boysblue
11-17-2020, 04:41 PM
Hi. Hopeful that somebody can offer some information on this baseball figure. Thank you. :)
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perezfan
11-17-2020, 05:00 PM
Hi. Hopeful that somebody can offer some information on this baseball figure. Thank you. :)
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It's a Rittgers Statue, circa 1941. It was part of a trio that also included a Batter and an Umpire.
It has been repainted across the chest, but I cannot tell what the cursive writing says (Podre?). It's pretty common to see these figures repainted and tailored to represent specific local teams. Some of the "tailoring" may have been custom-done in the factory, but the majority were post-production modifications made by the previous owners and craftsmen.
boysblue
11-17-2020, 05:48 PM
Thank you very much Mark--that is great information. I appreciate it.