1909 Ty Cobb Tobacco Shipping Crate???

[chalupacollects]

Seems to me the way printing on all four corners of the lid have some discoloration whereas the rest of cover does not. Like every me one did some sanding or something. Jumps right out at you…


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[doug.goodman]

I have no way of forming an opinion as to it's authenticity, but dang it sure does look cool.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by chalupacollects

Seems to me the way printing on all four corners of the lid have some discoloration whereas the rest of cover does not. Like every me one did some sanding or something. Jumps right out at you…


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This was the thing that for me pushed it away from maybe towards no.

The crate itself is pretty typical for the era, almost everything got shipped in similar small crates. And the printing was either stenciled on, or pressed into the wood and colored. I'm not sure, but that may have been one step.

At best, it's been improved by repainting or staining the printed areas which look recessed and sanding off the excess.
At worst, it's a blank old crate that's been taken apart, laser etched and reassembled. If that was done they got some stuff right, but probably went a bit overboard on the graphics.

[smokelessjoe]

This thing appears to be a fantasy piece. It looks like they pulled all the information off of the net54 thread we had years ago. They even used the newspaper advertisements I posted on net54 for the graphics on the sides of the crate.
Enjoy the fantasy