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BASEBALL BAT
DATING GUIDE |
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1926 Blue Bird Soft Drinks Thos. E. Wilson
Baseball Glove & Ball Offer Ink Blotter |
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- Circa - 1926
- Advertiser - Citrus Products Co.
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- Size - 3-1/8" x 6"
- Price Guide - $10.00- $15.00 (VG-EX)
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Blue Bird was a grape flavored
soda made by the Citrus Products Co. of
Chicago. In 1926 Blue Bird issued ink blotters to announce a special promotion.
"Boys" could mail in 29 Blue Bird
bottle caps along with $1.29 to receive
a $3.50 Wilson Major League baseball
glove, or for 29 caps, and .89¢ you
could receive an official league ball –
"the identical
ball used in the big
leagues." On the card is a young
baseball player with a ball and glove
in full uniform drinking the soda. Another 1926 Blue Bird promotion
offered a jade green fountain pen for
.99¢ and 29 bottle caps. It is likely
that the ink blotter accompanied the
fountain pen.
The Thos. E. Wilson genuine horsehide "Major League" model BB129 was
specially manufactured for the
promotion. The model number "BB129" is
not a Wilson catalog designation. The
fielders glove features an adjustable
vertical tunnel web. The Wilson
official League Aero Center baseball
was used. The offer expired on July 31,
1926.
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1926 Blue Bird Wilson Baseball
Glove & Ball Offer Ink Blotter |
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| Wilson BB129 Baseball Glove |
1926 Ad |
Wilson Official League Ball |
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Blue Bird Bottle Cap |
Blue Bird Fountain Pen
Ad |
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KEYMAN COLLECTIBLES
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