What is this thing? And other fun I found.

[sbfinley]

[bcbgcbrcb]

Maybe a Wheaties box type of thing?

[swarmee]

Team yearbook or heavier stock game program?

[bigfanNY]

My guess is it was cut off of a box. Most likely an equipment box of some sort. I have come across similar items they are tough to source unless you find an uncut box. For instance: A Nellie Fox i came across at the bottom of a box that held a card collection. Unable to source for decades...until I came across someone selling Nellie fox baseball cleats and there it was..
Good luck.

[Hankphenom]

Neat little collection. Would guess it was issued in 1942 or 1943 since it doesn't have his full career with the Tigers. And what a nice career he had! Due to its small size, I'm wondering if it might have been cut from a team poster of some kind from those years.

[brianp-beme]

No help with the identification for the Bridges item, but I thought I would point out its interesting "1931-1942" designation. Tommy played his entire career for the Tigers, but actually pitched in 8 games for them in 1930. Also, the 1942 end date would seem to peg this item as being produced in 1942, as Bridges pitched for the Tigers in 1943, served in the military in 1944, and finished off his career with a couple more partial years with the Tigers in 1945 and 1946.


Brian

[sbfinley]

Thanks for the replies! I think I'm leaning towards Jonathan's suggestion of a sporting equipment box as even accounting for the paste on the back the cardboard is more than twice as thick as the Wheaties panels. I also agree with Brian that it certainly dates to 42-43. Here's some other random odds and ends from the box I didn't previously already have scans for.

[bigfanNY]

[QUOTE=sbfinley;2469682]Thanks for the replies! I think I'm leaning towards Jonathan's suggestion of a sporting equipment box as even accounting for the paste on the back the cardboard is more than twice as thick as the Wheaties panels. I also agree with Brian that it certainly dates to 42-43. Here's some other random odds and ends from the box I didn't previously already have scans for.

Glad I could help this is how I found out what My Fox circle was.

[jcmtiger]

Originally Posted by sbfinley

steven, I owned that exact photo along with a few others. Sold a few years ago, did you buy the others? Joe snapshots.

[sbfinley]

Originally Posted by jcmtiger

steven, I owned that exact photo along with a few others. Sold a few years ago, did you buy the others? Joe snapshots.

Joe, I acquired that particular snapshot from another local Bridges collector probably about two years ago. It’s possible he purchased your original grouping.