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Lot # 882: Babe Ruth Presents Prized Bat Glass Plate Negative

Starting Bid: $300.00

Bids: 10 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Late Summer Classic 2021",
which ran from 8/22/2021 7:00 PM to
9/25/2021 10:00 PM



Original, one of a kind, from-the-camera glass plate negative depicts the immortal Babe Ruth presenting one of his game used bats - likely a home run bat of significance - to an unidentified female. While we're not sure who he is presenting it to, we can state that Babe's youthful look helps date this to the early 1920s. A couple of spots of image loss dot one top corner, and there is some typical loss at the edges, none of which impacts the central figures. Measures 7x5" and originates from the Brown Brothers photo archive.

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