Tony Two-Cent
12-07-2023, 10:05 AM
Sometimes the internet is wonderful. I obtained this information from a Radio Premiums Facebook group that I belong to.
I found this ring with my metal detector about 40 years ago. I even remember where I found it, it was in the back yard of my girlfriend's grandparent's yard. I had no idea what the ring was, I just kept it because it is sterling silver.
Turns out it's the very first radio premium ring ever! :shocked04:
The radio show was sponsored by Wrigley's Chewing Gum and they offered the ring as a premium in 1932-1933. You had to send in 35 Wampum (empty packs of gum) to Chief Wolf Paw to get your ring. Each pack of gum was 5 cents so the sterling silver ring actually cost you $1.75. I'm sure resourceful kids probably retrieved empty gum packs from trash cans.
It turns out this ring is somewhat scarce and has some value. I'm glad I saved it all these years!
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I found this ring with my metal detector about 40 years ago. I even remember where I found it, it was in the back yard of my girlfriend's grandparent's yard. I had no idea what the ring was, I just kept it because it is sterling silver.
Turns out it's the very first radio premium ring ever! :shocked04:
The radio show was sponsored by Wrigley's Chewing Gum and they offered the ring as a premium in 1932-1933. You had to send in 35 Wampum (empty packs of gum) to Chief Wolf Paw to get your ring. Each pack of gum was 5 cents so the sterling silver ring actually cost you $1.75. I'm sure resourceful kids probably retrieved empty gum packs from trash cans.
It turns out this ring is somewhat scarce and has some value. I'm glad I saved it all these years!
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71348
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71350