MARK OF FISHER SILVERSMITHS INC., JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, CIRCA 1950

The cigar box offered here was presented in honor of the Yankees 1950 World Series Championship season, then the 14th in franchise history. It was a historic year for the team marking the last in which Joe DiMaggio was a member and the first for Mickey Mantle. Between players and related personnel they counted seven future members of the Hall of Fame among their ranks, including Bill Dickey who was at the time serving as a Coach. He had been the Yankees' regular catcher for the better part of seventeen years (spanning 1928 through 1946, missing two seasons for military service) and anchored them through seven Championship seasons.