Can Anyone ID this 19th Century Piece?
 

Anyone seen one of these before?

Such an incredible piece, Hank. There’s got to be more than just one out there, but I would venture a guess and say yours is probably the finest one in existence. That thing is beautiful.

Thanks, Jim, I'm thinking maybe it's part of a game with a playing field board that you move the players around on. At the show, Joe T said he'd never seen it before and that surprised me because he's seen just about everything.

How big is it? It reminds me of the 1890s Boston Globe baseball game supplement so maybe it is from a different newspaper? The B120 numbering reminds me of some trade cards from the 1800s where a retailer could order generic ones and then stamp them with their own advertisement. If this is roughly the size as a trade card, I would lean towards that. If it is larger like the Globe supplement then it might be another newspaper's insert. Cool item regardless.

Alan

Thanks, Alan. It's 7&1/2X10. I found one pictured as part of a baseball lot in a REA auction, but the link to the auction itself was dead. The similarity to the Globe supplement is striking, so I think you're right about it being a similar supplement in another paper.