950’s
‘Chicago Cubs Chewing Tobacco’ Tin. Gold lithographed rectangular tin with a blue background marked: ‘Chicago Cubs’ under a red/white/blue American flag and Bald Eagle; same logo also on front, rear, sides, and top. Bottom has a company tobacco disclaimer. Retains most of tax stamp (4” x 6 ½”). Factory No. 6, Rock City Tobacco Company, Quebec, Canada. 1930’s
Grand Slam Cut Plug Tobacco Pouch. Empty dark blue baseball pouch produced during the ‘Roaring Twenties’ features gold print on front and reverse marked: ‘Grand Slam Cut Plug Tobacco’. Retains entire tax stamp (3” x 4 ½”). Factory No. 45, District of Virginia. C. 1926
Ash Trays:
Brass Baseball Trophy Ash Tray. Ornate oval-shaped tray features a glove and crossed bats trophy backed by a catcher’s chest protector and topped with an embossed baseball. Tray has two cigarette rests (3 ¼” tall x 4 ½” x 5”). The Pat. No. 14834 correlates to a date of 1857 - however the tray appears to be C. 1920’s
Batter Trophy Ash Tray. Brass trophy batter (5” tall) affixed in the center of a circular (5 ¼” diameter) tray with 4 cigarette rests. Argo & Lehne Jewelers, Columbus, Ohio. 1930’s – 40’s
Presentational Trophy Desk Ash Tray. This heavy rectangular brass tray features a crossed bats and ball trophy mounted to the center of this presentational tray. These trays were usually engraved and given away as mementos. The one offered here is engraved ‘Baseball Champ’ on one side, ‘N.C.R. Annual Picnic 1954’. 4 ¼” x 6”. C. 1954
Baseball Presentational Desk Ash Tray. Rectangular copper tray featuring an embossed baseball in the center with 4 cigarette rests. Tray engraved: ‘Indianapolis Baseball Club Inc.’ on one side; ‘Indians American Association Champions 1948’ on other. 5” x 6 ½”. 1948
Batter Trophy Presentational Ash Tray. Large circular copper tray (7 ½” diameter) featuring a batter swinging bat mounted in the center (in a period uniform) with 4 cigarette rests. Tray engraved ‘Roy Mack 1939’. Pearson Sporting Trophies, Philadelphia, Pa. 1939
Figural Batter Ashtray. Brass batter swinging bat mounted on a veined-marble tray, with a concave bowl (3 ¼” x 4”). C. 1930’s
Batter Trophy Ash Tray. Brass trophy batter swinging bat mounted on a veined, olive marble tray, with 2 cigarette rests. Tray is 5 ¼” x 6” x 5 ¼” tall. C. 1930’s – 40’s
Mini Brass Figural Ash Tray. Small (1 ½” tall) fielder mounted in the center of a square tray, with 4 cigarette rests. 3 ¼” x 3 ¼”. C. 1920s’ – 40’s
Mini Brass Catcher Ash Tray. Small crude gold-finished catcher atop a circular brass tray (3 ½” diameter). C. 1950’s – 70’s
Los Angeles Dodgers Ash Tray. Brass wash on tin tray featuring an embossed game scene depicting; pitcher, catcher, batter and raised bats & ball motif with a Dodger pennant marked: ‘LA Dodgers’. Tray has a circular side-mounted well-detailed Dodger stadium relief. 3 ¾” x 5 ¾”. Kelvin Exclusive, Japan. C. 1962
Masonic Baseball Ash Tray. Diamond-shaped tray made of brass featuring a game scene in the center in raised relief depicting a batter& catcher. Outer tray is replete with pyramid symbolism (3” x 4 ½”). Made in Japan. C. 1920’s – 30’s
Copper Baseball Glove Ash Tray. This brass-plated tray (3” x 3”) is molded in the shape of a fielder’s glove, with 1 cigarette rest. Occupied Japan. Late 1940’s
First Baseman’s Baseball Glove Ash Tray. Brass-plated tray (3” x 3”) shaped like a first baseman’s mitt, with 1 cigarette rest. Occupied Japan. Late 1940’s
Brass Baseball Glove Trophy. This well-detailed fielder’s glove (5” x 5”) once topped a trophy. C. 1950’s – 60’s
(Office)Presentational Desk Ash Tray. Circular brass tray with a baseball mounted on a pedestal stand in center of the tray with 4 cigarette rests; these were usually engraved around the rim and given away as mementos. The one offered here is yet to be engraved. 7” diameter. C. 1940’s
Presentational Catcher Trophy. Gold-plated figural squatting catcher mounted on top of a white, double-tiered marble base. Brass plaque marked: ‘Bill Hansen 1940 Union Leagues All Star Catcher’. 3” x 4” x 7” tall. 1940
M.V.P. Presentational Batter Trophy. This trophy features a swinging batter figural atop a white plastic base. Brass plaque marked: ‘M.V.P. Steve Barbie Jr. Fire Department Carlstadt Little League 1952’. 3” diameter x 6” tall. 1952
Presentational Championship Trophy. Gold-plated figural fielder stretching for a ball atop a white plastic base. Black name plate marked: ‘Peerless Wollens Champs 1954’. 3” diameter x 8” tall. 1954
Presentational Batter Trophy. Gold-plated swinging batter figural tops this brown plastic base (not engraved). 3 ¼” diameter x 7 ¾” tall. 1950’s – 60’s
Depression Era Trophy. This gold-plated swinging batter is mounted atop a green columned, yellow bakelite base. 3” x 3” x 7 ½” tall. C. 1930’s
Baseball Trophy Desk Set. Gold-plated batter in follow-thru swing mounted on a white marble base with a pen holder and an un-engraved name plate. 4” x 8” x 6” tall. C. 1950’s
Art Deco Cigarette Holder. Large brass baseball with embossed seams and a handle on top separates in half to reveal twenty-five brass cigarette clasps. 4” diameter x 8” tall when opened. C. 1920’s – 30’s
6 - Lighters
Cleveland Indians Desk Lighter. White ceramic lighter base featuring an Indians mascot perched above Cleveland Stadium with a removable brass lighter mechanism on the top. 2” diameter x 3 ¼”. 1950’s
3 – Baseball Player Zippos. These slim black lighters feature a color US Postal stamp (cancelled) laminated on one side with players name; two have an action image as well (1 ½” x 2 ¼”). Made in U.S.A. 1980’s – 90’s
A. Jackie Robinson: 20-cent stamp.
B. Lou Gehrig: 25-cent stamp.
C. Roberto Clemente: 20-cent stamp.
Brass New York Yankees Zippo Lighter. Brass lighter featuring a navy and white enameled team logo surrounded by gold metal crossed bats & ball motif, with a crown on top marked: ‘New York Yankees’. Reverse has factory seal with a warning label (1 ½” x 2 ¼”). Bradford, Pa. 1990’s
Brass Pitcher Lighter. Slim lighter (1 ¼” x 3”) featuring an embossed image of a pitcher in full wind-up. Retains factory warning label. China. 1999
Shelf 3 - (40 Total Items)
Figural Cigarette Table Lighter/Ash Tray. Caricature player (5” tall) sculpted of copper in a period uniform, holding bat, standing atop a square ash tray base. The ‘knob’ on top of baseball cap is actually a lighter wick that would ignite as friction was created. Base contains a small ash tray in the front. Bottom marked: ‘Louis V. Aronson, 1913
Sterling Figural Baseball Player Ash Tray. This beauty features a 6 ¼” tall batter in a vintage uniform attached to a molded sterling silver base with 3 metal ash trays; each with a single cigarette rest. Stamped International Silver Co. C. 1910’s
Art Deco Figural Pitcher Ash Tray. Silver pitcher trophy (4 ¾” tall) mounted atop a nice deco tray, with a purple glass inlay. Base 4 ¼” x 5 ½” with 2 cigarette rests. C. 1920’s
Boston Red Sox/Fenway Park Figural Ash Tray. Silver-finished tin tray featuring bronzed ballplayers in the center in raised relief beside a hand-painted ball field. The filigreed perimeter is marked: ‘Boston Red Sox Fenway Park’ with raised crossed bats & ball decorative elements (4” x 5 ½” with cigarette 2 rests). Made in Japan. C. 1940’s
Milwaukee Braves Ash Tray/Decorative Bowl. Circular silver metal bowl (4 ¾” diameter) with an embossed Braves mascot logo and raised lettering marked: ‘Milwaukee Braves’. 1950’s
Baseball Glove Ash Tray. Gold fielder’s glove with an enameled ‘Seattle Pilots’ baseball logo on the palm, and 2 cigarette rests. 4” x 4”. 1960’s
Baseball Ash Tray/Decorative Bowl. Silver metal baseball-shaped tray with embossed seams in the center, and a gold baseball bat and ball mounted on the outer lip. 4 ½” x 5”. 1950’s – 70’s
Figural Batter Desk Ash Try. Circular silver metal tray (5 ½” diameter) with a ‘Deco’ style baseball batter decoration in raised relief against a black background, which is mounted in the middle of tray. Tray engraved around the inside rim: “To Dad Love Sue and Al’. Diecasters Inc., Ridgefield, New Jersey. Pat. Pending. 1960
Cast Metal Figural Baseball Player Ash Tray. Un-painted silver batter (3” tall) mounted on a fancy base (looks like a baseball diamond) with 3 cigarette rests at the bases. Bottom stamped: ‘Made In Occupied Japan’ (3 ½” x 4”). Late 1940’s
Cast Metal Figural Batter Ash Tray. Metal batter (3 ¾” tall) mounted on a rectangle base with 4 cigarette rests. 2 ¼” x 4” base marked: ‘Traverse City, Michigan’. C. 1940’s
Pewter Baseball Ash Tray/Decorative Bowl. This circular bowl (5 ¼” diameter) features a figural crossed bats and ball motif (3” tall), affixed on the outer rim, with a glass insert. ‘Kings Quality Pewter’. C. 1950’s
Brooklyn Dodger Souvenir Ash Tray/Coaster. Rare presentational piece produced at the beginning of the season celebrating Brooklyn’s ten game win streak. Coaster (4” diameter) has a decorative pewter outer rim with glass covering a red & blue insert of a Dodgers cap in the center, text reads: ‘TEN-IN-A-ROW’. Delft Manufacturing Co., Matawan, N.J. 1955
Cast Metal Fielders Glove Ash Tray. Cast metal baseball glove (4” x 4 ¼”) with a silver finish molded to form a deep concave ash tray, which allows for six cigarettes to sit between the fingers and palm. Stamped: ‘Wizard Mfg. Co.’ on bottom. C. 1930’s
Chrome Figural Ash Tray. Baseball batter mounted in center of 5” diameter tray with 3 cigarette rests. C. 1930’s
Pewter Figural Pipe Stand. Heavy pewter stand features a 4 ½” tall batter mounted alongside a matching pipe stand (3” wide). C. 1930’s – 40’s
Baseball Catcher Figural Ash Tray. Mini pewter catcher (2” tall) mounted atop a fancy tray, with 2 cigarette rests (3” x 3 ¾”). C. 1930’s – 50’s
Depression Era Figural Batter Ash Tray. Metal trophy batter (3 ½” tall) mounted atop a green Deco ‘Sani-Tray’ base (4 ¾” diameter) with 2 cigarette rests. The tray features a lever that when depressed - the butts/ashes disappear (7” tall overall). Carrol Ave., Chicago, Il. Pat No. 1,852,610. 1932
Pewter Player Match Safe. This safe features a period player with bat on shoulder wearing turn-of-century uniform, mounted beside a cylindrical match safe. 2 ½” diameter x 3” tall.
22 - Lighters: Large grouping of cigarette lighters with various baseball themes:
Silver-Plated Baseball Table Lighter. 4 ½” tall pedestal baseball with embossed seams; lighter mechanism on top. Made in Occupied Japan. Late 1940’s
Silver-Plated Baseball Table Lighter. Classic baseball lighter on three bats design (4 ½” tall); lighter mechanism on top. Japan. C. 1940’s
Silver-Plated Baseball Table Lighter/Ash Tray. This classic baseball on three bats design features a detachable ‘Deco Style’ baseball lighter with raised seams on the top; bats are mounted on a home plate which serves as ash tray base. 4 ½” tall. Occupied Japan. Late 1940’s
Baseball Lighter/Ash Tray Set. Two piece silver-plated set features a raised seamed baseball lighter (1 ¾” diameter) that sits on fielder’s glove base, with 1 cigarette rest (glove base serves as lighter mount). Glove marked: ‘Reliance Chicago’. 3 ¾” x 4”. Made in occupied Japan. Late 1940’s
Baseball Trophy Table Lighter. This lighter features a clear rectangular amber base (5 ¾” tall), marked ‘Polly’ with a gold batter trophy embedded inside (lighter mechanism on top). C. 1950’s
Baseball Trophy Table Lighter. Circular version of the above with a different gold trophy batter embedded in clear plastic; this one with a gold name plate on the front. 2 ¾” diameter, 5 ¾” tall. C. 1950’s
Plated Baseball Lighter Mounted on Black Base. 4 ¼” tall gold plastic baseball with raised seams opens in half to reveal the lighter mechanism. 1980’s – 90’s
Vintage Scripto Vu-Lighter. Clear lighter with a red band features a graphic color player swinging bat (# 8) inside. 1 5/8” x 2 7/8”. Vu-Lighter Corporation, Atlanta, Ga. Pat. N0. 2881608. 1959
Madison Baseball Lighter. Silver striker with a gold embossed charm batter (1 ¼”) affixed on the front, surrounded by decorative textured background. Bottom marked: ‘Super Automatic Lighter’. 1 ¾” x 2 ¼”. Japan. 1950’s
‘Hy Glo’ Baseball Lighter. ‘Lip Stick’ style lighter (2 ¼” long), with engraved pitcher and batter images. Top has a green striker lid, striker mechanism marked: ‘Hy Glo’, ‘Made in USA’. C. 1950’s
Continental Baseball Lighter. Silver lighter with an engraved batter image on one side. Marked CMC. 1 5/8” x 2”. C. 1940’s – 50’s
Baseball ‘Companion’ Lighter. Plastic wrap-around sleeve features a graphic pitcher winding-up on the front. Reverse has graphic crossed bats and ball motif. 1 5/8” x 1 7/8”. Japan. C. 1950’s
Storm Master Baseball Lighter. This lite-weight aluminum lighter features a graphic swinging batter against a silver background. 1 ½” x 2 ¼”. Pats. Pend., made in USA. C. 1950’s
Pittsburgh Pirates Zippo. Silver lighter featuring an older Pirate logo marked: ‘Bucco Power’ above ‘Pittsburgh Pirates’. 1 ½” x 2 ¼”. Bradford, Pa. C. 1970’s
2 – Baseball Charm Zippos. Silver lighters with gold charms affixed on the side (factory sealed with warning labels still intact); one features crossed baseball bats and ball around a home plate design. The other has a baseball glove with a ball in the palm. 1 ½” x 2 ¼”. Bradford, Pa. 1990’s
6 – Baseball Team Logo Zippos. Silver lighters featuring colorful enameled metal team logos on the side (factory sealed with a warning labels). 1 ½” x 2 ¼”. Bradford, Pa. 1990’s
A. 2 - New York Yankees: Red/white/blue top hat over a raised
seamed baseball marked: ‘Yankees’ in red. The other has white
NY logo against a navy enameled baseball diamond with crossed
bats and ball design, and a crown on top marked: New York
Yankees against a navy background.
B. Boston Red Sox: Pair of Red Sox inside a seamed baseball marked:
Boston Red Sox around the border.
C. New York Mets: Blue New York City skyline on an embossed
baseball marked: ‘Mets’ in orange.
D. Pittsburgh Pirates: Pirate logo features black eye patch with red
bandana and crossed bats marked: ‘Pirates’ in yellow.
E. Chicago White Sox: Raised seamed baseball logo marked: ‘Sox’ in
black on top of a raised seamed baseball.
Shelf 4 - (61 Total Items)
11 - Lighters: Large grouping of cigarette lighters with various baseball themes:
Vintage Scripto Vu-Lighter. Clear lighter surrounded by a red band features a gold free-floating metal baseball batter charm inside (1” tall) swinging bat. 1 5/8” x 2 7/8”. C. 1950’s
Vintage Silver Vu-Lighter. Thin clear plastic lighter with a silver top features a gold metal batter charm (1” tall) inside swinging bat. 1 18” x 3”. Marked: ‘Glory’ on bottom. 1950’s
Vintage Baseball View Lighter. Silver lighter with a clear circular window in the center on one side features a mini gold batter charm inside (¾”) with extended bat, against a yellow felt background. 1 ¾” x 2 ¼”. C. 1950’s
Los Angeles Angels Wellington Balboa Lighter. Colorful red striker marked: ‘Los Angeles Angels’ around a graphic baseball on the front. Reverse has an Angeles logo marked: ‘Gene Autry’ (team owner and former Cowboy Western television star). 1 ¾” x 2 ¼”. Japan. Mid 1960’s
Madison Baseball Lighter. Silver striker with a gold embossed charm batter affixed on the side, surrounded by a decorative textured background. Bottom reads: ‘Super Automatic Lighter’. 1 ¾” x 2 ¼”. Japan. 1950’s
Kent Baseball Charm Lighter. Silver lighter features a gold embossed batter charm (1 ¼”) on the side. 1 5/8” x 2”. Japan. 1950’s
Black & Gold Zippo Baseball Lighter. Black lighter with a gold lid features a batter charm (1 ¼”) affixed on one side. 1 ½” x 2 ¼”. Bottom Marked ‘S.M.C., Japan. C. 1950’s
Black Zippo. This lighter features a graphic color batter on one side. 1 ½” x 2 ¼”. C. 1950’s – 60’s
St. Louis Cardinals Zippo. Silver lighter features an embossed Cardinal mascot logo depicting a red bird perched on bat with a baseball background. 1 ½” x 2 ¼”. Bradford, Pa., made in USA. 1990’s
Chicago Cubs Penguin Tobacco Advertising Lighter. This lighter features the same graphic company logo marked: ‘Chicago Cubs’ found on the Cubs chewing tobacco tins from 1936. Comes with original cardboard box (1 7/8” x 2 1/8”). Rock City Tobacco Co. Limited, Quebec. C. 1930’s – 50’s
Apollo ‘All Star’ Baseball Advertising Lighter. Front features an ad for ‘All Star Baseball Gloves’ and depicts a baseball in the center surrounded by ten white stars, against a navy background. Reverse reads: ‘Midwest Import Company, Inc. 5508 Highwood Drive, Minneapolis 24, Minn.’ Bottom marked: ‘Rogers Item # 844.’ 1 7/8 x 2 1/8”. Japan. C. 1950’s
Tins:
19th Century ‘Mayo’s Cut Plug Tobacco’ Tin. ‘Lunch box’ style tin once held smoking and chewing tobacco and also contained N33 black & white baseball cards featuring the stars of the day. It has a wire handle and a clamp-closing devise and still retains a small piece of the tax stamp. Inside has the Mayo trade mark logo marked: ‘Mayo’s Tobacco Is Always Good’. Reverse graphics carry the manufacturer’s notice. Bottom is stamped by the tin maker. Factory No. 1, District of Virginia. 8” x 3 ¾” x 4 ¾”. C. 1878
‘Bat Chewing Tobacco’ Tin. Large black tin with red & yellow print surrounded by a gold border, pictures an early graphic tin tag of the ‘Philadelphia Athletics, attached to a block of tobacco and proclaims: “Always Makes A Hit”. Inside lid has a black & white version of the top. Sides also advertise the product ‘Sure is Some Chew’, while underside states the country tax laws. Retains partial tax stamp and measures 6 ½” x 7 ¼”. Factory No. 6, Rock City Tobacco Co., Limited, Quebec, Canada. C. 1910’s – 20’s
‘Bat Plug Chewing Tobacco’ Tin. Round red/white/blue depression era tin with same lithographed ‘Philadelphia Athletic’ tin tag as above on the front and rear. Measures 6” diameter x 3 ¼” tall. Rock City Tobacco Company, Limited, Quebec. 1936
‘Home Run’ Cigarette Tobacco Tin. Red cylindrical tin with batter and baseball graphics on both sides marked: ‘A Sure Hit’. One side of tin is in English, the other French. Red lid has an ornate silver embossed crest. 4 ¼” tall x 4 ½” diameter. Rock City Tobacco Company, Quebec, Canada. C. 1930’s
‘Home Run’ Cigarette Tobacco Tin. This is a variation of the above red cylindrical tin; slightly smaller with a red and white background. Tin has graphics of batter and baseball on both sides and reads: ‘A Sure Hit’. One side of tin is in English, the other French. Silver lid has an ornate silver embossed crest. 3 ½” tall x 4 ½” diameter. The B. Houde, Co. Limited, Quebec, Sole Distributors. C. 1930’s
‘Chicago Cubs Chewing Tobacco Tin. Yellow cylindrical tin marked: ‘Chicago Cubs’ on front and rear. 3 ¼” tall x 6” diameter. Rock City Tobacco Company, Quebec, Canada. 1936
‘Chicago Cubs’ Chewing Tobacco Tin. Variation of the above yellow cylindrical tin; this one is smaller and a different shape with the same graphics. Retains partial tax stamp, 4 ½” diameter x 3 ¼” tall. Rock City Tobacco Company, Quebec, Canada. 1936
Pouches
‘4 Bagger’ Tobacco Pouch (2 total). Un-opened powder blue pouch containing the original tobacco from the ‘Roaring Twenties’ depicts front and back with a batter in the center of a baseball diamond alluding to hitting a home run, marked: ‘4 Bagger’. Entire tax stamp intact, 3 ½” x 5” x 1 ½”. Harvey’s, Syracuse, NY. 1926
Bingo Chewing Tobacco Bag/Pouch. Un-used bag served as a pouch to hold store-bought tobacco shows much patina and features color graphics of a game in progress on front and reverse, marked: ‘Bingo Chewing Tobacco, Union Made’ (comes with a company warning label not to reuse this bag). 4 ¾” x 7”. Manufactured by The Midwest Tobacco Co. Factory No. 10, 1st Dist. Of Ohio. C. 1920’s – 30’s
Base Ball Tobacco Pouch. Empty red soft pack also from the ‘Roaring Twenties’ features a graphic baseball on the front and reverse marked: ‘Base Ball’ and ‘For cigarettes and pipes’. Retains much of tax stamp and pictures former President, John Adams (3” x 4 ½”). Larus & Bro., Co., Richmond, Va. C. 1926
Nellie Fox ‘Favorite’ Chewing Tobacco Package. This colorful red, white and blue soft pack pictures the Chicago White Sox star sporting a wad of tobacco in his cheek, and refers to him as: ‘Mr. Chewing tobacco’. Fox proclaims: ‘Try my chewing tobacco … it’s the Greatest’! Reverse pictures eight different players in black & white who chew ‘Favorite’. 3 ½” x 5”. 1950’s
‘Boston Club 5’s’ Cigar Box Lid. Wood lid with a lithographed inner paper label featuring crossed bats and baseball design marked: ‘Boston Club 5’s’. Outer lid has ‘Boston Club 5’s’ burned into the wood and retains good portion of the tax stamp (5 ½” x 6 ½”). 1883
‘Red Bird favorites’ Cigar Box Label. Label celebrating the great St. Louis teams of the 40’s depicts a Cardinal logo (red bird on a bat) and is autographed by star player, Hall-of-Fame outfielder, Stan Musial. This version is marked: ‘Mild Quality Hand Made Cigars 2 For 15 cents’. 5 ¼” x 7”. Manufactured by Scharf Bros. Tobacco. Co., 1539 South Broadway, St. Louis 4, Mo. C. Mid 1940’s
New York Giants Cigarette Pack Holder. This flexible aluminum case features a painted Giants team logo (black & orange on a white baseball) with a New York City skyline. Reverse has entire Giants Home Schedule for 1950 season. Top has painted baseball bat (2 ¼” x 3”). 1950
Ashtrays
19th Century Silver Figural Ash Tray. Decorative quadruple-plated tray features a fine-detailed 2 ¼” tall metal batter in period uniform holding a bat. Figure is attached to a circular tray (2 ½” diameter) with a single bar cigarette rest and a decorative rim with mini baseballs. Colonial Silver Co., Portland, Maine. C. 1900
Figural Metal Batsman Ash Tray. This beauty features a 3” tall painted batter figure (white uniform, red sox & brim, black cleats) affixed to a silver-toned pedestal base with a removable glass tray. Base is 4 ½” wide. 1930’s
Figural Batter Ash Tray. Gold finished metal trophy batsman (2 ¾”) mounted on a nice green marble base. Base measures 3 ¾” x 4”. C. 1930’s
Figural Batter Ash Tray. Cast metal tray with a painted batter (red jersey /yellow bat) with a ball between the feet, mounted on a rectangular tray with 4 cigarette rests. Batter 3” tall, base is 2 ¼” x 2 ¾”. C. 1930’s
Baltimore Orioles Souvenir Ashtray/Skillet. Souvenir from the Baltimore Orioles minor league team features a square black cast iron tray in the shape of a mini skillet, with an embossed painted batter image in the center marked: ‘Baltimore Orioles’. Tray has 2 cigarette rests and a handle with a hole for hanging. C. 1930’s – 40’s
Baseball Souvenir Ashtray/Skillet. Circular black cast iron tray/mini skillet (3 ½” diameter) featuring an embossed color batter image in the center, with 2 cigarette rests. Handle has a hole for hanging. Reverse stamped ‘John Wright’. C. 1939 – 40’s
Baseball Glove Ashtray. Nice-detailed tin tray molded in the shape of a fielder’s glove, with 2 cigarette rests. 4” x 4 ¼”, marked ‘Occupied Japan’. C. Late 1940’s
Copper Baseball Glove Ashtray. Small molded copper fielder’s glove (3” x 3”) with a single cigarette rest. Occupied Japan. C. Late 1940’s
Metal Figural Player on Tin Ash Tray. This tray features a 2 ½” tall pitcher standing on a square tin tray (3 ¼” x 3 ¼”), with 4 cigarette rests. C. 1950’s
Boston Red Sox Figural Ashtray. Circular tin tray with silver finish features a colorful pair of etched ‘Red Sox Stockings’ on a baseball background, with 2 cigarette rests. Outer rim is marked: ‘Boston Red Sox’ in red and shows eight decorative embossed baseballs along outer edge surrounding the rests. 4 ¼” diameter. Made in Japan. C. 1940’s – 50’s
Porcelain Baseball Match Safe. 2 ¼” diameter baseball with raised seams hollowed-out in the center to house stick matches. C. 1920’s – 30’s
‘Colgan’s Mint’ Tin. Tiny green tin (1 ½” diameter) that once housed gum along with a highly coveted, baseball player disc. Colgan Gum Co. Inc. Louisville, Ky. 1910
Tobacco Tin Tags:
This unique form of advertising started with paper labels, then in the 1870’s Pierre Lorillard is credited with the first use of tin tags for brand identification. A small piece of machine stamped tin was imprinted with full color lithography and stuck to a compressed chunk of ‘plug’ chewing tobacco, usually 12” – 18” long, via sharp prongs that were bent and pressed into the block of tobacco. Tobacco tags had another lesser known use - they could also be redeemed for prizes in the same way that S&H Green Stamps are used today. Manufacturer’s catalogs from the 1900-1915 periods list and picture thousands of gifts that could be exchanged for tobacco tags. Ex. A ‘Marlin’ repeating shot gun for 3,000 tags, a sewing machine for 4,500 tags, a 1913 model ‘Indian’ motorcycle (with side car) for 47,000 tags.
5 – Different Baseball Tin Tags. Each tag is approximately .75” in length and still have prongs attached. C. 1880’s – 1910’s
1. Ball player (black & white) with bat in hands, labeled St. Louis.
2. Ball player (wearing color uniform), posing with bat, labeled
Philadelphia.
3. Philadelphia Athletics. This is a team tag that features a red
over-sized baseball bat, labeled: ‘BAT’ (tag is an advertisement
for the 'BAT CHEWING TOBACCO tin from Canada also offered
in the collection) over a white baseball with seams.
4. Catcher: Yellow pin with a graphic catcher in black, marked:
‘Catcher’.
5. Umpire: Black type over a red background.
Tin Lithographed Pitcher Badge. Yellow badge (1 ½” x 2”) with red crossed bats and ball litho marked: ‘Pitcher’ with a bendable prong at one end for attachment. C. 1940’s
12 – P2 Sweet Caporal Baseball Tobacco Pins. These black & white pin enticements (7/8” diameter) came in cigarette packs and feature player portraits on a grayish-hued background with team & player names. Hall of Famer: Tinker, Chase, Griffith, Bresnahan, Wilson. ‘Sweet Caporal’ brand is identified on reverse on thin paper along with a pin. 1910
2 – PX7 Sweet Caporal Domino Cigarettes Advertising Discs. These tiny player discs were actually intended to be used as dominoes. They are made of cardboard surrounded by a thin metal rim and have a sepia-color portrait of the player on one side; Cy Young of the Boston Rustlers, precursor to the Red Sox, the other is Turner of the Cleveland Naps. Reverse sides have a different domino game piece. Manufactured in factory No. 30, 2nd District, New York. 1 1/8” diameter. C. 1909 – 1912
‘Home Run Tobacco’ Advertising Chip. Off-white chip (1 ¼” diameter) features a raised plastic relief of a batter in period uniform. Reverse has advertising information. Manufactured by S. Hernsheim Bros, New Orleans. C. 1910’s
19th Century Honus Wagner ‘Patterson’ Advertising Pin Back Button. In the late 1800’s, tobacco companies began to include pin back buttons in their cigarette packs to help spur sales, so it was only natural that the images of baseball players and teams were found on buttons (without paying out royalties), although they are very rare. One year before he entered the major leagues, Wagner played with the Patterson, N. J. team. This extremely rare pin pictures Wagner along with ten teammates, a coach and the manager. The pin itself is only the second one that has ever surfaced, despite the claim of: ‘This is the only known example of this pin’. Despite being faded and stained the players are clearly visible under a magnifying glass. Reverse paper label on back is in poor shape but reads: ‘Whitehead & Hoag Co. Newark. 7/8” diameter. 1896
2 – Cigar Bands. Paper bands once wrapped around cigars used to entice smokers.
A. Chicago Cubs: Color lithographed band (2 ¾”) with Cubs logo in
center, C. 1930’s
B. Tampa Cubs: Red and gold band (2 ½”) probably a minor league
team, from the cigar capital of America. Tampa Cigar Co, Tampa
Fla.. C. 1940’s
Shelf 5 - (142 Total Items)
Vintage ‘Home Patent’ Cigar Box. This early mahogany box features a black & white interior label picturing the ‘Hyslops Home Patent’ Baseball team posing in a studio for their team photo. The picture depicts ten players and two managers/owners with ‘Home Patent’ burned onto front and exterior lid. Interior red and white paper border label marked: ‘Home Patent’ on all four sides (no information can be found on ‘Hyslops’ as a team or even town in America). 8 ½” x 5 ¼” x 2 ½”. C. 1880’s – 90’s
‘Owosso’ Team Cigar Box. Mahogany box with black & white studio image of the team showing nine players and a manager surrounding a trophy - who are denoted as ‘Champions of Michigan and Canada’. Interior border is decorated with embossed décor while interior & exterior paper faces read: ‘Winner’ with ‘Winner’ burned on top lid and front. Box once held Cuban Cigars and exterior lid is branded: ‘Cuban Fabrica De Tabacos Habana’. Retains most of tax stamp. Bottom reads: ‘Factory No. 242 1st District Michigan. 8” x 4 ½” x 2 ½”. Siess & Dingler, Owosso, Mich. 1904 – 05
‘Stallings Tigers’ Cigar Box with a Black &White Photo of Manager George Stallings. This rare box features an interior label picturing the ‘Newark Tigers’ who were the farm team of the New York Highlanders, later the New York Yankees, managed by George Stallings who then moved on to manage the Yankees in 1909. The team photo depicts nineteen players (and a bat boy) posed in a studio setting with an American flag background; players have an ‘N’ logo on left front jersey with a ‘Tiger’ mascot at the top (only one I’ve ever seen). The Stallings photo is 4” x 6” and pictures him in a suit the way he was known to manage in the dugout. Stallings himself was a catcher for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms (debuting May, 22, 1890) but had an uneventful career. As a manager, he is credited with being the first skipper to use platooning as a weapon. Box is 8 ½” x 5 ½” x 2 ½”. Copyright by Kugler Co. Bottom reads: Factory No. 2058 5th District New Jersey. C. 1908
‘Champions of North Kansas’ Cigar Box. This box features a black & white exterior photograph of the ‘Oketo M.N.A.’ baseball team with an embossed bordered interior lid showing ten players in early uniform with a manager and dog surrounded by typical period décor. G.B. Watson manufacturer, Factory No. 193 Dist., Kas. 50. 7” x 5” x 2 ½”. C. 1900
‘Our Winners’ Team Cigar Box. Black & white studio image of the Rushford, Minnesota baseball team showing nine players and the manager. ‘Our Winners’ and baseball motif are burned on the exterior lid. Partial tax stamp remains (8” x 5” x 2 ½”). Manufactured at Factory No. 113, District State of Minnesota. Rushford, Minn. 1899
Ted and Bob Mini Vanity Cigar Box. Charming piece of early tobacco related baseball memorabilia featuring a paper label with two young boys playing baseball on interior and exterior lids and one side. Interior label also proclaims: ‘Best Cigar In Town’ under the picture. Box retains partial tax stamp on lid (4” x 5” x 1 ½”). Manufactured at Factory No. 139 9th District Pennsylvania. C. 1910
Pouches:
‘4 Bagger’ Tobacco Pouch (2 total). Un-opened powder blue pouch containing original tobacco from the ‘Roaring Twenties’ features front and back with a batter in the center of a baseball diamond alluding to hitting a home run, under which reads: ‘4 Bagger’. Pouch still has original cellophane wrap and full tax stamp (3 ½” x 5” x 1 ½”). Harvey’s, Syracuse, NY. 1926
‘Pinch Hit’ Chewing Tobacco Pouch. Un-opened red/white/blue pouch containing original tobacco from the ‘Roaring Twenties’ features a baseball in hand design in the center on front and reverse, marked: ‘Pinch Hit Chewing Tobacco’. Retains full tax stamp (2 ½” x 4 ¾” x 1 ¼”). Factory No. 1, Tenth District State of Ohio. 1926
Pipes/Stands:
Figural Batter Pipe Stand. Nice 4 ¼” tall brass batter with a copper wash (in period uniform), affixed to a base alongside a matching pipe stand. Japan. C. 1930’s – 40’s
‘Comoys Grand Slam’ Imported Briar Wood Baseball Bat Pipe with Original Pouch. Fine-detailed pipe marked: ‘Slugger’ on handle with an aged engraved seamed baseball-shaped bowl. Pipe comes with original bronze cotton-lined pouch (4 ½” long). Made in England. C. 1940’s – 50’s
Baseball Bat Pipe. Rare heavily-lacquered thin bat-shaped pipe with a white seamed baseball-shaped bowl. 6 ½” long. C. 1940’s – 50’s
‘Pennant’ Imported Briar Baseball Bat Pipe. Aged baseball-shaped bowl affixed to a baseball bat marked: ‘Pennant’. 5 ¼” long. C. 1950’s
Mini ‘Shortstop’ Baseball Bat Pipe. Tiny grooved baseball bat marked: ‘Shortstop’ etched on side with a baseball-shaped tobacco bowl. 2 ½” long. C. 1940’s
White Marble Pipe Stand with Gold Base. 3 ½” long x 1 ¾” high. C. 1920’s – 30’s
Detroit Tigers Champion Advertising Match-Safe. This mini-tribute to the twice-consecutive American League champs is a celluloid match-safe depicting twenty-three members of the team in small oval portraits, including Ty Cobb. Reverse advertises Mundus Beer and the striker is located on bottom. Produced by Westside Brewery, Detroit, Mich. 1909
‘Cleveland Indians’ Cigarette Case. Red with gold sparkle stadium souvenir made of light gauge steel that has two internal spring-loaded retainers and bares the Tribe’s primitive Indian logo sandwiched between ‘Cleveland Indians’ on the front. 3” x 3”. C. 1940’s
3 – ‘Home Run’ Cigarette Packs. Vintage baseball themed soft packs sealed in cellophane, picture a batter and catcher scene on the front in 19th century uniforms under the heading: ‘Home Run’ and holds twenty cigarettes. Original tax stamps remain in tact (2 ¼” x 3”). One is from the Liggett Group Inc., Durham, N.C. and contains the 1970’s ‘Surgeon General’s Warning’; the other two are from Liggett & Meyers Tobacco Co, long before they merged into the above company. C. late 1920’s – 30’s.
Ashtrays:
Baseball ‘Hall of Fame’ Souvenir Ash Tray/Skillet. Circular white cast iron tray in the shape of a mini skillet features an embossed painted batter in the center (red cap and sox), with 2 cigarette rests. Handle has a hole for hanging (3 ½” diameter). Reverse has a Baseball Hall of Fame sticker stamped: ‘John Wright’. C. 1939 – 40’s
Art Deco Figural Ashtray. Beautiful double-tiered gold-painted metal tray features a figural batter trophy mounted in the center sandwiched between 2 cigarette shelves. 4” diameter x 5” tall. C. 1920’s – 30’s
Vintage Swinging Batter Ash Tray. Nice brass period figural batter mounted on a matching tray, with 2 cigarette rests. C. 1920’s – 30’s
Figural Batter Ashtray. Copper tray with 3 cigarette rests features a figural batter mounted in the center. Figure 3” tall, tray 3 ½” diameter. C. 1940’s
Masonic Baseball Ash Tray. Brass tray (3” diameter) features a raised relief game scene in the center; replete with pyramid symbolism around the outer rim, and one cigarette rest. Made in Japan. C. 1920’s – 30’s
First Baseman’s Baseball Glove Ash Tray. Brass-plated tray molded in the shape of a first baseman’s mitt, with one cigarette rest (3” x 3”). Occupied Japan. Late 1940’s
9 - Lighters: Large grouping of cigarette lighters with various baseball themes:
New York Giants Deco Lighter. Silver deco-style lighter marked: ‘Giants’ features a baseball on the front. Unreadable patent number and manufacturer on bottom. 1” x 2 ¼” tall. C. 1930’s – 40’s?
Baseball Bat Lighter. Green metal bat-shaped cigarette lighter (3 ½” long) has a removable barrel exposing the flint. Handle is also removable and contains 2 flints. C. 1940’s
Mini ‘Penguins’ Lighter. Grey laminated lighter featuring a graphic pitcher in pin stripes with a loop for key chain attachment. Bottom marked: ‘No. 700’. ¾” x 2”. Japan. C. 1950’s
Milwaukee Braves ‘World Champions’ Advertising Lighter. Gold decorative lighter featuring a Braves mascot logo in the center commemorating their World Series victory marked: ‘Milwaukee Braves World Champions’. Reverse marked ‘Aunt Nellie’s Foods, Inc.. ‘Penguin High Quality Lighter’, 1 ¾” x 2 ¼”. Marked: ‘Superlative Lighter NC 18250’. Japan’. 1950’s
Mini Pittsburgh Cigarette Lighter/Key Chain. Cool novelty lighter presented to a team scout. Front features a color Pirate logo marked: ‘The Pirates’ underneath. Reverse reads: ‘Pittsburgh Pirates Scout Al Gallman. 1” x 1 1/8”. Marked: Barlow, Japan. C. 1950’s
Los Angeles Angels Zippo. Silver Zippo featuring an engraved batter image on the front marked: ‘LA Angels’ (American League expansion team). 1 ½” x 2 ¼”. Japan. C. 1962
Fielder Zippo. Green laminated Zippo featuring a graphic outfielder leaping for a ball (ball is visible). Bottom marked: ‘’Rogers Sportsman’. 1 ½” x 2 ¼”. Japan. C. 1960’s
Graphic Batter Lighter. Silver lighter with a laminated Olive background features a swinging batter on one side. Bottom marked: ‘SMC’. 1 5/8” x 1 7/8”. Japan. C. 1950’s
Vintage Scripto Vu-Lighter. Clear lighter see-thru lighter surrounded by a red band features a graphic color batter inside. 1 5/8” x 2 7/8”. Vu-Lighter Corporation, Atlanta, Ga. Pat. N0. 2529094. 1950
Cigar Bands:
3 – Baseball Player Cigar Bands. Decorative red bands with gold embossed décor (2 ¾” long) each have player’s name printed in the center. C. 1920’s
A. Al Simmons: Hall-of-Famer playing mostly for the Philadelphia
Athletics during the 20’s. Band marked: ‘Erlinda Cigar Co.,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin’.
B. Joe Tinker: Hall-of-Fame short stop his entire career for the
Cubs from 1902 - 16. Band marked: ‘Quality Extra’.
C. Babe Ruth: NY Yankees, marked: ‘Tobaccos Primeros’.
Baby Ruth Cigar Band on Cigar. Same gold embossed décor Ruth band as above; this one wrapped around a cigar. C. 1920’s
‘The Ball’ Havana Cigar Label. Decorative Cuban label featuring a baseball in the center; this one is wrapped around a cigar. Side marked: ‘P.G. Knowles’. 1910’s – 20’s
Jake Daubert Cigar Band. Daubert was a star first baseman mostly for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1910’s and continued playing until he met his untimely death in 1924. This band has period equipment motif surrounding Daubert’s name in the center, and is wrapped around a cigar. C. 1910’s
2 – Pedro Ramos Cigar Bands. Brown bands of the Cuban born, Cleveland Indian Star with his photograph in the center, surrounded by his name, two bats, marked: ‘Hand Made’. One band is unused; the other is wrapped around a cigar. 3” long. 1959 – 61
Matches:
32 – Silver Border Baseball Player Match Books. This depression era series offered the first baseball match book set, designated by collectors as U1. They came in four color variations; blue, green, red and orange and featured player photos on the front surrounded by a silver border with their names and name of team. Reverse has glove, bats and ball motif with a brief player bio. Match books are flattened, staple and matches removed, with strikers intact (1 ½” x 4 ½”). The Diamond Match Co., New York. 1934
14 – Baseball Player Match Books. This series is designated as U3-1, it is similar to series U1, but features a wider player photo (with some action shots) and appears in the same four color variations; blue, green, red and orange. Reverse has player bios. Match books are flattened, staple and matches removed, with strikers intact (1 ½” x 4 ½”). The Diamond Match Co., New York. 1935 – 36
Joe ‘DiMaggio’s Restaurant’ Match Book. Booklet features a black & white photo of an older Yankee great in uniform, with a facsimile signature across the chest. Reverse reads: ‘World Famous DiMaggio’s on Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco’. Striker intact. Saltz Advertising Specialties, San Francisco. Ca. C. 1960’s – 70’s
8 – Minnesota Twins Player Advertising Match Books. Feature black & white player photos on one side; ad for F&M (Farmers & Mechanics) Savings Bank of Minneapolis on reverse. Strikers intact. Hall-of-Fame: Harmon Killebrew. Universal Match Corporation, St. Louis. Mid 1960’s
17 – Baltimore Oriole Player Match Books. Series of the great Baltimore team features an Oriole logo on the front with a black & white photo of the individual players on reverse. Interior has the ‘70’ Oriole season Home schedule. Top has Memorial Stadium phone number. Strikers intact. Hall-of-Fame: Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson, Jim Palmer, Earl Weaver/ manager. 1970
John McGraw Advertising Match Book. This book is from Austin Nichols & Co. (a liquor importer) using McGraw to sell ‘Pedro’s Rum’. Front has a sketch of the New York Giant Hall-of-Fame manager; inside has a mail in offer for a twenty-four page McGraw booklet for ten cents. Match book is flattened, staple and matches removed, striker intact (1 ½” x 4 ½”). Brooklyn, New York. C. 1930’s
‘Sportsmans Bar’ Match Book. Navy book with black & white photos on front and back of ‘Marty Berghammer’ (catcher, 12 big league seasons, won batting title in ‘26’) & ‘Bubbles Hargrave’ (4 years in Majors, 10 in minors) inside a baseball, with baseball bats and address of establishment. Inside has the ‘37’ St. Paul Home Schedule. Match book is flattened, staple and matches removed, striker intact (1 ½” x 4 ½”). Lion Match Co., New York. 1937
2 – ‘Play Ball’ Match Packs. Graphic baseball scenes on both sides; no strikers. New York Lion Match Co. C. 1930’s – 40’s
Over-Sized Stan Musial advertising Match Pack. Front features a graphic batter marked: ‘Stan Musial and Biggies Steak And Lobster House’ advertising the (now closed) eating establishment. Inside cover and matches have baseball graphics. Reverse has ad for their cocktail lounge (3 ½” x 4”). C. 1950’s – 60’s
‘Play Ball’ Pin Up Girl Match Pack. Front cover features a sexy cover girl with baseball glove; reverse marked: ‘The Kings Restaurant’ with the address. No striker. Indianapolis. C. 1950’s
‘Mohawk Motors’ Advertising Match Pack. Front features an ad for Joe’s Service Station in Sparta, New Jersey. Reverse has a graphic ‘Casey At Bat’ ‘Rockwellesque’ baseball scene. Striker, no matches. Mercury Match Corp., Zanesville, Ohio. C. 1950’s
Baseball World Series Contest Match Book. Tobacco pipe mix promotion from the Rum and Maple Tobacco Corp., New York, NY. Front has a baseball diamond; reverse has a baseball with an ad for the contest winner to attend the World Series. No striker, no matches. 1953
Al Schacht’s Restaurant Match Book Cover. Interesting matchbook with a drawing of the former Yankee player (1919-1921), (later a professional clown) on the front with a striker/baseball diamond on reverse, along with the address: 102 E. 52nd St. Off Park Ave, NYC. Wide-style matches have baseball bat graphics marked: ‘Al Schacht’ on alternating matches (now closed). Late 1940’s
Bill Zuber Restaurant Match Book. Black & white photo of twelve year Major League pitcher and conscientious objector during WWII wearing his New York Yankee uniform (1943-46) with facsimile signature on front. Reverse shows bat and pennants marked: ‘Recommended By Major Leagues’. Diamond Match Co., Minneapolis, Mn. Restaurant now Closed. C. 1940’s
Yogi Berra ‘Yoo-Hoo’ Advertising Matchbook. Yellow match book used to sell the popular soft-drink features a black & white head shot of the New York Yankee Hall-of-Fame catcher with his name on a ‘Yoo-Hoo’ bottle top proclaiming: ‘Me For Yoo-Hoo’. Reverse has a Yoo-Hoo bottle marked: ‘The Chocolate Drink Of Champions’. Top directs customer to the ad offer (inside) which enables one to buy the ‘The Story of Yogi Berra’ book. Match book is flattened, staple and matches removed, striker intact (1 ½” x 4 ½”). Chicago Match Co., Libertyville, Ill.. 1950’s – 60’s
Mike Manuche MM Restaurant Match Book. Large match book format; front features a black & white baseball painting titled:‘Out At Home’ that once hung in Manuche’s (now closed) sports themed establishment. Reverse has address: 150 West 52 St., NY, NY. 1950’s – 60’s
Cincinnati Reds Match Book. Red match book commemorating the ‘Big Red Machine’ (Western Division and National League pennant winners) marked: ‘Right On Reds’. Reverse pictures ‘Riverfront Stadium’ below two pennants. Reds ‘71’ Home Schedule inside with team logo. Cincinnati Reds, Inc. 1970
2 – Pete Rose ‘Ball Park Café’ Match Books. Yellow pack has an image of Rose in uniform marked: ‘Hit King 4,256’ and a facsimile signature - from his now closed restaurant in Boca Raton, Florida. Reverse has a baseball diamond with establishment name and address. Atlas Match Corp. C. 1990
Pete Rose Die-Cut Match Pack. Front features a mustachioed turn-of-century player graphic inside a Cincinnati Reds logo marked: ‘Pete Rose’s Restaurant’. Reverse depicts a baseball against a red background. Inside has similar graphics and address of the now closed restaurant. The Jewelite Match, manufactured by Universal Match, Pat No. 137,983. C. 1970’s
Willie Mays Match Book Cover. This match book features a black & white photo of the New York Giant Hall-of-Fame center fielder on the cover. Reverse has a breif bio. Striker intact, no matches. 1980
Tom Seaver Match Book. Black & white cover features the Connecticut born New York Met Hall-of-Fame pitcher wearing a Met uniform with a facsimile signature, being honored by the Connecticut Matchcover Club. Striker intact, no matches. 1985
Rusty Staub’s on 5th Restaurant Match Book. Full unused matchbook from Rusty’s sports-themed establishment features a green batter graphic on the cover with restaurant address: 575 5th Ave., NY, NY, 10017. 1980’s
Ozzie’s Restaurant & Sports Bar Match Book. Full pack from the Cardinal Hall-of-Fame short stop’s own establishment in St. Louis. Front and back have a home plate with address. Interior advertises his gift shop and Sports Memorabilia. C. 1988
‘Mattingly’s 23’ Restaurant Match Book. Front features a drawing of the Yankee star in pin stripe uniform, marked: ‘Mattingly’s 23’; reverse has address of the now closed restaurant. Late 1980’s
Pedro Formental Match Box. Yellow bordered box with a black & white image of the Cuban star above crossed bats and ball graphics marked: ‘Peloteros’. Reverse has player bio in Spanish, sides have information in Spanish. Top has a primitive sand striker. Made in Havana, Cuba. 1951 – 52
Ted Williams ‘Ohio Blue Tip’ Match Box. Unlicensed color image of the Red Sox star right fielder which he of course was never paid any royalties. Box has strikers on both sides. Ohio Match Co, USA. 1 ½” x 2 ¼”. 1955
Ted Williams ‘Ohio Blue Tip’ Match Box. Slightly smaller size version of above with same unlicensed color image of the Red Sox star player, with double strikers. ‘Ohio Match Co, USA. 1963
‘Big League’ Safety Match Box. Baseball graphic front on navy background with striker on both sides marked: ‘Big League’. National Safety Match Corp., made in USA. 1 ½” x 2 ¼”. C. 1930’s
‘Good Sport Safety Matches’ Box Lid. Front lid features crossed baseball bats and ball motif. Japan. 1950’s
3-D Baseball Hologram Match Box. Green felt covered box with a ‘60’s Vari-vue batter. 1960’s
Vintage ‘Willis’s Cigarettes’ Tobacco Card. Nice early color card front depicting a lithograph image of period batter and catcher with an American flag. Reverse reads: ‘Trade Mark for this pipe or cigarette’ and ‘Bristol & London’. From the ‘Sports of all Nations, No. 33. 1 ½” x 2 ¾”. C. 1880’s
Shelf 6 - (34 total Items)
29 – ‘Hartland’ Commemorative Figural Statues. Limited edition hand-painted injection-molded statues made of hard plastic acetate that first became a huge success among collectors and baseball enthusiasts due to the likeness of their childhood heroes. This set features mostly Hall-of-Fame figurines with only Nolan Ryan offered in two forms, his home/white and road/grey uniforms. All statues have boxes and are approximately 8” tall. 1987 – 93
Babe Ruth Hank Aaron Dick Groat
Mickey Mantle Eddie Matthews Roberto Clemente
Roger Maris Warren Spahn Nolan Ryan - Home
Whitey Ford Ernie Banks Nolan Ryan - Road
Yogi Berra Stan Musial Dizzy Dean
Willie Mays Harmon Killebrew Cy Young
Ted Williams Rockey Colavito Honus Wagner
Don Drysdale Nellie Fox Carl Yastrzemski
Duke Snider Luis Aparicio ‘Safe at Second’
Lou Gehrig Umpire
5 – Southland Plastics Figurines. Limited edition statues similar in style to the Hartlands; these are officially licensed by Major League Properties, Inc. Each figurine is numbered and has a plaque on front with player’s facsimile signature as well as a neck tag in the shape of home plate, again with players facsimile signature. All statues have original boxes and are approximately 8” tall. Southland Plastics, Inc. Made in Taiwan. 1998 – 99
Joe Jackson # 20
Greg Maddux # 20
Nolan Ryan # 20
Tony Gwynn # 20
Ken Griffey, Jr. # 20
Shelf 7
48 – SAM’S Limited Edition Bobbing Head/Nodder Figurines (see case # 1, shelf # 7 for description). (Limited edition numbers marked ??? can be identified from the boxes/cards which are in storage).
Henry Aaron 500 Home Run Club: Atlanta Braves, # 078 of 1,000. 1993
Ted Williams 500 Home Run Club: Red Sox, # 078 of ??? 1994
Ernie Banks 500 Home Run Club: Chicago Cubs, # 078 of ??? 1995
Willie Mays 500 Home Run Club: San Francisco Giants, # 078 of ??? 1995
Mike Schmidt 500 Home Run Club: Philadelphia Phillies, # 078 of ??? 1995
Reggie Jackson 500 Home Run Club: Oakland Athletics, # 078 of ??? 1997
Eddie Murray 500 Home Run Club: Baltimore Orioles, # 078 of ??? 1999
Frank Robinson 500 Home Run Club: # 078 of 1,000. 1999
Willie McCovey 500 Home Run Club: San Francisco Giants, # 078 of ??? 1999
Pete Rose: Cincinnati Reds (Disgraced), # 328 of ??? 1992.
Willie Mays: San Francisco Giants, # 1768 of ??? 1992
Roger Clemens: Boston Red Sox, # 396 of ??? 1992
Gary Carter: NY Mets, # 053 of ???. 1992
Mickey Mantle: NY Yankees Away Uniform, # 2447 of ??? 1993.
Roger Maris: NY Yankees, # 2446 of ??? 1993
Michael Jordan: Birmingham Giants, # 6834 of 10,000. 1994
Willie Stargell: Pittsburgh Pirates, # 2637 of 3,000. 1995
Gaylord Perry: San Diego Padres, # 834 of ??? 1996
Frank Thomas: Chicago White Sox, # 4570 of ??? 1996
Rollie Fingers: Milwaukee Brewers, # 2556 of 3,000. 1997
Jackie Robinson: Brooklyn Dodgers, # 110 of 3,000. 1997
Luis Aparicio: Chicago White Sox, # 2537 of ??? 1997
Derek Jeter: NY Yankess Home Uniform, # 404 of ??? 1997
Derek Jeter: NY Yankees Away Uniform, # 4255 of 5,000. 1999
Alex Rodriguez: Seattle Mariners, # 2801 of 5,000. 1998
Chipper Jones: Atlanta Braves, # 4450 of 5000. 1998
Larry Walker: Colorado Rockies, # 4047 of ??? 1998
Mike Piazza: New York Mets, # 4193 of 5,000. 1998
Mark McGwire: St. Louis Cardinals (home uniform), # 9151 of ??? 1998
Mark McGwire: St. Louis Cardinals (road uniform), # 2249 of ??? 1999
Willey McCovey: San Francisco Giants, # 2821 of 3,000. 1999
Mo Vaughn: Anaheim Angeles, # 4574 of 5,000. 1999
Juan Gonzalez: Texas Rangers, # 3,371 of 5,000. 1999
Ivan Rodriguez: Texas Rangers, # 534 of 3,000. 1999
Sammy Sosa: Chicago Cubs, # 2046 of ??? 1999
Nomar Garciaparra: Boston Red Sox, # 2291 of 5000. 1999
Tony Gwynn: San Diego Padres, # 4523 of ??? 1999
Jim Thome: Cleveland Indians, # 2555 of 3,000. 1999
Frank Robinson: Baltimore Orioles, # 4247 of 5,000. 1999
2 - J D Drew: St. Louis Cardinals, # 981 & #1513 of 3,000. 1999
NY Yankees Team Bobbing Head, # ??? of 1,000. 1999
Kansas City Royals Team Bobbing Head, # 886 of 1,000. 1999
Philadelphia Phillies Team Bobbing Head, # 274 of 1,000. 1999
Seattle Mariners Team Bobbing Head, # 202 of 1,000. 1999
Boston Red Sox Team Bobbing Head, # 442 of 1,000. 1999
Detroit Tigers Team Black Face Bobbing Head, # 559 of 1,000. 1999
Atlanta Braves Team Bobbing Head, # ??? of 1,000. 1999