BAD NEWS- If you read our last Blog entry, we were very excited about receiving a number of pieces of original Fred Kail football pieces from his personal collection. They were to be the feature items in our next auction. Unfortunately, they were shipped to us and out of 5 pieces that were to be consigned, 3 arrived broken. We had taken extra precaution to insure their safety by arranging for them to be professionally packed by a shipping company. The boxes arrived in perfect shape, but because of movement within the box, there was considerable damage. One of the pieces was the 1958 tribute to the Colts Defensive Line- a one of a kind piece that survived almost 50 years to the day of the famous "Greatest NFL Game Ever Played". We are more upset about the fact that these peices are lost forever than the monetary loss. It really breaks our heart to know that these pieces will never be appreciated by collectors.

There is a ray of sunshine to this story. We have kept in touch with Mr. Kail (he could not be more gracious) and he has agreed to send several more of his original pieces for consignment in our auctions. Please keep your "fingers crossed" that they arrive safely. We are honored to be chosen to be the ones to handle these incredible works of art.

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DECANTER BROCHURES

Below are a couple of scans from sales brochures of a couple of decanters that we have a high regard for. The first is for the series of NHL decanters issued in the 70's. They feature a large sized hockey player that wears the uniforms of several NHL teams.

The second scan is for the Chicago Cubs Jim Beam decanter issued in the 80's. It has always been one of our favorite pieces.