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9I
SportsAntiques.com's
written
coverage of the
2009
National
Sports
Collectors
Convention
Cleveland
Ohio
July
29th - August 2nd
BOOTH
OF
HUNT
AUCTIONS continued
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was a 1948 Babe Ruth memorial pin featuring a photo of the Babe, with a
red white and blue ribbon and miniature ball and bat, 3 3/4" tall
including ribbon, $525.00
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was an unusual Babe Ruth autographed photo of himself from the neck up,
taken from an unusual angle, looking up at his face from his right,
10" wide x 8" tall, $7,000.00
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up in the Hunt booth was a Wright and Ditson baseball trophy cup which
featured a copper medallion on the front with a relief of a poised
batter. Along with "Wright and Ditson Trophy" title, it was
engraved "H.L. & B.W. Smith - Agents - Jacksonville" who
were likely the sponsor, but otherwise it appeared to have been
unawarded, 19 3/4" tall, $575.00
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10
1/4" tall c1868
Baseball Striker
by
Nicholas Muller
Seen
in the Hunt Auctions booth,
reserved
for forthcoming auction |
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As
I was in the Hunt booth I saw a c1868 Muller baseball Striker (batter)
statue. I inquired to David Hunt the price, David said it wasn't for
sale but would be in an upcoming auction and that he'd just gotten it.
They're so rare and important I took a bunch of photos of it. I asked
David if he would be getting the pitcher and he wasn't sure but it
sounded possible.
Also,
there were about six signed Ruth balls in one of the cabinets. Not being
an autograph collector, I didn't take the time to record the details,
but I figured since many readers will likely be interested in them I
photographed each individually. There
was another outstanding trophy in the Hunt booth that sold before I
recorded it, which I later learned Ryan Sims bought. You can see it in
a booth shot circled in red here,
and later in Ryan's possession below. 
Ryan
Sims of Anaheim Hills Calif.
with some of his National finds
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