~SOME WEAR TO GOLD TRIM AND NAME (STILL LEGIBLE)~COMMENSURATE WITH AGE (APPROXIMATELY 140 YEARS!) AND USE~
~****1884-1887~ THERE WAS A PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER~”JOHN CARROLL”~PLAYED THE POSITIONS~OUTFIELDER AND THIRD BASEMAN~FOR 3 MAJOR LEAGUE TEAMS: THE ST. PAUL WHITE CAPS~THE BUFFALO BISONS~THE CLEVELAND BLUES~HE LAST PLAYED IN 1887~
~NAME ON THIS MUG~ IS THE SAME AS THE BASEBALL PLAYER~ EXCEPT IT ONLY HAS ONE “L” AT THE END~THE PLAYER’S LAST NAME HAD A DOUBLE “LL”~
~AN EXPERT TOLD ME THAT DECORATORS OFTEN MADE ERRORS IN SPELLING,ETC.~
~IT’S UP TO THE BUYER TO DECIDE!~
~HAIRLINE IN THE HANDLE~CAUSED BY MANUFACTURER~WHEN MUG WAS PREMATURELY LIFTED FROM THE MOLD~BEFORE FULLY “CURED” (DRIED)~HANDLE IS COMPLETELY STABLE~
~ONE CAN TRULY FEEL THE SUSPENSE AND EXCITEMENT OF THE MOMENT, WHEN VIEWING THIS DYNAMIC~SKILLFULLY-EXECUTED SCENE!~
~TRULY AN EXTRAORDINARY~SPECTACULAR~ INCREDIBLY RARE~ADDITION TO ANY~VINTAGE~OCCUPATIONAL SHAVING MUG~BASEBALL~SPORTS-RELATED~SHAVING-RELATED, or BARBER SHOP COLLECTION!~
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