A Circa 1961 Mickey Mantle And Roger Maris Bakelite Like Plastic Radio

You know what’s cool? A plastic radio with facsimile signatures of Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle!

Christie’s East offered this example in their October 1993 Sports Memorabilia Catalog.

They described it as a “Circa 1961 Bakelite like plastic radio depicting a baseball player and facsimile plastic signatures of Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle. This working example is in excellent/mint condition and has the correct dial knobs of a bat on the tuner and a green baseball diamond on the volume control. Scarce in this condition.”

Their estimate was $1,200-1,500. However, it’s not that pricey today. REA, which dates the radio to 1962, has offered at least nine examples; in 2023, one sold for $720. The coolest one, though, included an original box!