Lot # 979: 1954-1959 Gibbs-Conner Cincinnati Redlegs Bank

Category: Baseball Items

Starting Bid: $150.00

Bids: 1 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "November 2010 Auction",
which ran from 11/17/2010 12:00 PM to
12/1/2010 11:30 PM



Complying with political demands in the age of the Cold War and McCarthyism, the Cincinnati Reds adopted “Redlegs” as its name from 1954 through 1959. This Gibbs-Conner porcelain bank was crafted during that tense period. The mustachioed figure smacks of 1800s baseball with a bat in hand and a pillbox cap. The baseball-shaped “bank” has a bright red “C” logo. A wondrous and well-maintained specimen.

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