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19th century CHYP - Columbia Harvard Yale Princeton

multi-sport tobacco tin - Football, Baseball, Rowing, Tennis. offered on eBay, ends 6/24/07 CLICK HERE

CLOSED - SOLD FOR $97.00

I was the under-bidder on this Yale baseball pitcher at $888.88, but got sniped. I have a mug with the same illustration, so I believe it originally came as a set with  probably 6 or so cups. The seller advised in the listing there was no makers mark, however my mug is marked on the bottom the "Laughlin Art China" I don't recall ever seeing this pitcher before, so I know it's rare. I believe I have seen another mug like mine for sale though, I think it was on eBay. What a great piece. Sure I wish I'd gotten it! Click here for more detailed photos

Above are three highlights from the 

Dec. 2006 historic sale of James Naismith personal belongings

Dr. James Naismith

The inventor of Basketball

 Auctioned by Heritage Galleries

of Dallas Texas

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Originally posted

Sat. 5/14/06 7:39PM PDT

Archived 11/18/06

1899 Carson City Nevada 

Bicycle Race Poster

40" x 30"

I attended the Grass Valley Old West Antiques Show, in Grass Valley California on Saturday May 13th 2006. The show is incredible and one of the best antiques shows in the country. I was too pressed for time to do a story on this years show, however I'll post a photo of the best thing I saw...an 1899 bicycle race poster from Carson City Nevada. I was so taken I forgot to measure it, but it was big, framed it was about 40 inches tall by 30 wide. It sold to renowned collector Peter Sidlow of Las Vegas for $4,500.00. It was not only the best thing I saw, but probably the best bicycle poster I've ever seen. Congrats Peter!

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Circa 1890 Edwin J. Gillies 

football coffee tin at top center

I did find one item at the show....a circa 1890 Edwin J. Gillies coffee tin with an illustration of a football game. My friend John Bounaguidi was set up, and had gotten gotten two of these tins, one white, one red, out a a Hunt's auctions a year or so ago. He had the red one at the show and offered it to me for what he gave, which was $considerable$. I think it's a little faded, as I've seen another red one that wasn't. I couldn't make up my mind, so John told me to take it home and see how it works in my collection. I worked it in with my other tins and it looks pretty nice, plus my girl friend Barbara thinks I should get it, so darn I guess I'll have to now...it'$ only money!

If you can believe it, the Gillies Coffee Company is still in business, and they have a website with they're history. Seems they were a major player in the coffee business in New York City starting in 1840. Click here to read they're interesting story.

I've only seen a few examples of this tin in 18 years, and always wanted it. I'd sort of like to wait for one in a little better condition, but they're so rare I suppose I better bite the bullet while this one's available. Not only are the football graphics really nice, but it's American...not Canadian, not bloody English! On top of that it's one of the best depictions, of 19th century American football used for advertising, and I think it's the only tin with 19th century football.

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