1938 JOHNNY NEUN NEWARK BEARS MANAGER BUTTON W/RIBBON AND CHARM.
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Winning Bid:
$720.39
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, February 24, 2021 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
3.5" tall no maker and w/blank back paper. Mint luster metal walking bear which has reverse bar pin plus a pair of long brass tabs suspending a purple ribbon held to a 2-1/8" button by the button's spring pin. Small portrait photo at center, text reads "Welcome To/Feb. 16 1938/Johnny Neun Bears' Manager." Neun played six seasons in the Major Leagues for Boston and Detroit before embarking on an extensive minor league career, where he would ultimately land with the highly successful Newark Bears, minor league club of the New York Yankees, during the late 1930s and early 1940s as a manager. Rare single day issue. Exc. Paul Muchinsky Collection.
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