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This Lou Gehrig hot Iron-on
transfer is consistent with transfers
made in the 1930s and 1940s. They were
made available for a penny sold off
retail display boards, or given out as
a prize at carnivals or fairs. Iron on
transfers of the period were printed on
tissue like paper or wax paper, which
was used more often in the years to
come. Using a hot iron, the ink would
be transferred from a heat-resistant
paper to a tee shirts, sweat shirts,
dungarees, jackets, handkerchiefs,
belts etc...
On one side of the transfer is paper, and on the other is the inked-image
that will be transferred in reverse.
The Lou Gehrig transfer illustrates a
line drawing of a lefty hitting
pinstripe uniform ballplayer,
sandwiched by "Lou" and "Gehrig" on
each side" and "Made in U.S.A. below,
printed in reverse, with mahogany-red
ink, on tissue paper. The Schoolboy
Rowe transfer pictured below, also
illustrated a pinstripe uniform line
drawing, but printed with orange ink,
does not have "Made in U.S.A" and is
printed on wax paper.
Although the two transfers are
printed on different material, use
different font, they are more than
likely from the same time period. The
Schoolboy Rowe transfer is printed on
lightweight paper and measures about
the same as the Gehrig transfer, 3.5 by
6 inches. Both are extremely rare.
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