Cast Iron bank - Ty Cobb?

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

Hi Tim,

When I read your title to this thread, that was the bank I was expecting to see. I've also seen it attributed to Cobb but I'm not sure why it is exactly.

Me 2...wishful thinking propogated over time...imo. I used to have one with no paint...looked generic to me.

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

Me 2...wishful thinking propogated over time...imo. I used to have one with no paint...looked generic to me.

And with the paint, the uniform looks like Cincinnati; certainly not Detroit.

[ngrow9]

On a somewhat related note, but at the risk of hijacking the thread, as a Federal League collector I've also noticed that these dog statues are frequently attributed to being related to the FL's St. Louis Terriers:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1913-15-FED...-/254632695382

Similar to the Cobb bank, I have never seen any indication that they were actually related to the Federal League club. Indeed, not only do they come up much to frequently, in my opinion, to be related to the Federal League, but they don't even resemble a terrier to me.

[Bugsy]

Originally Posted by ngrow9

On a somewhat related note, but at the risk of hijacking the thread, as a Federal League collector I've also noticed that these dog statues are frequently attributed to being related to the FL's St. Louis Terriers:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1913-15-FED...-/254632695382

Similar to the Cobb bank, I have never seen any indication that they were actually related to the Federal League club. Indeed, not only do they come up much to frequently, in my opinion, to be related to the Federal League, but they don't even resemble a terrier to me.

I'm pretty positive it has nothing at all to do with the Federal League. Griwsold Pup paperweights seem like the beanie babies of early 20th century.

https://www.antiquetrader.com/antiqu...vertising-pups

http://gcica.org/members-only/PDF/originalpups.pdf

[todeen]

Originally Posted by Mark17

And with the paint, the uniform looks like Cincinnati; certainly not Detroit.

I believe I have seen these painted in three different combinations. There might be more.