Description: Auction is for a touring silk that would have been worn by competing baseball teams on their jerseys and exchanged at the end of a series of games. Silk measures approx. 7.5 by 1.75 inches. Really cool peice of memorabilia from an era that very little material can be found. I found an auction from Aug 5, 2010, Heritage Auction House, that sold a sewn group of baseball touring silks. They state in their lot description" Only a handful of these ribbons have ever surfaced in the collecting world prior to this archive's emergence, with most appearing here as the only known examples. For years the precise nature of these delicate team ribbons remained a mystery until the finding of an article from a June 1902 issue of the periodical 'Outing' put the matter to rest. "One or two of the customs of the old game were unique. Such for instance was the habit of the better class of clubs of exchanging, just before each match, silk badges imprinted with the club name. The players wore those accumulated trophies pinned upon the breast, sometimes with startling color effects; and the baseball man was proud, indeed, who could pinon the outside of his deep strata of badges a ribbon from the mighty Atlantics, Mutuals or Eckfords, attesting his worth for meeting giants, if not mastering the game"." College teams played the professional teams of the time at different locations around the northeast. I will glad to share the link to that specific auction lot with anyone interested. These ribbons are truly unique and a special part of the history of organized baseball.25.00 s & h
Price: 2500 USD
Location: Montpelier, Virginia
End Time: 2024-05-04T18:36:11.000Z
Shipping Cost: 25 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Sport: Baseball
Year: 1860s
Original/Reproduction: Original
Team-Baseball: columbia
