The original pins where given out by Esso Stations when you joined the Babe Ruth Boys Club. Babe Ruth did a number of promotions for Esso which included the Esso Sponsored Boys club. There are many modern reproduction or "fantasy" pins on the market, and are sometimes sold as original to unsuspecting collectors. The original pins, as compared to the reproductions, have a bolder lettering. It is very evident if you hold them side by side. The original pin also has more detail on the "Baseball stitching" as it has lines indicating a seam of a baseball, or "pilot holes". The reproduction does not have this feature. See Related Links Below for a comparison of both the reproduction, and the original pin.
I'm not sure of the particular record you are referring to, but there are many promotional items related to Babe Ruth. If you contact me with more details I can help you out. Babe Ruth did a number of promotions for Esso which included the Esso Sponsored Boys club. There were many items made like pins and photo's, and could have included a record. There is a record called "Babe Ruth's Home Run Story" The "Babe Ruth's Home Run Story" 78 rpm record was released in 1920 on the Actuelle record label. Side one featuring an actual recording by the Babe, "Babe Ruth's Home Run Story," and side two "Abadele" performed by Duane Sawyer, and his Novelty Orchestra. Manufactured by the Pathe Freres Phonograph and Cinematography company. a France based international record label active from the 1890s through the 1930s. The "needle-cut" records were labeled Path? Actuelle. Extremely Rare the "Babe Ruth's Home Run Story" 78 rpm record in auction could sell for anywhere between $400. to $600. Possibly more. A 1955 record called Greatest Moments in Sports 33 1/3 RPM LP featuring recordings of babe Ruth sells for bout $25.-$50.
Babe Ruth finished high school at St. Mary's Industrial School in Baltimore, an institution for underprivileged boys.
Babe Ruth lived in Baltimore, until about the age of 8, when he was sent to a boys' school.
Babe Ruth was primarily known as a professional baseball player, considered one of the greatest in the sport's history. He played as an outfielder and pitcher for multiple teams, most notably the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. Ruth's career spanned from 1914 to 1935, during which he achieved numerous records and accolades. In addition to his baseball career, Ruth also made appearances in films and worked as a coach and manager later in life.
The NY Yankee owner Jake Ruppert fired the "Babe".
No, Ruth attended the St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys in Baltimore, Maryland.
Babe Ruth is black
George Herman "Babe" Ruth, Jr.
George Herman Ruth.... aka "Babe Ruth" or "The Babe."
Basically no, Babe Ruth did not grow up with his parents. When he was seven years old, his parents sent their "incorrigible" son to a school for boys where he lived until he was nineteen.
"The Babe" Babe Ruth was born George Herman Ruth.
Babe Ruth was a baseball star.