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Fro-Joy Ice Cream Babe
Ruth Redemption Card |
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Item Details |
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CIRCA
- 1928
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ISSUER -
General Ice Cream
Corp.
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SIZE -
2-1/16" x 4"
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PRICE GUIDE
- $300.00-$500.00
Good - Very Good
condition
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August 6, 1928 through to the
11th,
was "Fro-Joy Cone Week." With every
Fro-Joy ice cream cone you bought each
day, your dealer gave you a small
picture of Babe Ruth. When you had all
six of these in different poses, and
sent them to the general Ice cream
Corporation, You received a large 9x12
inch picture of Babe Ruth at bat. When
the premium was mailed back, kids also
received a large 9-1/4" x 12-3/8"
sheet with the six cards. Beware of
reproductions. These black-and white
sheets were also reproduced in color
and are without a doubt fake.
The bottom of the Fro-Joy uncut sheet of picture-cards States; "Babe" Ruth
picked up Fro-Joy cones to give the
thousand orphans at his Boston baseball
party....." The story behind this: Babe
Ruth invited 1,000 orphan boys to a
game in Boston, and ordered Fro-Joy Ice
cream for them.
"Babe Ruth ate Fro-Joy, then hit his
40th homer" at Fenway.
The six poses on
the redemption cards and the uncut sheet of cards that were to be "Cut
Along The Dotted Lines" are titled; (1)
"George Herman ("Babe") Ruth," (2)
"Look Out Mr. Pitcher," (3) "Bang! The
Babe Lines One Out," (4) "When The
"Babe" Comes Home," (5) "Babe" Ruth's
Grip," (6) "Ruth Is A Crack Fielder."
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1928 Fro-Joy Ice Cream
Babe Ruth Redemption Cards |
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| Uncut sheet of premium cards |
Fro-Joy Babe Ruth Premium Picture |
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