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Hope someone out there cann help me out with this one.
Everyone in my family is a life-long Buckeye fan. (We have 11 birthdays that are 9 months after Ohio State victories in the Big Game, dating back to the 1920s....)
My Dad died last spring, and when I was cleaning out his den, I found a big brass key. Big. Almost 9 inches long, 3 inches tall, and weighing close to a pound.
It had my grandparents names (Ren and Corinne) engraved on the front, and a date on the back -- 10-20-28.
Hmm? Not anyone's birthday, not their anniversary.
Then I noticed that the "loop" end of the key was actually an O, and the other end was actually an M.
The O had "19" engraved on it, and the M had "7"
The OSU Michigan game of 1928 was played on October 20.
Ohio State won, 19-7.
Oh!
Has anyone ever seen a Big Game souvenir like this? (I don't know if my grandfather won a bet, or what....)
I'd like to sell it to a Buckeye collector, but I have no idea what it might be worth.
Here are links to a bunch of pictures. ANY help will be appreciated.
You can contact me off-list at: [email protected]
Thanks,
Ellen
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http://www249.pair.com/klages/OSUkey.jpg
http://www249.pair.com/klages/OSUkeyback.jpg
http://www249.pair.com/klages/dateclose.jpg
http://www249.pair.com/klages/Oclose.jpg
http://www249.pair.com/klages/Mclose.jpg
Everyone in my family is a life-long Buckeye fan. (We have 11 birthdays that are 9 months after Ohio State victories in the Big Game, dating back to the 1920s....)
My Dad died last spring, and when I was cleaning out his den, I found a big brass key. Big. Almost 9 inches long, 3 inches tall, and weighing close to a pound.
It had my grandparents names (Ren and Corinne) engraved on the front, and a date on the back -- 10-20-28.
Hmm? Not anyone's birthday, not their anniversary.
Then I noticed that the "loop" end of the key was actually an O, and the other end was actually an M.
The O had "19" engraved on it, and the M had "7"
The OSU Michigan game of 1928 was played on October 20.
Ohio State won, 19-7.
Oh!
Has anyone ever seen a Big Game souvenir like this? (I don't know if my grandfather won a bet, or what....)
I'd like to sell it to a Buckeye collector, but I have no idea what it might be worth.
Here are links to a bunch of pictures. ANY help will be appreciated.
You can contact me off-list at: [email protected]
Thanks,
Ellen
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http://www249.pair.com/klages/OSUkey.jpg
http://www249.pair.com/klages/OSUkeyback.jpg
http://www249.pair.com/klages/dateclose.jpg
http://www249.pair.com/klages/Oclose.jpg
http://www249.pair.com/klages/Mclose.jpg