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Thread: Help w/ Ty Cobb item
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02-19-2007, 08:08 AM #1
Help w/ Ty Cobb item
Looking for help with this Ty Cobb piece. Is it a advertising poster - Supplement or a Premium of some sort? measures 20.5 by 14 inches. A difficult item to find? Any help is appreciated.
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02-19-2007, 12:14 PM #2
Re: Help w/ Ty Cobb item
Very Cool Bill!!! George Moreland was a Pittsburgh sports writer in the early 1900s. He put out books about baseball facts and statistics throughout the teens and twenties. I think it's interesting that the sheet says "Food for fans" this may have been an early placemat for a restaurant???
Nice find!
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02-19-2007, 09:33 PM #3
Re: Help w/ Ty Cobb item
Thanks for the response. Had not thought about the menu idea. Anyone else have opinions?
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02-19-2007, 10:35 PM #4
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Re: Help w/ Ty Cobb item
Hello Bill,
I wonder, did you purchase this piece already framed? The back of the piece might offer clues as well.
Ryan
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02-20-2007, 08:40 AM #5
Re: Help w/ Ty Cobb item
I saw the piece before it was framed, back is blank if I remember correctly (looked at alot of items that week). I was told other players had been offered in past auctions such as Harry Davis but I could not find any examples in my catalogs.
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02-20-2007, 08:48 AM #6
Re: Help w/ Ty Cobb item
Hi Bill,
Here is another one of Ty Cobb that was offered for sale at Hunt Auctions of August 19th & 20th, 2005. The estimate was $750-$1000, but apparently it did not sell: http://www.huntauctions.com/online/imageviewer.cfm?auction_num=23&lot_num=969&lot_qua l=.
It isn't much, but it's a start.
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02-20-2007, 08:56 AM #7
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Tim,
Thanks for the link ! It's the same piece. This one has the same three holes punched at the top and the stains match up. It's a great start. Thanks again.
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02-20-2007, 10:55 PM #8
Re: Help w/ Ty Cobb item
Hi Bill. I just noticed another one of these supplements is in Hunt's current live auction, ending this week. Check it out...
http://www.huntauctions.com/online/i...items_list.cfm
-Joe
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02-21-2007, 09:13 AM #9
Re: Help w/ Ty Cobb item
Joe,
I appreciate the info very much. Thanks for taking the time to post. I'll be sending more pics of tags for your data base soon.
Take Care