October Pick ups...

[GrayGhost]

I saw that Cap on the bay. Great itme. Jimmy always has the means and pulls the trigger on great things..

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by mr2686

Jimmy, great pickup. What's the history on that one...was it given out at the time of the movie, or just for members working on the movie? I just got done watching that movie for, well, probably seen it 100 times. Also watched 61* right after...another great baseball movie.

Thanks Mike. I've gotten a good portion of the POY odds & ends from a very reputable dealer and from what I've gathered, he acquired a substantial lot in a major auction house several years ago and pieces it out from time to time. He had a pretty neat chunk of oddball goods from the Connie Mack estate as well, and continues to list pieces from both of the mentioned lots.

Now that you've mentioned the movies, it's about time for me to revisit both of these all-time great baseball films.

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

I saw that Cap on the bay. Great itme. Jimmy always has the means and pulls the trigger on great things..

Well Scott, I may not always have had the means... but I try to never let that get in the way of pulling the trigger.

[thekingofclout]

Rick (oldtix) for spoon-feeding me this terrific little companion piece for my Lou Gehrig/Huskies Cereal collection...

1937HUskiesAshtray.jpg

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by thekingofclout

rick (oldtix) for spoon-feeding me this terrific little companion piece for my lou gehrig/huskies cereal collection...

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Very cool Jimmy! Congrats!

[perezfan]

Neat piece Jimmy...

I used to sell Post Cereals, and we always ran a distant #2 in the category(way behind Kellogg's). Post Toasties could not compete with the identical Kellogg's Corn Flakes. Neither could any of the other offerings, although Grape Nuts was our strongest with adults, and Sugar Crisp with kids. They changed the name to the "politically correct" Golden Crisp, and sales then went down the toilet...

Huskies Cereal was long-gone by the time I was selling the brand. What was it exactly? I am thinking a similar Cereal to Wheaties, but really have no idea.

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Neat piece Jimmy...

I used to sell Post Cereals, and we always ran a distant #2 in the category(way behind Kellogg's). Post Toasties could not compete with the identical Kellogg's Corn Flakes. Neither could any of the other offerings, although Grape Nuts was our strongest with adults, and Sugar Crisp with kids. They changed the name to the "politically correct" Golden Crisp, and sales then went down the toilet...

Huskies Cereal was long-gone by the time I was selling the brand. What was it exactly? I am thinking a similar Cereal to Wheaties, but really have no idea.

You're spot-on Mark. A weak tasting version of Wheaties, with a shelf life of two years (1937-1938). But they were around just long enough to produce some neat pieces such as these...


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huskiesbox1.jpg huskiesring2.jpg

[perezfan]

Awesome stuff Jimmy...

Wow... only two years of production. Huskies must have tasted like cardboard. At least it did produce some incredible and rare memorabilia, if nothing else!

Thanks so much for the "show and tell"....

[Shoeless Moe]

Picked this up with my Ebay Bonus Bucks, $6 = FREE to me.