October Pick ups...

[thekingofclout]

I'll use the same line I did a few months ago: "It's not Baseball, but it's the next best thing"

I always said that if I didn't collect Baseball Memorabilia, that it would be the Beatles. So, I started selling off the pieces that I could live without and rolled the proceeds into Beatlemania.

My newest pick ups...

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[HRBAKER]

Jimmy,
When I was a kid in the mid-60s I kept my marbles in an empty wax box just like that.

[tlwise12]

My newest pickup...Just bought it today!!!

[mannybb24]

What is that Travis?? A dirty old baseball, nice pick up!!!

Just giving you crap:)

[docpatlv]

These recent pick-ups/winnings confirm the fact that I have no focus whatsoever...but I like 'em.

http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr248/docpatadc/1909SHPittsburghPirates.jpg
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr248/docpatadc/1915PostacoStampCobb.jpg http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr248/docpatadc/1948ClinicTag.jpg
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr248/docpatadc/1936SignedLetterA.jpg http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr248/docpatadc/1936SignedLetterE.jpg
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr248/docpatadc/1914PiedmontEvans.jpg http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr248/docpatadc/1963ToppsFamousAmericans.jpg
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr248/docpatadc/S74Colored.jpg http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr248/docpatadc/S74White.jpg

[Jantz]

I beat the rain this morning to a local flea market and picked up this watch fob of Ty Cobb.

Then I did a little search on the internet for any information about it. Found two on Ebay and a little information about the Geen Duck Company that made it, but thats about it. If anyone has any additional information about the fob it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Jantz

[mjkm90]

Jantz...I know there are reproductions of this piece, but do not know how to distinguish them from the originals. Both have the advertising back. Do others know? To my eye, your piece looks legit.

[Jantz]

Thanks for the reply Mike.

Appreciate it.

Jantz

[DaveH]

Picked up this page from July 25, 1874 Harpers Weekly showing the Philadelphia Athletics. Cap Anson is pictured bottom right.

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[bcbgcbrcb]

Very nice, Dave.

[Shoeless Moe]

My newest pickup...Just bought it today!!!

Travis, care to make a quick 20 bucks profit? That seller undersold, he should have put it to auction here. Nice pickup, if u don't like it and want $100 for it, let me know.

[khkco4bls]

mays mcgregor model and a mcgregor goldsmith mel ott model. both at antique store for 40 dollars. any idea of value. thanks

[mr2686]

Picked up a Signed Sept 1949 Sport magazine with Joe Dimaggio on the cover. Thanks to Lordstan for the assist and Mr. Richard Simon for the authentication.

[khkco4bls]

great scrap book of 1936 37 world series and the season etc.. tons of gehrig, dimaggio, ott and a ton of others cant even take photos of the other sides of the pages . to much. some exhibit cards , and a great ott wire photo sliding into 3rd. 15 dollars from the same dealer as the gloves and the carl furillo gamer from last week. ill show photos but can only upload 5 at a time.

[khkco4bls]

here are more of the scrap book

[khkco4bls]

more photos

[khkco4bls]

more photos

[khkco4bls]

finally last batch. anyone collect scrap books.

[thekingofclout]

I was the underbidder on a few scrapbooks over the years and have always been intrigued by them. Very personal look into collectors love affair with our National game. Good stuff!

Picked up another Fab Four piece. This unique TYPE 1 Press Photo that I would date to 1963.

BTW... I hope to add a Baseball piece very soon ;)

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[mr2686]

I couldn't help myself, so I had to pick up one of the Halladay tickets from yesterday's playoff no-hitter. Thought it would look nice matted with a signed sports illustrated.

[Scott Garner]

I couldn't help myself, so I had to pick up one of the Halladay tickets from yesterday's playoff no-hitter. Thought it would look nice matted with a signed sports illustrated.

Mike,
You made a good move. I hope you bought the more attractive season ticket. What an unbelievable time for Halladay to pitch the game of his life!!:eek:

[mr2686]

Actually Scott I did get the season ticket version. I remembered you saying that on another thread and followed your advice.

[thekingofclout]

One, is a dated July 11, 1942 handwritten letter from Christy Walsh (Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig's agent) to Mr & Mrs Elmer Lee who he considered his true personal friends in regard to two (2) tickets to the press preview to the classic movie, "Pride Of The Yankees"

This was the preview that only the press and the actors would see as it was held on July 14, 1942 and the World Premiere was held on July 15, 1942 which was the opening day for the public to see the movie for the first time ... In addition to the letter is a dated Thursday evening July 14th, 1942 Preview Showing Original program for the press and actors only.

And the last piece is this Movie Still (TYPE 1) that was the image used for the program (the photo is pristine, as the spots appear courtesy of a inept 52 year old kid).

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[3and2]

Reunion signed piece...20 sigs from the 1962 NY Mets...Season Record 40-120

[thekingofclout]

c. 1964 Mickey Mantle Linen Photo Emblem - Mint in Package.

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[BrockJacob]

Picked up this cool little Cubs figural piece...

[perezfan]

That's a beauty, Brock....

Very tough to find them in that nice condition.... congrats!

[thekingofclout]

Just picked up this c. 1920's Babe Ruth "Barnstorming" Pin, that will display nicely with any of my TYPE 1 barnstorming photos.

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[slidekellyslide]

Picked this up from John Rogers out of his Sporting News Archive. The Lincoln Chiefs Princess of 1953 as voted on by the players.

[slidekellyslide]

Also picked up this Exeter vs Dorchester, Nebraska postcard...A few years back I found some Exeter baseball postcards in my great grandmother's stuff...It's possible that I have relatives in this photo.

[bigfish]

Picked up a few interesting college items.

[Lou Criscione]

I found this neat work order from the construction of the original Yankee Stadium that opened in 1923. It's from the Osborn Engineering Company (the architechs) to the White Construction Company(the builders of the stadium). It involves the mezzanine of the Stadium.
Lou

[CarltonHendricks]

<a href="http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/cc120/CarltonHendricks/Sac%20Antiques%20Fair%20Oct%2010th%202010/?action=view&current=HammerThrowLamp2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc120/CarltonHendricks/Sac%20Antiques%20Fair%20Oct%2010th%202010/HammerThrowLamp2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

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12 inch tall

Picked up this table lamp a week ago at the Sacramento Antiques Fair...The figure is a hammer thrower about 12" tall....Interesting lamp....the figure appears to be stock, i.e., not an add on deal...the way the lamp post is attached looks pretty well done and as old as the figure...and everything matches...patina and all...found by flashlight...gave a whopping....drum roll please....$20.00...and it works, just needs a lamp shade...the top part where the switch is is shiney, but with a shade it won't show...Photos are kind of lame, took on the fly...looks better in person

[Scott Garner]

I bought this great store model glove of 'Ol Cy from fellow board member Kevin Mize over the weekend. It looks great for being over 75 years old and will be a nice addition to my no-hit pitcher collection. Thanks Kevin!

[GrayGhost]

Awesome looking glove.

[thekingofclout]

"Pride of the Yankees" collection.

1942 POY/Yankees Premium Baseball Cap

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[mr2686]

Jimmy, great pickup. What's the history on that one...was it given out at the time of the movie, or just for members working on the movie? I just got done watching that movie for, well, probably seen it 100 times. Also watched 61* right after...another great baseball movie.

[GrayGhost]

I saw that Cap on the bay. Great itme. Jimmy always has the means and pulls the trigger on great things..

[thekingofclout]

Jimmy, great pickup. What's the history on that one...was it given out at the time of the movie, or just for members working on the movie? I just got done watching that movie for, well, probably seen it 100 times. Also watched 61* right after...another great baseball movie.

Thanks Mike. I've gotten a good portion of the POY odds & ends from a very reputable dealer and from what I've gathered, he acquired a substantial lot in a major auction house several years ago and pieces it out from time to time. He had a pretty neat chunk of oddball goods from the Connie Mack estate as well, and continues to list pieces from both of the mentioned lots.

Now that you've mentioned the movies, it's about time for me to revisit both of these all-time great baseball films.

I saw that Cap on the bay. Great itme. Jimmy always has the means and pulls the trigger on great things..

Well Scott, I may not always have had the means... but I try to never let that get in the way of pulling the trigger.

[thekingofclout]

Rick (oldtix) for spoon-feeding me this terrific little companion piece for my Lou Gehrig/Huskies Cereal collection...

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[Scott Garner]

rick (oldtix) for spoon-feeding me this terrific little companion piece for my lou gehrig/huskies cereal collection...

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Very cool Jimmy! Congrats!

[perezfan]

Neat piece Jimmy...

I used to sell Post Cereals, and we always ran a distant #2 in the category(way behind Kellogg's). Post Toasties could not compete with the identical Kellogg's Corn Flakes. Neither could any of the other offerings, although Grape Nuts was our strongest with adults, and Sugar Crisp with kids. They changed the name to the "politically correct" Golden Crisp, and sales then went down the toilet...

Huskies Cereal was long-gone by the time I was selling the brand. What was it exactly? I am thinking a similar Cereal to Wheaties, but really have no idea.

[Shoeless Moe]

Picked this up with my Ebay Bonus Bucks, $6 = FREE to me.

[thekingofclout]

Neat piece Jimmy...

I used to sell Post Cereals, and we always ran a distant #2 in the category(way behind Kellogg's). Post Toasties could not compete with the identical Kellogg's Corn Flakes. Neither could any of the other offerings, although Grape Nuts was our strongest with adults, and Sugar Crisp with kids. They changed the name to the "politically correct" Golden Crisp, and sales then went down the toilet...

Huskies Cereal was long-gone by the time I was selling the brand. What was it exactly? I am thinking a similar Cereal to Wheaties, but really have no idea.


You're spot-on Mark. A weak tasting version of Wheaties, with a shelf life of two years (1937-1938). But they were around just long enough to produce some neat pieces such as these...


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[perezfan]

Awesome stuff Jimmy...

Wow... only two years of production. Huskies must have tasted like cardboard. At least it did produce some incredible and rare memorabilia, if nothing else!

Thanks so much for the "show and tell"....

[Scott Garner]

Awesome stuff Jimmy...

Wow... only two years of production. Huskies must have tasted like cardboard. At least it did produce some incredible and rare memorabilia, if nothing else!

Thanks so much for the "show and tell"....

Mark and Jimmy,
I posted this on the pickup thread a few months ago, but it definately applies. Based on the verbage and the info that Jimmy provided it must be from late 1938. I had assumed it was from 1939 or so. Not a bad pickup for about $15.

[perezfan]

Very cool Scott...

Vander Meer tossed his consecutive no-hitters in '38, so it makes perfect sense that Huskies would use him to promote their product during this time-frame. It all fits!

That cereal must have been real garbage to vanish after just 2 years... especially considering that Post apparently promoted it well.

[Scott Garner]

Very cool Scott...

Vander Meer tossed his consecutive no-hitters in '38, so it makes perfect sense that Huskies would use him to promote their product during this time-frame. It all fits!

That cereal must have been real garbage to vanish after just 2 years... especially considering that Post apparently promoted it well.

Thanks Mark.

In order for me to get my first "real" baseball mitt I had to eat 20 boxes of Zoom cereal in the 1960's. Talk about being horrible tasting...
Anyway, I did get my Wally Moon model glove and I will attach a picture of it one of these days when I can find it. It's been MIA for about 11 years now...
LOL:p

[MGHPro]

Haven't posted in awhile. I picked these up this week. A huge willow Spalding ring bat and a 50-51 Campy Gamer
Matt

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r193/mghproductions/campy008.jpg http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r193/mghproductions/campy009.jpg http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r193/mghproductions/campy010.jpg http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r193/mghproductions/campy011.jpg

[Oldtix]

Wow... only two years of production. Huskies must have tasted like cardboard.

Agreed...and that belief has helped me resist the temptation to open this single-serving Huskies box for over 35 years. There's no cereal in the Wheaties box on the left, but the box backs from the single-serving size are quite rare.

Gehrig was on Wheaties boxes in 1934, 1935 and 1936, so I'm sure getting him to jump to Huskies was quite a coup for Post.

http://s915.photobucket.com/albums/ac351/oldtix/Cereal%20Boxes/SportsCerealBoxes.jpg

[WWGjohn]

Matt,

That Spalding bat is a really nice piece. Very unusual ring color combination.

John

[John V]

Matt,
What is the date of the Spalding bat?

[MGHPro]

Matt,
What is the date of the Spalding bat?
I think its probably 1880's- 90's. It has a suppliers name on the knob from Hartford that was active during that period. The bat is huge. The Campy is 35 1/2 inches, while the spalding is in the 37" range
Matt

[HRBAKER]

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s172/hrbaker/HOME%20RUN%20BAKER/HRBConlon.jpg

[thekingofclout]

An absolute killer photo Jeff. Congratulations! My best, Jimmy

[RichardSimon]

Been looking for a Mark Twain autograph for a long time. Just plucked this one off ebay.
"Do your duty today and repent tomorrow. Truly Yours Mark Twain"

[thekingofclout]

Been looking for a Mark Twain autograph for a long time. Just plucked this one off ebay.
"Do your duty today and repent tomorrow. Truly Yours Mark Twain"

That's just terrific Rich. Hard to imagine a better Twain piece than that one. Best, Jimmy

[gashouse34]

I usually don't find anything worthy enough to post(and this may not be either:o) but thought I would share a couple finds from yesterday...Really like the Chesterfield Cig cardboard ad display even though in rough shape; I think it's from the '30's maybe??? and a nice youth 1-inch web.

[mr2686]

Picked up a couple more signed magazines for my Yankee wall. A 1949 Sports Parade with Tom Henrich (Kinda creepy cover but fills a void in my collection) and a 1963 Street & Smith with Tom Tresh on the cover.

[canjond]

Richard,

Love the Twain. Congrats on a great piece.

- Jon

[Oldtix]

I usually don't find anything worthy enough to post(and this may not be either:o) but thought I would share a couple finds from yesterday...Really like the Chesterfield Cig cardboard ad display even though in rough shape; I think it's from the '30's maybe??? and a nice youth 1-inch web.

That's a great-looking poster...Chesterfield was a very active football sponsor in the late 1930s...a number of colorful football-themed ads can be found on the back covers of magazines in that era. They produced a metal stadium ashtray around the same time...

http://s915.photobucket.com/albums/ac351/oldtix/007-1.jpg

[Clark7781]

Just picked this up with full PSA/DNA LOA:

1930 NY Yankees Team signed ball with Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Tony Lazzeri among others.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y283/Clark7781/LouGehrig.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y283/Clark7781/BabeRuth.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y283/Clark7781/BabeRuth.jpg

[MGHPro]

A few new pick ups.
Matt
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[khkco4bls]

matt, where the heck do you do all your shopping.

[Bill Rayburn]

Matt, you get an "Atta Boy" that's a crazy H&B !!!

[MGHPro]

matt, where the heck do you do all your shopping.

I've been lucky lately.

Bill- I wish it was a hillerich and son with that knob, but its the only H&B I've ever seen with an egg knob, so I guess I can't be fussy. :)

Matt

[mr2686]

Picked up a France Laux autograph. He was the 1934 Cardinals announcer and with this purchase just leaves 2 more to complete the entire project!

[RichardSimon]

Original Mark Twain photo with Scribners Magazine Art Dept stamp on the back .
Original Mark Twain cabinet card.

[Brian Van Horn]

I love flea markets: