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Lot # 201: Fascinating 1921-38 Document "How Babe Ruth Made His Money"

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Item was in Auction "2019 Winter Classic",
which ran from 1/4/2019 9:00 AM to
2/1/2019 10:00 PM



This outstanding document from his accounting team shows where Ruth made his money over the years. Its a very simple graph that shows the year, the corporate entity and the amount he was paid. Corporations/endeavors listed include Spalding, McLoughlin Mfg. (Underwear), Barnstorm, Adolph Kastor Bros., ESSO, Quaker Oats, Sinclair Oil, Milton Bradley, "Moving Pictures", Putnam "Babe Ruths Own Book of Baseball" and others. An important document with a unique microscopic view into the life and financial times of the Babe. From the estate of Joe Bihler, the right hand man of Babe Ruth's agent Christy Walsh and in turn Ruth himself.

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