Description: ~Here for your consideration, is a SPECTACULAR~INCREDIBLY RARE~VINTAGE~ ALL ORIGINAL~HAND-PAINTED~PORCELAIN~PERSONALIZED~BASEBALL~OCCUPATIONAL~SHAVING MUG~ ~FEATURES THE IMAGE OF AN EARLY~BASEBALL ACTION SCENE~ GAME IN PLAY~FULL FIELD~STADIUM SCENE IN THE BACKGROUND~RUNNER SLIDING INTO HOME PLATE~AS PITCHER THROWS THE BALL ( IN MID-AIR)TO THE CATCHER~ ~SOME WEAR TO GOLD TRIM AND NAME (STILL LEGIBLE)~COMMENSURATE WITH AGE (APPROXIMATELY 140 YEARS!) AND USE~ ~****1884-1887~ THERE WAS A PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER~”JOHN CARROLL”~PLAYED THE POSITIONS~OUTFIELDER AND THIRD BASEMAN~FOR 3 MAJOR LEAGUE TEAMS: THE ST. PAUL WHITE CAPS~THE BUFFALO BISONS~THE CLEVELAND BLUES~HE LAST PLAYED IN 1887~ ~NAME ON THIS MUG~ IS THE SAME AS THE BASEBALL PLAYER~ EXCEPT IT ONLY HAS ONE “L” AT THE END~THE PLAYER’S LAST NAME HAD A DOUBLE “LL”~ ~AN EXPERT TOLD ME THAT DECORATORS AT THAT TIME, OFTEN MADE ERRORS IN SPELLING NAMES CORRECTLY, ETC.~ ~IT’S UP TO THE BUYER TO DECIDE!~ ~HAIRLINE IN THE HANDLE~CAUSED BY MANUFACTURER~WHEN MUG WAS PREMATURELY LIFTED FROM THE MOLD~BEFORE FULLY “CURED” (DRIED)~HANDLE IS COMPLETELY STABLE~ ~ONE CAN TRULY FEEL THE SUSPENSE AND EXCITEMENT OF THE MOMENT, WHEN VIEWING THIS DYNAMIC~SKILLFULLY-EXECUTED SCENE!~ ~TRULY AN EXTRAORDINARY~SPECTACULAR~ INCREDIBLY RARE~ADDITION TO ANY~VINTAGE~OCCUPATIONAL SHAVING MUG~BASEBALL~SPORTS-RELATED~SHAVING-RELATED, or BARBER SHOP COLLECTION!~ ~Please contact us with any questions regarding this piece. We are happy to answer your inquiries.~ ~Kindly add us to you “FAVORITES LIST” and come back often, as we’re always listing amazing memorabilia and collectibles in diverse categories. You never know what treasures you may find!~ ~FREE~FAST SHIPPING~ONLY IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES~ ~Many thanks for your interest in our auction!~
Price: 895 USD
Location: NEW YORK
End Time: 2024-08-14T00:55:24.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Unbranded
Type: Shaving Mug
Set Includes: Shaving Mug
Country/Region of Manufacture: France