Back Lot Number: 262  
     

Lot 262
 
Description: Rare Reach baseball equipment store display sign c.1910-15. Striking painted tin sign issued by the A.J. Reach Company to advertise its line of baseball equipment. Beautiful color graphics adorn the front of the sign picturing a pitcher graphic at the bottom and a Reach full web fielder's glove at the top. The front features raised lettering, glove, and player graphics creating an excellent visual. The reverse contains printed instructions for retailers requesting that the signs be displayed prominently in their stores. 6"x13" marked by the Meek Co., OH. Colors remain very strong with some areas of rusting along the left edges and bottom. The offered sign, along with the other four Reach signs in this auction, was recently discovered in the wallboards of an attic in Nova Scotia and is being offered for the first time publicly. Incredible rarity with graphics of the highest quality for the period: VG
Sold For: $3,250.00

 
Estimated Price: ($2,000.00-$3,000.00)  
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