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Outstanding 1912 Ty Cobb L1 Leather EX-MT
Stunningly rare these L1 leathers come up for auction very infrequently, and when found are often in poor condition. This one, however is in very high grade. These large leather hides with baseball players imprinted on their fronts were issued as premiums by Helmar Tobacco Company with their Turkish Trophies brand. They are a closely related cousin, using the same images as the 1912 Turkey Red’s and the 1912 S1 Silks. The Cobb leather is embellished with the image of the Georgia Peach standing ramrod straight with spiked-shoed feet close together, clad in his Tiger uniform and cap, his magical bat gripped tightly and resting on his left shoulder, his shadow trailing behind him toward a grassy area to the rear. Under this image is an illustration of a thin plaque reading “Cobb Detroit”. At the bottom center, on one edge of seven geometrically-cut edges is the number “127”. The light brown leather is tough yet amazingly supple, buttery soft and looks as if it came straight from the cow’s hide this morning. Only the back shows any evident flaws, with a few black speckles (not even worth mentioning); the front is near pristine, leaving Cobb as if in a pastoral spotlight. The leather measures 11” from top to bottom center, 9 1/2” at its widest across the top, 8 1/2 across the bottom-most outer edges. Nothing short of museum worthy, preserved with the care it duly deserves. Because of their large size these leathers were very susceptible to damage, this one has the slightest of touches to the tip, however it does very little to take away from the over all eye appeal of the piece. To find a nicer example one might have to search for years to come.
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