Featured here is a beautiful 1911 Turkish Trophies advertising display with a Ty Cobb L1 Leather. One of the most desirable point of sale advertising displays ever produced in the field of tobacco and baseball card collecting. The 16.5"x33" original frame has "Turkish Trophies" titling impressed along the top edge and the center panel promotes that these are "Some of the many designs on leather, satin and card mounts given for gift slips packed" with their product. Tobacco outfits Helmar and Turkey Red both offered these ornate and carefully crafted oversized premiums from the period with the redemption of coupons packaged with their products. While the baseball subjects are the most desirable in present day, other themes were available and when found these displays typically contained a mix of all.

This particular display currently presents with the original frame and components intact and now hosting a rare Ty Cobb L1 leather, Joe Tinker T3 Turkey Red cabinet card, and a Christy Mathewson S81 silk. Both the cabinet card and silk are held in place by mounting corners and display at EX or better level however complete condition is unknown. The Cobb leather has EX or better appearance with no visible wear however we are unaware of the method by which it is secured on the display. The Ty Cobb L1 leather is one of the strongest condition examples we have encountered with exceptional eye appeal. A rare offering of a high-grade original display with strong condition examples of a trio of noted Hall of Famer premiums highlighted by a notably scarce Ty Cobb leather.