Wheaties Box With Lou Gehrig Sells

A 1935 Wheaties cereal box with a picture of Lou Gehrig sold for $7,680 at Julien’s Auctions. Cold cereal has a more controversial history than you may realize. In 1894, William Kellogg of Battle Creek, Michigan, made rolled and baked wheat flakes to serve to patients at the sanitarium run by his brother, John. William […]

Pricey Baseball Bat

A bat that belonged to Lou Gehrig sold at a Heritage auction in 2020 for $1,025,000. The early bat was made by Hillerich & Bradsby and was used by Gehrig playing for Columbia University, the Hartford Senators, and the New York Yankees. His name is stamped on the side. Bidding did not reach the reserve […]