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BASEBALL PLAYERS printing block batter catcher framed inside MORTAR & PESTLE
BASEBALL PLAYERS printing block batter catcher framed inside MORTAR & PESTLE
BASEBALL PLAYERS printing block batter catcher framed inside MORTAR & PESTLE
BASEBALL PLAYERS printing block batter catcher framed inside MORTAR & PESTLE
BASEBALL PLAYERS printing block batter catcher framed inside MORTAR & PESTLE

BASEBALL PLAYERS printing block batter catcher framed inside MORTAR & PESTLE

$ 15.31

Availability: 51 in stock
  • Condition: excellent vintage condition as shown in photos
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    Unusual vintage printing block of baseball batter and catcher—batter has
    just swung, catcher stands looking towards outfield.
    But why are baseball players framed inside a mortar and pestle the ancient symbol of cures and drugs? Was this a 1930s druggist advertising drugs or medicine for baseball players’ injuries (or performance)? Is simply playing the game of baseball a “cure” for daily woes?
    This block is one of three printer blocks--each being sold separately—from the same estate all featuring different subjects framed inside a
    mortar and pestle
    .
    Other subjects are a Halloween witch riding a broom and a man with paint brush holding a paint can.
    This block is about 2½” tall; type high.