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Lot # 1088: First Ever Game at Yale Bowl Sterling Tea Infuser

Category: Football

Starting Bid: $300.00

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Item was in Auction "Summer 2016 Catalog",
which ran from 5/17/2016 9:00 AM to
6/17/2016 9:00 PM



This sterling silver tea infuser commemorates the Nov. 21st 1914, HARVARD vs YALE football game, which Harvard won 36-0. This was the first game played at the Yale Bowl and attending the game were luminaries from every major city, including the then-Governor of Hawaii. Presidents William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt were also reported to be in attendance. The tea infuser is in the shape of a football, measures 2.5" high, and was made by the Metcalf Co. NYC. Reads "Nov 21, 1914" and "H 36 Y 0". Condition is NRMT.

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