Here's a real Browns Paige, along with five other authentic ones. The Browns clips are at least 15 times more difficult to find than the Indians clips. How rare they are compared to a Red Hindu, I have no idea.
The pencil clips were the brainchild of Bill Veeck when he owned the Indians. When he moved to the Browns, he recycled the idea in St. Louis. A friend has a letter from Veeck that he received in response to an inquiry he made when Veeck was with the White Sox. In it Veeck talks about the pencil clip promotion. I have a photocopy of the letter, which I'll post later if I can dig it up.
Last edited by Rob D.; 04-19-2010 at 12:38 PM.
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