Airedale Terrier CH. Tintern Tip Top, Sire of Laddie Boy

Description

Ch. Tintern Tip Top was bred and owned by W. J. Phillips, Tintern Kennels, Birmingham, England.
Phillips sold this outstanding Airedale Terrier to the Anoakia Kennels of Anita Baldwin, California.
It was from Anita Baldwin that Charles W. Quetschke of Toledo, Ohio acquired International Ch. Tintern Tip Top.
The Quetschke's Caswell Kennel would exhibit their new Champion and use him as a stud dog. Among the breedings was Ch. Tintern Tip Top to Caswell Maid, a daughter of the heralded Ch. Abbey King Knobbler.
The newly elected President of the United States, Warren Harding, and a friend were discussing the President acquiring a pet dog, with Harding preferring an Airedale Terrier.
President Harding’s friend knew of Charles Quetschke and his Airedale Terriers and contacted Quetschke about acquiring an Airedale for the President.
Quetschke knew finding a dog suitable for the rigors and the high visibility of life at the White House was of tantamount importance and so Questschke "re-acquired" a young Tip Top son he had recently sold, an Airedale he called "Laddie Boy".
Laddie Boy was skillfully trained by Quetschke (along with an "understudy Airedale") for life at the White House as well as life in the eye of the global press.
And so it was, on March 5, 1921, Charles Quetschke presented Laddie Boy, the young son of Ch. Tintern Tip Top and Caswell Maid, to President Warren Harding.
Tintern Tip Top's son, Laddie Boy, became the official pet of the White house at 10:45 am that day.
This heralded son of Ch. Tintern Tip Top, received a great deal of publicity and enhanced the public's interest in the Airedale breed.
100 YEARS OLD
The photograph is in good condition for its age, approximately 100 years old, with slight/minor edge wear and general imperfections.
On the back of the photograph is hand written "Ch. Tintern Tip Top" followed by the notation "Sire of Laddie Boy".
The caption is well affixed to the photograph and covers the "y" in "boy” on the back of the photograph.
This photograph of Ch. Tintern Tip Top was likely submitted to the American Kennel Club by the Quetschkes for possible inclusion in the Gazette.
SIZE of Tip Top Photograph
This is a small photograph and without the affixed caption, the photo measures approximately 3-3/8” x 3-3/4”.
This small photograph, together with the affixed caption, overall measures approximately 4-1/4” x 3-3/4”.
Do see the enlargeable photographs for size details.
This photograph is in an archival sleeve on a mat board, see last photo, opined to be both protective of the photograph and to also reduce edge curl on very old photographs.
See more details below in Photograph Wrapping and Shipping.
This photo is not affixed to the mat board and can be easily removed from the sleeve for framing or other storage and display.
DESCRIPTIVE & ENLARGEABLE PHOTOGRAPHS
Allow the enlargeable photographs to serve as a descriptive guide to the condition of this photograph of Ch. Tintern Tip Top. Do ask questions prior to the purchase of the photograph.
This could be an outstanding addition to a private collection of Airedale Terrier historic memorabilia and antiques.
This photograph could also be a great addition to an Airedale Terrier club archives or history collection.
And, this photograph of Ch. Tintern Tip Top could be a great item to offer in a fundraising benefit event for the breed.
The watermark will not appear on the photo you purchase.
PHOTOGRAPH WRAPPING AND SHIPPING
This photograph will be sent to you in an archival clear protective sleeve, placed on an acid-free and a lignin-free mat board - See the last photograph.
The sleeve and the mat board will help protect the photograph overall, may make storage of the photograph easier and, may also be suitable for the display of the photograph.
This protective sleeve and mat board may also assist in reducing photo edge curl common to very old photographs on early thin photographic paper.
Do Note that this photo is not affixed to the mat board and can be easily removed from the sleeve for framing or other storage and display.
This Airedale Terrier photograph, in its protective sleeve and on its mat, will have firm cardboard placed on the top and bottom sides to secure the photograph for shipping.
Then the photograph will be wrapped in kraft paper and then wrapped with protective bubble wrap.
The carefully wrapped and packaged Airedale photograph will be shipped in a secure cardboard shipping box, not a paper exterior mailer.
Every effort will be made to ship your purchase as soon as possible. Shipping to the US lower 48 only.
COMBINE OR ADJUST SHIPPING
I will combine or adjust shipping costs on your purchase of multiple items.