Very Unusual & Unique Charles Comiskey Dedicated Home
Marked "COPYRIGHT 1913 BY J. CONNELL" on bottom right corner. According to research, this was presented to Charles Comiskey in 1914 and made by Etching Company of America in Chicago. It was presented after a 1913 baseball season world tour with John McGraw. There was a banquet in Comiskey's honor and he was presented with this home plate song plate and was supposedly sung to during the banquet.It has to do with Comiskey's own private cabin in the woods of Wisconsin. There is a website with more information about this at Chicagology (https://chicagology.com/baseball/worldtour/). A few poke holes where it was mounted on corners. Condition: (Very Good - Excellent). Dimensions: 13" x 8 - 3/4".
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Marked "COPYRIGHT 1913 BY J. CONNELL" on bottom right corner. According to research, this was presented to Charles Comiskey in 1914 and made by Etching Company of America in Chicago. It was presented after a 1913 baseball season world tour with John McGraw. There was a banquet in Comiskey's honor and he was presented with this home plate song plate and was supposedly sung to during the banquet.It has to do with Comiskey's own private cabin in the woods of Wisconsin. There is a website with more information about this at Chicagology (https://chicagology.com/baseball/worldtour/). A few poke holes where it was mounted on corners. Condition: (Very Good - Excellent). Dimensions: 13" x 8 - 3/4".