|
11 1930s-40s Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Ads.
Lot 128. 11 1930s-40s Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Ads. Three of the ads feature Ruth, and the remaining eight, Gehrig. Babe Ruth Ads: 1. 1934 Quaker Oats. This huge colorful ad, measuring 15 ½” x 21”, offers a mail-in coupon to join the Babe Ruth Fan Club. Membership offers the possibility of winning a Spalding Ruth model glove or baseball or a trip to New York or Chicago. The Babe’s radio show is also advertised. Two pieces about 1 ½” x 6” each are missing from the upper and lower left corners. F-g. Beautiful display potential! 2. 1933 Wheaties 8 ½” x 11 ½” color ad from the back cover of The American Magazine, Aug. 1933. Vg. 3. 1948 Chesterfield. 14” x 10 ¼” colorful ad features William Bendix as Babe Ruth in “The Babe Ruth Story.” Lou Gehrig Ads: 1. 1937 Camels, 10 ½” x 14” color, g-vg. 2. 1935 Wheaties, color, 10 ½ x 13 ¾.” Ex-m. 3. 1935 Camels, color 10 ½” x 13 3/4”, vg. 4. 1936 Gillette Razor, “For Clean-Up King, I Nominate Lou Gehrig,” 10 ½” x 13 3/4” b&w. Ex-m. 5. Colorful newspaper comic with Gehrig strip at bottom for Huskies. Ex . 6. 8” x 11 ½” color Wheaties ad. F-g. 7. Camels 8 ½” x 12” color ad with Gene Sarazen, Gehrig. Ex. 8. Camels 8 ½” x 12” color ad with Gehrig, other sports stars. Vg-ex.
Winning Bid $75.
Back to List
|
|
|
|
