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Lot # 1149: 1923 Dempsey-Gibbons Ruby Glass Pitcher

Starting Bid: $100.00

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Item was in Auction "Summer 2015 Catalog Auction",
which ran from 6/18/2015 9:30 AM to
7/17/2015 9:00 PM



Many of the 4th of July fireworks in 1923 occurred in the ring as Jack Dempsey outdueled Tommy Gibbons in a 15-round unanimous decision. The fight was put together by Dempsey's clever manager Jack Kearns and nearly bankrupted the town. Remembered as the "Rape Of Shelby." Here's a souvenir Ruby Ware pitcher with "DEMPSEY GIBBONS FIGHT SHELBY, MONT. JULY 4th, 1923" printed on it. There is some scratching but overall rates VG. 4 inches high. Rare, the only we have seen.

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