Nellie Fox
Hey Tony:
I collect Richie Ashburn stuff like you do Nellie. For me the odder the better!
Here are some things I am sure you don't have, at least the first ones.
Hartland statue paint molds. Most of these have long handles in order to hold them up to a statue to paint whatever area the mold was made for. Nellie's Hartland number of 919 is embedded on each of the metal molds. Showing a few of the ones I have.
During the 59 World Series Hartland could not keep up with demand for the Fox and Aparicio statues and ran out of boxes. So they commandeered other players boxes and slapped a yellow sticker on top announcing they were 59 Champions! In this case they used a Babe Ruth box.
I have a few other things too, but no photos. PM me for my email address if you want to see them.
Best,
Fred
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