Posted By:
MarkBrock....
You are right... water application would kill the condition of that piece. You did REALLY well, and I must say that your darker copper-toned version is much more attractive than the others I've seen. The others almost look "unfinished".
There is no reason to think this piece is not of the time period portrayed - I do believe it's from the '30s. I saw one in a Ron Oser Auction many years ago (before he merged with Mastro) and I seem to recall his description stating it was from the 1930s as well. There are not many figural pieces available from the great Yankees' dynasty years, so this one is pretty special (and undervalued IMHO).
Perhaps others can chime in as well... I know that David A. specializes in vintage Yankees stuff just like this, and even owns one of the original letters that spelled out "Yankee Stadium".
Between Dan's Tris Speaker Bat, Keith's Federal League Terrapins Pennant, and now this... there have been some amazing Net 54 "finds" as of late!