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10-09-2008, 03:01 PM
Posted By: <b>Paul Grubor</b><p>Thanks,<br /><br />Paul<br /><br /><a href="http://s235.photobucket.com/albums/ee89/paulgrubor/?<br />action=view¤t=baseball001.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee89/paulgrubor/baseball001.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
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10-09-2008, 03:39 PM
Posted By: <b>Rhys</b><p>Reproduction of an 1880's or 1890's mechanical baseball bank. Worth about $100 or maybe even a bit more as a display piece.
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10-10-2008, 01:34 AM
Posted By: <b>Butch & Co.</b><p>Hi Paul, Rhys is correct. The original version is the well-known and highly desirable <I>Darktown Battery</I>, manufactured in the 1880s by The J & E Stevens Co. Genuine examples of that bank in decent, working condition have averaged around $2700. at auction over the past ten or twelve years, ranging from about $1500. up to $4400. <br /><br />What you've got there looks like a very nice example of the retitled and, er, whitened, repro version offered as a premium in the 1950s or '60s by <I>The Book of Knowledge</I>. We'd say Rhys' price estimate might be just a shade generous but certainly in the ballpark. <br /><br />Butch et al <br /><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/baseballgames/" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/baseballgames/</a> <br />-------------------------------------------- <br />edited to add: <br />You're getting good info on the main Cards forum, and on further review they may well be right about your piece being a more recent knock-off of the <I>Book of Knowledge</I> version. <br />Also, we'd missed the $13K sale of <I>Darktown</I> on the Heritage auction last fall. <br />
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10-10-2008, 08:56 AM
Posted By: <b>Ben</b><p>I saw this thread and thought some of you could offer advice regarding the piece below. Is it an original or a later generation? I am interested in selling it and would like to know approximate value. Thanks!<br /><br /><img src="http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg184/IronHorse2130/DSCN5823.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg184/IronHorse2130/DSCN5824.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg184/IronHorse2130/DSCN5825.jpg">