how many items signed by babe ruth do you believe...

J.O. said:

are in existence?
i don't mean cut signature cards, i mean pieces with his signature that are available to the public. (aka anything he signed like a bill that is stored way in a company's records wouldn't count)

random, i know. I was just curious as to how many items he has out there. credit cards didn't realyly become popular until the 50's, after his death, so any time he ate at a restaurant or made a purchase he never had to sign any kind of receipt.

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Sean_C said:

No, he just had to sign a menu for the restaurant, a few napkins for the other patrons, and then whatever else may have been waiting for him on the outside once word got out that the Bambino was in the neighborhood.

Babe Ruth signed more items than any other person alive during his time. His signature is not rare, just expensive. Granted more modern players like Mantle, Mays, Aaron, and current players like Griffey and Jeter have probably signed twice as much due to the production-line esque way the hobby is, but in terms of stopping on the street types of signing, Babe beat them all.

[quote="J.O.":2cqw47ff]are in existence?
i don't mean cut signature cards, i mean pieces with his signature that are available to the public. (aka anything he signed like a bill that is stored way in a company's records wouldn't count)

random, i know. I was just curious as to how many items he has out there. credit cards didn't realyly become popular until the 50's, after his death, so any time he ate at a restaurant or made a purchase he never had to sign any kind of receipt.

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19braves77 said:

Sean_C said:

No, he just had to sign a menu for the restaurant, a few napkins for the other patrons, and then whatever else may have been waiting for him on the outside once word got out that the Bambino was in the neighborhood.

Babe Ruth signed more items than any other person alive during his time. His signature is not rare, just expensive. Granted more modern players like Mantle, Mays, Aaron, and current players like Griffey and Jeter have probably signed twice as much due to the production-line esque way the hobby is, but in terms of stopping on the street types of signing, Babe beat them all.

[quote="J.O.":1xpnkwvk]are in existence?
i don't mean cut signature cards, i mean pieces with his signature that are available to the public. (aka anything he signed like a bill that is stored way in a company's records wouldn't count)

random, i know. I was just curious as to how many items he has out there. credit cards didn't realyly become popular until the 50's, after his death, so any time he ate at a restaurant or made a purchase he never had to sign any kind of receipt.

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predatorkj said:

I'd say there are a ton out there but with the historic value of them and the legendary status they carry...its why they are hard to actually see or find. And if you do find them...you can't afford them.

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J.O. said:

i actually meant how many are in existence today? i'm sure many have been misplaced throughout the years. Would you say that there are less than 10,000 items signed by babe ruth in existence? (napkins/books/cards/baseballs/etc)

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jrinne said:

Im sure there are hundreds of thousand of autographs out there. The reason I say that is because I use to work with a women who told me that her father gave her 4 Vince Lombardi autographs before he died. I asked her if she had them in a safe in a bank and she told me they kept them in the garage. After I told her what they could be worth she said she better get them out of the garage right away. She had no idea what she had so Im going to guess there are a lot of people out there who are in the same position.

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