With 42 coming out lets see your Jackie and integration related item

[laughlinfan]

I think Yogi set up for the tag on top of the plate, and let Jackie get his toe to the plate before the tag - but it always seemed to me like that was a classic "ball beat him to the base so he's out" kind of situation. Very tough call. Never really thought about it, but if Kellert had swung, Jackie would have scored and Kellert gotten first on CI (and Yogi probably would have been concussed!)

But back to the Jackie items - I have (and really like) the tin litho bank in this ad, and have seen the bust bank (along with so many repros I would never feel comfortable buying one), but has anyone ever seen the statue or the rabbit's foot that is advertised here?

[Hankphenom]

Great ad, what comic is that from? And I've never seen the statuette or the rabbit's foot, doubt if they were ever made. But they've got people sending money in for them, so what happened?

[laughlinfan]

A friend actually sent me the picture a whle ago, since it showed how the dime bank was distributed - not sure where it is from, but from the picture it certainly looks like the back page of a comic or magazine. Maybe someone else here might know...

Since the dime bank and the bust bank are out there, I would guess that the other two would have been available. I can see that a rabbit's foot (real or fake!) might not hold up over the years (and probably weren't as popular as some of the others to begin with). But that full figure statue is really cool!

I actually tried out my dime bank (it can't be!) about thrirty five years ago, and it counted the dimes and wouldn't let me open it until I got to $5.00, as I recall. Then again, it's been a few years!

[ernestreyes]

A vintage blotter from the 50's

[smtjoy]

Cool stuff everyone!

[Exhibitman]

A decade before Jackie Robinson set foot on Ebbetts Field...





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