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1985 Pete Rose First
Baseball Player
Wheaties Box |
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Item Details |
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CIRCA
- 1987
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MANUFACTURER
- General Mills
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SIZE
- 8.6" x
12.25" x 3.25"
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PRICE GUIDE
- $10.00-$15.00
Excellent - Near Mint condition
(Full, Empty, or
Flat)
Information
Provided by:
Keymancollectibles.com
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Through the years since 1934, numerous
baseball players appeared on the side
panels and the back of Wheaties boxes.
In 1958 track & field star Bob Richards
was the first athlete depicted on the
front, but it was not until 1985 when
Pete Rose became the first Baseball
player. Following the 1985 All-Star
break, Rose needed just 35 hits to
break Ty Cobb's all-time mark of 4,191,
and was expected to hit the mark in
late August. Wheaties always had a
long-time history of being associated
with sports figures, so General Mills,
maker of Wheaties, decided to ask Rose,
a champion, to endorse Wheaties the
Breakfast of Champions. Pete Rose
temporally replaced Mary Lou Retton on
the boxes who was the Wheaties
spokeswoman at the time. Rose was just
making an endorsement.
The side panel of the box has a special offer for a free 18" x 24" Pete
Rose Poster, by filling in the order
form, and to mail it in with 2
qualifying Wheaties UPC symbols.
Cereal Box Collecting Tips - Weather
you're already a collector of cereal
boxes or just starting out, the
question of opening the box or not will
be raised. Many collectors believe that
the value will diminish after the box
is opened. A major reason to remove the
cereal is the existence of bugs. Boxes
that sit over a long period of time
could attract egg laying insects. If
you remove the cereal and replace it
with a filler to keep the box from
crushing in, it should hold it's value.
A full box could also cause budging at
the bottom. As with autographs avoid
direct sunlight when choosing a spot to
display your cereal box. UV light will
cause the color on the box to fade.
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1985 Pete Rose Wheaties
Flattened Box |
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