March Pick Ups

[Jobu]

That is really cool Bob. Any idea of the year it was made or if there was a particular reason it was made?

Originally Posted by bobfreedman

This has been on my want list for quite a while and I am glad to have acquired it finally

[bobfreedman]

Originally Posted by Jobu

That is really cool Bob. Any idea of the year it was made or if there was a particular reason it was made?

From an auction description:
Connie Mack just loved the elephant logo of his Philadelphia Athletics, as can be seen by this cast iron white elephant made to commemorate the 1911 World Series win by the A's and given away to guests at a celebratory dinner held later that year. The elephant is approximately 3" tall and is standing on a black cast iron base that measures approximately 1" tall and depicts a small baseball diamond on the top. There is engraved writing on all four sides of the base. The front reads, "Athletics, Champions of the World 1911" while the back says, "Dinner, Hotel Astor, New York, December 12, 1911". One side of the base says, "American Base Ball Club of Philadelphia" while the other says, "Baseball Writers Association of America".

The trunk and the tusks are very prone to breaking as well as the white paint chipping

Thank you all!

[bigfish]

Originally Posted by bobfreedman

From an auction description:
Connie Mack just loved the elephant logo of his Philadelphia Athletics, as can be seen by this cast iron white elephant made to commemorate the 1911 World Series win by the A's and given away to guests at a celebratory dinner held later that year. The elephant is approximately 3" tall and is standing on a black cast iron base that measures approximately 1" tall and depicts a small baseball diamond on the top. There is engraved writing on all four sides of the base. The front reads, "Athletics, Champions of the World 1911" while the back says, "Dinner, Hotel Astor, New York, December 12, 1911". One side of the base says, "American Base Ball Club of Philadelphia" while the other says, "Baseball Writers Association of America".

The trunk and the tusks are very prone to breaking as well as the white paint chipping

Thank you all!

Bob, that is awesome!

[71buc]

Bob that Elephant is a thing of beauty.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by 71buc

Bob that Elephant is a thing of beauty.

Definitely! Congrats Bob.

[bobfreedman]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Definitely! Congrats Bob.

Thank you all!