Vintage Detroit Tigers figural ashtray

[ksfarmboy]

Mine came from Ralph Winegarner who played in the 30's. I always assumed it was from the 30's.

[mjkm90]

Great piece. My snipe didn't go through and I'm sorry I missed it!

[perezfan]

There is also an identical Pirates version, which is even neater, IMHO.

In retrospect am very sorry I let mine go about 15 years ago. I'd just started collectong figural baseball pieces, and never realized at the time that these would be so scarce. Seems like one turns up only every 8-10 years!

I was thinking late 30s - early 40s on the timing. Wonderful pickup, yet too bad about the snipe misfire, Mike. I switched to Gixen about 6 years ago, and have never missed a bid. All things considered, I'd like to have seen the real market value of this one!

[ooo-ribay]

Snipe? What's a snipe?

Great pick up!

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Snipe? What's a snipe?

I've been huntin' for 'em for years, but never managed to bag one of the wiley critters. Apparently they're about as elusive as one of these ashtrays!

[drcy]

Cool item. As one unfamiliar of this collecting area, I could see having one on display on my book shelf. And I don't smoke.

[Tigerden]

She Hey- I just noticed the Hunt Auction figural has a wooden baseball bat affixed to the ash tray but your piece does not. Clint's example appears to have some missing paint in the area where a bat would have been affixed suggesting it may have had a bat at some point. Your example looks as if a bat was never present showing no missing paint or chips. I am thinking maybe these were offered either with and without the bat or some vendor at the time decided to modify the piece and add this feature. Either way with or without the bat a rare piece. I wouldn't think the figural without the bat would impact value too much if at all, especially if added later on.