A lot of those trophys were sterling silver and very heavy, I'd say during times when silver got high many of them went to the smelter. Same reason you so seldom find E. Howard keywind watches in their original case. When keywinds became out of date, for many years, the cases were worth more than the watch. It's getting that way again today I'm sad to say. I just heard of a 14k railroad watch being scrapped because it was worth more in gold than as a watch.
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I was as virtuously given as a gentleman need to be; virtuous enough; swore little; diced not above seven times a week; went to a bawdy-house once in a quarter--of an hour; paid money that I borrowed, three of four times; lived well and in good compass: and now I live out of all order, out of all compass. Falstaff - Henry IV
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