LATE 1920'S

Elgin brand watch done in art deco style is engraved on the reverse of the housing, "From Lou Gehrig to Friend Le Morn Pipgras." An included letter of provenance (signed by LeMorn) relays that in the late 1920s the Yankees were in Chicago to face the White Sox. Posted on the outfield fence was advertising for an area jeweler offering a prize to any player who hit a homerun off of or over the sign. Gehrig did it twice. LeMorn further explains that he selected a pair of wristwatches that day, the offered example and an additional which he gifted to the son of another teammate, Earle Combs. A young LeMorn can be seen in an included photograph (4"x6") from the period which shows her proudly wearing the watch with it's distinct features (however band appears to have replaced at some point). Gehrig had an impressive 23 multi-homerun games during his career with at least TWO coming by way of Chicago in the late 1920s. Light general wear consistent with a piece that was both functional and cherished and as noted, the band has been replaced: EX