1920 Babe Ruth Headin' Home - 3 series

[Leon]

Added another 1920 Babe Ruth Headin' Home card to the collection so felt it might not be a bad thing to show a thread with the 3 different cataloged varieties. The first ones are very small at about 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" and the rest are a bit bigger than your typical candy cards. These are often faked/reprinted too. There is really no set order I am aware of as they were never cataloged by Burdick.

1st Series- Babe Ruth Headin' Home- small and generally had blank backs though stamps have been seen on some (as here).

2nd Series - Babe Ruth Headin' Home Theater Cards- larger at approx 1 3/4" x 3 3/4", *real photo card, have theaters printed or stamped on backs

3rd Series- Babe Ruth Headin' Home Tex Rickard Cards- larger at approx 1 3/4" x 3 3/4", *real photo card, have a Tex Rickard stamp on backs

[scmavl]

Wow, those are really cool Leon. I've never seen them before.

[sportscardpete]

Nice, Leon!

I never knew that there were theater cards. It almost makes you wonder: how many of these cards are in the possession of play/showbiz collectors, who have no about how popular vintage baseball cards are?

[bh3443]

Awesome and impressive cards, Leon!
I wonder if my grandfather's saw the movie? They were 8 and 9 when it came out! They loved Ruth!

[ls7plus]

Wonderful cards, Leon! Actual photo cards of the Babe's first season with the Yanks, and first 50+ (54) homerun season. You make all of us drool over our keyboards.

Thanks for a great site,

Larry

[Kawika]

Very neat, Leon.
Tangential to this thread is a still from the short Ruth did in 1931 called "Fancy Curves" which my inner fourteen year old acquired for its baseball and babelicious babe content.

http://photos.imageevent.com/kawika_o_ka_pakipika/sportscardsetc/baseball/bbhofthefirstclass/huge/Babe%20Ruth%20and%20Babe%20_Fancy%20Curves_.jpg

Here is the short per YouTube. It's 8+ minutes long, basically hokey but some may find it enjoyable.

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[Brian Campf]

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[Leon]

Here's another.

Thanks for posting that one Brian. I have never seen it before.

Thanks for the kind words too guys. This is the sort of thing that keeps me interested in collecting.
And wait...... there's more. Here is a Sept 19, 1920 NY Tribune ad for Tex Rickard's Headin' Home movie!!! It is the actual ad for the very card pictured above....

best regards

[btcarfagno]

...so David does not feel all alone with his tangent of a post. I have my own Babe and Babe-a-licious item...a lobby card from "Headin' Home"...with a cuter "Babe" than the one from the 1931 film!!

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy203/collectiblesgains/auctionRuthLobby.jpg


Tom C

[CFSodano]

Leon,

Please let me know when your ready to part with any of those!!!!!:eek::eek::eek:

[pete zouras]

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[ethicsprof]

absolutely spellbinding.
i've seen only one of these before---and there are several out there!!!
congrats and thanks for sharing.

all the best,
barry

[Exhibitman]

As long as we're doing the Babe Comes Home movie thing:

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/miscellaneouscards/websize/R94%20Babe%20Comes%20Home_1.jpg

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibitman/interestingexhibitcards/websize/8%20on%201%20Ruth%20Dempsey%202.jpg

[HBroll]

This is my "Headin Home" card and a scarce newspaper ad promoting the movie with the "Babe" making a personal appearance Thursday through Sunday during the showing of the movie.

[HBroll]

Mini baseball bats were also given out at the shows. Here are 2 examples. They are both 5 inches long and the one says "Babe Ruth" at Orpheum Jan. 9 and the other says "Babe Ruth" at B.F. Kieth's WK Nov. 7.

[Leon]

Come on Adam....as a type collector don't you know you need one of each color?

[Exhibitman]

Not me, I am happy w/one card.

I know of red, lt. blue, dark blue, green and sepia.

[ls7plus]

You guys are absolutely incredible!

Larry

[Leon]

Mini baseball bats were also given at the shows. Here are 2 examples. They are both 5 inches long and the one says "Babe Ruth" at Orpheum Jan. 9 and the other says "Babe Ruth" at B.F. Kieth's wk Nov. 7.


Those are awesome. If you look at the back of the 2 trimmed cards in the first post you will see where it says these bats were given out. If you ever consider letting one go please let me know first :). What great "go with" pieces.

And Adam, thanks for letting me know about the other colors :(. I believe I have seen the shades of blue but not a green or red one. Have you seen "Babe Ruth" R94's in those shades?

[HBroll]

Thanks Leon. I have been collecting Ruth cards/memorbilia for about 15 years now and I bought the first one about 5 years ago and bought the second one about a month later. I have not seen another one since. If I ever decided to sell one, I will let you know first.

Yes I see in the first post where they mention the bats on the back of the cards. Very cool.

[Exhibitman]

Have you seen "Babe Ruth" R94's in those shades?

Yes. You've got lt. blue and sepia. I have dark blue. A friend of mine has red and green.

[glchen]

Found these glass negatives from an old Leland's auction: Link (http://www.lelands.com/Auction/AuctionDetail/27871/December-2005/Sports/Historical-Cards/Lot544~Two-Original-Art-Glass-Plate-Negatives-For-The-1920-Babe-Ruth-Headin%E2%80%99-Home-Baseball-Cards)

[EvilKing00]

cool cards leon, never saw them before

[wondo]

I owned the complete movie a while back. It was in one of Lifson's auctions and I was the lucky winner - five or six reels worth. Unfortunately, the material of which film was made at that time is highly flammable and difficult to put out. I ended up donating it to the Museum of Modern Art's film warehouse up near Scranton.

[Bocabirdman]

The fantasy Ruth piece that brought me here to this board, in the first place was from the same era. :)

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