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10 de sept. de 2022 · ASSOCIATED PRESS. After the famed Detroit Tiger’s death in 1961, the false teeth were held for years by author Al Stump, Cobb’s biographer, according to SCP Auctions, who sold the dental...
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These dentures first appeared publicly in a May 22, 1995 Sports Illustrated article titled “Sultan of Swap” by Franz Lidz. The article described collector Barry Halper’s extensive memorabilia collection, emphasizing the items he had for the most famous players, including Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Jackie Robinson and, of course, Ty Cobb. The article w...
We know from the 1995 Sports Illustrated article that the source of the Cobb dentures in Halper’s collection was Stump, Cobb’s biographer. That naturally brings up the question: Where did Stump get them? Stump was the co-author of Cobb’s autobiography, “My Life in Baseball: The True Record,” which was released shortly after Cobb’s death in July 196...
Definitive proof of authenticity of a relic like Cobb’s dentures is likely impossible. However, it seems that something more than SCP Auctions showing a loan receipt from the Hall of Fame is needed. No doubt the Hall of Fame Museum believed in 2001 that the dentures were authentic based on the Stump source and Halper Collection provenance — as did ...
To investigate further I asked three different dentists, who are all baseball fans as well as SABR members, to examine the photos of these dentures and provide a professional opinion. Dr. Howard M. Elson of Pittsburgh described the dentures as a dental articulator, a plaster cast of the mouth of a patient, and two sets of removable dentures. A dent...
Herschel Cobb is a grandson of Cobb, the son of Ty’s youngest son, Herschel R. Cobb. Herschel was 8 years old at the time of his father’s death, and for the next several years spent many of his summers and holidays at Ty’s home in Atherton, Calif., or at his cabin on Lake Tahoe. When I asked about his recollections of his grandfather wearing dentur...
Based on the information above, it is reasonable to conclude that the purported Cobb dentures were not actually owned or worn by him. After examination of photos of the dentures, three experienced dentists gave an opinion that these were most likely not Cobb’s dentures and probably were never worn at all. Secondly, statements by two individuals who...
12 de sept. de 2022 · SCP Auctions said the person paid $18,840 — to be exact— for the false teeth that were once displayed in the Baseball Hall of Fame Museum in Cooperstown, New York. "The upper and lower dentures...
8 de sept. de 2022 · The MLB legend's false teeth are going for big money at auction. By Austin Nivison. Sep 8, 2022 at 4:27 pm ET • 1 min read. Getty Images. Baseball fans have the opportunity to own a rather...
5 de ago. de 1985 · The whisky was in an ordinary water glass, and in the liquid reposed Ty’s false teeth. There were no dull moments while Cobb was at the hospital. He was critical of everything.
7 de sept. de 2022 · Cobb's dentures ... his actual false teeth. SCP Auctions currently has Cobb's chompers -- top and bottom -- on the block, along with the "original plaster denture holder and brass...
12 de sept. de 2022 · After Cobb’s death in 1961, the false teeth were held by Cobb’s biographer, Al Stump, who eventually sold them to Karen Shemonsky in 1999 for $7,475. The new owner has chosen not to reveal his name. I just … what even are we doing anymore? Here’s part of the lot explanation:
