VINTAGE ADVERTISING ENAMEL WATCH FOB THOMAS AMERICA\'S CHAMPION AUTO RACING 1908 for Sale

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VINTAGE ADVERTISING ENAMEL WATCH FOB THOMAS AMERICA\'S CHAMPION AUTO RACING 1908 For Sale

$VINTAGE ADVERTISING ENAMEL WATCH FOB THOMAS AMERICA\'S CHAMPION AUTO RACING 1908$
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VINTAGE ADVERTISING ENAMEL WATCH FOB THOMAS AMERICA\'S CHAMPION AUTO RACING 1908:
$150.99

VINTAGE ADVERTISING ENAMEL on BRASS WATCH FOB featuring the famous THOMAS FLYER , AMERICA\'S CHAMPION, NEW YORK to PARIS racing AUTOMOBILE. Famous for its winning performance in the Great Race of 1908. Made by WHITEHEAD & HOAG. Measures 1 5/8\" across. ******THE RACE:What many called \"The Great Race\" was sponsored by the NEW YORK TIMES and the LA MATIN (a Paris newspaper). The torturous New York to Paris Race route: NYC, Albany, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Valdez Alaska, Japan, Vladivostok, Omsk, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Berlin and finally Paris. The Thomas Flyer Team covered three continents and over 22,000 miles in 169 days. The 1908 Race was ultimately won by the American Thomas Flyer driven by George Schuster Sr. of Buffalo, NY. The feat has never been equaled. They still hold the world record over 100 years later!
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