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Lot # 68: 1920s Ty Cobb Candy Collection (4)

Starting Bid: $5,000.00

Bids: 1 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "December 2011 Catalog",
which ran from 11/18/2011 12:00 AM to
12/16/2011 9:00 PM



Feast your eyes on the sweetest, most complete collection of Ty Cobb Candy items you will ever find. This rare lot includes the large box (G-VG), the small box (VG), a cardboard advertising display (EX-MT) for store shelves, and a very rare candy wrapper (EX and framed) that reads: "It Peps You Up! - Eat Ty Cobb - A Winner Everywhere - 5 cents." The small box, which measures roughly 5" x 3.5" reads: "Eat the Best - Ty Cobb - A Winner Everywhere - 5 cents - Benjamin Candy Co., Detroit, Michigan." The large box measures 7" x 9" and the top reads: "Lots of Quality Candy - For a Nickel - Ty Cobb - 5 cents - A Winner Everywhere - Benjamin Candy Co., Detroit, Michigan. Nicknamed "The Georgia Peach," Ty Cobb was one of baseball's greatest all-around hitters and one of the very first Hall of Famers.

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