Jimmie Foxx Vintage Classic Sports Baseball Memorabilia Collectibles Baseball Cards Autographs For Sale Jimmie Foxx Original Vintage Photo, 1940
"Honing His Weapon"
For whatever reason Original vintage photos of Jimmie Foxx are few and far between, MUCH MORE RARE then Babe Ruth photos. And here is a terrific candid vintage shot of Foxx getting his bat ready. A gem of a find! Has extraordinary Provenance on the reverse with Original News/Press Release Stamp, date and snipe.
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Date of Issue: 1940
Subject: JIMMIE FOXX
Issuer: Associated Press
Size: 7" x 8-1/4"
A Vintage 1940 Original Photograph issued by the Associated Press depicting Jimmie Foxx of the Boston Red Sox taking a break from golf as he prepares his weapon of his trade - his Louisville Slugger bat by "honing" it with a glass soda pop bottle. This long lost art was common practice back in the day when players would hardened the wood of their bat by rubbing the surface with deer bones and beer bottles to prevent splits and breakage. Original press stamp and caption with FEB 20 1940 stamp date are on the reverse of this terrific photo !
