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Lot # 85: Rare 1908 Detroit Tigers Silk

Starting Bid: $500.00

Bids: 2 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "November 2010 Catalog",
which ran from 11/18/2010 12:00 AM to
12/17/2010 9:00 PM



This 16.125x16.75" silk pillowcase features images of the 1908 American League Champions, the Detroit Tigers. One side, in mustard and coffee hues, shows four tigers with opened mouths surrounding the team, including players such as, "Mullin, Donovan, Summers, Winter, Killian, O'Leary, Jennings, Bush, Coughlin, Schaefer, Schmidt, and Rossman. Under a couple of the faces it says, "All Photographs Copyrighted 1908 by Fred G. Wright, Detroit, Mich.". The back of the pillow is a sage-colored piece of silk, and features a baby surrounded by an oval shape. There are mild wrinkles and some slight fading of the images. The condition is EX.

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