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B.C. Sheriff "Hackensack Harry" Harper 1927 election thimble
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September 06, 2010, 12:36:49 AM »
(note: auction has ended, but there were no bids, so it's still available)
http://cgi.ebay.com/NJ-Sheriff-Harper-Baseball-Advertising-Sewing-Thimble-/400147762955?pt=Vintage_Sports_Memorabilia&hash=item5d2aaa4f0b
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THIS AUCTION IS FOR VINTAGE SEWING THIMBLE ADVERTISING PREMIUM PROMOTIONAL GIVE AWAY
EVER HEAR OF...."HACKENSACK HARRY"
HARRY C. HARPER
REPUBLICAN SHERIFF
BERGEN COUNTY NEW JERSEY
1928
[actually, 1927]
This is a political advertising thimble given out to promote the election of Republican Harry C. Harper to the office of Sheriff of Bergen County, New Jersey in the mid to late 1920's.
"Hackensack Harry"
Harry Clayton Harper (April 24, 1895 - April 23, 1963)
Widely known as "Hackensack Harry," Harry C. Harper spent ten seasons as a major league baseball pitcher with the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Brooklyn Dodgers, compiling a lifetime record of 59-77. The southpaw started the sixth game of the 1921 World Series for the Yankees against the New York Giants.
After his baseball career ended, the 32-year-old Harper entered politics, winning election as the Bergen County Sheriff in 1927.
Harper became a candidate for State Senator in 1931. He died in 1963.
Item: Political Advertising Thimble
Material: Metal
Date: LATE 1920's
Size: Measures approx. 3/4" tall
Condition: Extremely Good with some signs of light wear.
Advertisement Reads: "ELECT HARPER SHERIFF"
This is a very nice political advertising collectible that was given out as a premium or promotional item.
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Re: B.C. Sheriff "Hackensack Harry" Harper 1927 election thimble
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Actually he had better qualifications than other office seekers in this County.
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