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LouHi Everyone! My name is Lou and I'm new to this incredible forum. Some of you might know me from Inside the Park Collectibles. I have been active in the hobby for more than 25 years and I love figural memorabilia. I might be able to shed some light on the baseball Kails.
There were , at least to my knowledge, very few of the baseball Kails produced in the 50's/60's. There were a select few made by Fred Kail of actual players in the late 50's/ early 60's. They were made of a heavy chalkware composition. We sold one of Oriole pitcher Milt Pappas several years ago.The one shown by Brock is a newer issue made in very limited quanities within the last decade.
There was also a series of baseball Kail ashtrays made in Japan and issued in the early 60's. The ashtrays have the team name on the front of the base and a statue of a batter dressed in the team colors.I have only seen a handful in my quarter century of dealing with figural memorabilia. I know of a Phillies, Pirate, Oriole, Indian and a small sized N.Y. Yankees. My guess is that other teams were made. As mentioned in a previous post- they usually fetch big "bucks". They are simply awesome!
I hope this sheds some light on the subject. Below is a link to a picture of the Phillies ashtray (I hope I did it right).
Lou
