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10-16-2004, 10:00 AM
Posted By: <b>Max Weder</b><p>Carried on as a new thread from the undoctored Cobb thread<br /><br />The stained glass comment leads me back to an ebay posting a number of years ago. The seller was listing some item, but had some fantastic pictures of stained glass windows with a baseball motif, that he said were taken from Johnny Kling's hotel in Kansas City. Despite my best efforts, he said they were not for sale (why did he post them, I asked?). I saved the pictures, then took them to a local stained glass artisan, who replicated (with his artistic differences) a stained glass window which now graces one of our windows. I don't have the Kling hotel jpgs anymore, as I lost them in a computer crash. If anyone saved the Kling glass photos, I'd love to see them again.<br /><br /><br />Here's the copy the local artist made. (Sorry about the quality of the photo, but it's hard to take with all the back lighting from outdoors--someday I'll read the manual to my camera and figure out how to take these type of pictures)<br /><br /><img src="http://www.ettinger.ca/stainedglass.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Max<br /><br /><br /><br />
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10-16-2004, 10:24 AM
Posted By: <b>qualitycards</b><p>MAX - Thats impressive!
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10-16-2004, 12:54 PM
Posted By: <b>Julie Vognar</b><p><img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>
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10-16-2004, 01:45 PM
Posted By: <b>hankron</b><p>My sister is a steel/bronze sculpist, and I once said she should make a sculpture of a baseball player. She looked at me as if saying, "Give me a break." End of conversation.
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10-16-2004, 05:04 PM
Posted By: <b>Max Weder</b><p>I went over to the stained glass shop today, and got a print of the Kling window. (This is a scan of the print, so please excuse the quality).<br /><br />Max<br /><br /><img src="http://www.ettinger.ca/klingstainedglass.jpg">
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10-16-2004, 06:16 PM
Posted By: <b>ty_cobb</b><p> I also at one time had full color scans of the Kling <br />baseball stained glass window. As I recall the story, <br />were several panes along the pool hall of the hotel. <br />I beleive this one was discovered buried underneath<br />a sidewalk.<br /> I have had many correspondences with the owner<br /> ('bevjean' on the old FullCount board.)Anways besides <br />the window they owned an amazing bronze bust(Cobb?)<br />and many original letters/contracts of the Chicago Cubs circa <br />1901-11. I know from writing Doug Allen that although they had <br />offers, it didn't seem like they had any genuine interest in selling.<br /> I really like the windows, and enjoyed seing the repro<br />at Max's summer bbq.<br /><br /><br />
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10-16-2004, 06:47 PM
Posted By: <b>Julie</b><p>of BEING BACK THERE, THEN, that I don't really get, even from old cards...<br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1097973797.JPG"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/jphotos/N162Keef.JPG"> <img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1097873426.JPG"> <br /><br />Well, maybe these, a little.
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10-16-2004, 09:44 PM
Posted By: <b>Patrick McMenemy</b><p>Hi Max:<br /><br />Since I happen to collect Johnny Kling, I printed the scan of the window, and put it in a scrapbook. Here's a copy of the image. <br /><br />Patrick<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1097984633.JPG">