Posted on Craigslist (Chicago): 2013-04-02, 4:10AM CDT
Rare J C Higgins "X-PERT" antique vintage speed/boxing/punching bag and steel Nonpareil Brand ring system & wood support - $130 (LAKE FOREST, IL 60045)
MUSEUM QUALITY---COMPLETE/ORIGINAL BOXING SYSTEM-LEATHER BAG-STEEL RING/RIM-STURDY WOOD SUPPORT
ORIGINAL VINTAGE LEATHER BOXING/PUNCHING/SPEED BAG
MANUFACTURER:
J.C. HIGGINS SPORTING GOODS CO/SEARS ROEBUCK & CO
ORIGINAL SILVER EMBOSSED MARKINGS ON SIDE OF BAG
TRADEMARK:
"X-PERT"
"HIGH QUALITY"
"J. C. HIGGINS SPORTING GOODS"
"355"
"1432"
ORIGINAL ENGRAVED IN LEATHER MARKINGS AT BASE OF BAG ENCIRCLING THE HOLE FOR AIR FILL
"RUBBER VALVE"
"INFLATE NOT OVER CANNOT READ NUMBER LBS"
LACED BAG:
BAG MEASUREMENTS
TOTAL Height FROM TIP OF METAL RING TO BASE OF BAG: 17 INCHES
DIAMETER ACROSS INFLATED INDIVIDUAL BAG: 15-1/2 INCHES
DIAMETER ACROSS UNINFLATED BAG: 9 INCHES
STEEL RING METAL BAG HANGER
OUTSIDE DIAMETER METAL FRAME: 21-1/2"
INSIDE DIAMETER METAL FRAME:19-1/2
HEIGHT METAL FRAME: 2"
ORIGINAL LABEL OF FRAME OF STEEL RING
"NONPAREIL" brand -- MIDDLE FRENCH---DEFINED AS "UNEQUALLED"
Historically - Better known as Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey a boxer so named "because no one could defeat him"-as quoted from the Encyclopedia "wikipedia.org
ORIGINAL WOOD FRAME SUPPORT SYSTEM
LEATHER BAG CONDITION
Leather stitching is VERY good.
Leather is SOFT and SUPPLE
ORIGINAL OWNER
ORIGINAL OWNER in a smoke/pet free environment
ADDITIONAL PICTURES UPON REQUEST
PRICE REDUCED AGAIN: $130