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This is a super rare chance to own a custom crafted pen made with Busch Stadium II bleacher wood. This pen is custom hand turned by me (Bill Holland) in my home studio. Pen uses Parker style refills also available in my Etsy store. Comes with Certified COA. Laser engraving available must buy the laser engraved item & advise what you want engraved through the personalization comment. Comes with presentation box. This is an actual piece of the Bleacher seat from Busch Stadium, complete with COA showing where the wood was acquired as well as a small piece of wood with the original patina on it. Busch Memorial Stadium, also known as Busch Stadium II, was a multi-purpose sports facility in St. Louis, Missouri, that operated for 40 years, from 1966 through 2005. The stadium served as the home of the St. Louis Cardinals National League baseball team for its entire operating existence, while also serving as home to the National Football League's Cardinals team for 22 seasons, from 1966 through 1987, as well as the St. Louis Rams during part of the 1995 season. It opened four days after the last baseball game was played at Sportsman's Park (which had also been known since 1953 as Busch Stadium). The stadium was designed by Sverdrup & Parcel & built by Grün & Bilfinger. Edward Durell Stone designed the roof, a 96-arch "Crown of Arches". The Crown echoed the Gateway Arch, which had been completed only a year before Busch Stadium opened. It was one of the first multipurpose "cookie-cutter" facilities built in the United States, popular from the early 1960s through the early 1980s. Its final event was the sixth game of the 2005 NLCS on October 19. The stadium was demolished by wrecking ball in late 2005 & part of its former footprint is occupied by its replacement stadiumthe new Busch Stadium (a.k.a. Busch Stadium III), located just south. It is carefully hand turned on my lathe & with a 15 step process sanded & polished to 12,000 grit to a glass like finish. It is a unique one of a kind gift that you will not see another like it. Pens make the perfect gift for that special person who has everything. Chances are they do not have a high end handcrafted exotic pen. This is a high quality pen & will make a great first impression. this is a great item for a professional type person like a doctor, lawyer or someone who does a lot of writing. This pen has a very smooth mechanism & is built with quality Chrome plated components made to last a lifetime. I can also build a pen with the wood or burl of your choosing. I have some customers who request I use wood with a story or meaning. I have also made pens from salvage materials. I also have woods from most other stadiums either on hand or can be acquired & made into pen. Message me for a list of all my available woods. NC Wood Art Portsmouth, VA Established 2008 Genuine Busch Stadium Mlb Cardinals Pen Made From Authentic Bleacher Wood Coa & Presentation Box Included
