April Pick Ups
 

I picked up this 1938 Joe Gordon model glove in the original box in Good Year Arizona during my annual spring training trip. Sorry about the poor phone picture. The 1971 PA House of Representative Resolution commending the Pirates World Series Victory came from the Steve Blass Collection. Technically it was obtained last month but was waiting for me when I returned from Arizona so I will claim it as an April pick up:o

1964 publicity photo of George Harrison from the Beatles appearance on the British TV show Big Night Out.

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit.../Harrison.jpeg

1966 publicity photo and press release for the Star Trek episode Shore Leave. I've been collecting Trek material a long time but have never seen a piece like this before:

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...0Trek%202.jpeg

Great items Mike. Was watching the Blass item, but didn't bid on it. It found its way to the right collection.

Picked this up the other day in an antique store. Matt, at your family's store in PPB.

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Cool - thanks for stopping in . I was up in the office when you were there .. Next time you are in ask for me
Matt

Thanks, the Blass piece was the only item I won in that auction. I certainly drove prices up for them. I always seem to be the bridesmaid never the bride in their auctions.

Picked up this James Jeffries glass lantern slide. It was from a 1927 silent movie he was in.

1956 Rocky Bridges Redlegs Road Jersey
 

A very rare style and certainly a classic from the 1950s.

Dave Grob
DaveGrob1@aol.com

Beautiful jersey, Dave. Would love to get one of those someday.

1956 Redlegs Road
 

Chris,

Thanks and best of luck to you in landing one. 1956 was such a great year for uniforms with Cincinnati going to this, the Cardinals going without the "Birds on the Bat" and Washington opting for the 3-D logo and numbering. The 1956 All Star Game in Washington would have been a sight for the ages.

Dave Grob
DaveGrob1@aol.com

Wow. So cool. Always a treat to see the vintage game worn Reds items you acquire.

stopped by an antique store about a mile from the hotel where Carlton stayed on his Jersey trip two years ago and found this. No markings except 3 of 75

base is chipped and it doesn't look new. Looked all over the internet and could not find it anywhere.

Not historically right as the jersey spells out New York

8 inch bronze statue on an 1 1/4 inch base

On ebay for just about a month with no takers so I called them and offered them a deal. Worked out for all of us. 1920-1921 Plaleagball Ring Toss Games 26 x 40 beautiful graphics that will only get better after it goes to the conservator to get cleaned.

thanks to Butch for his expertise

Dave,

Are the 1956 Reds road uniforms of the same flannel material as other uniforms of this era? It could just be the pictures but of the couple I have seen, it appears that the material that makes up the body of the jersey is a bit different. They almost appear to be a double knit polyester. But like I said, maybe it's just the photos. Thanks.

1956 Cincinnati Redleg Uniforms
 

Chris,

Good eye and you are entirely correct. The 1956 uniforms (home and roads) jerseys and pants were made of a nylon/cotton durene fabric. The road grey fabric was not particularly color fast and those tended to fade, to the point of looking just off white. However, the uniforms collar and placket are lined with flannel material (white for the homes, grey for the roads) and this is very easy to see when they are compared side by side.

The attached photo comes from the rear cover of the 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs Yearbook (Revised Edition)

Dave Grob
DaveGrob1@aol.com

Sandy Koufax photo and autograph
 

Original vintage Sandy Koufax photo in front of his locker after perfect game September 9th 1965. Photo taken by renowned Dodgers photographer Frank Worth. Also has " playing days" cut signature from 1965 or 1966.
Phil

Picked these up a while back. It is the original Perez Steele artwork from Dick Perez used for the Nellie Fox postcard. The other artwork is the one he first painted but didn't like it so he painted a second one which became the postcard from the Perez Steele set. Also came with the letter he wrote explaining it. From what I understand it was presented to the Fox family and they liked the one with the smiling face so Dick Perez used that one as the postcard. Both of these are 16x20 and on the back you can see the art board and finger prints from Dick and tape marks to make a straight line on the front for the border. It's a piece of Perez Steele history and one of a kind as it is the original artwork.

Nice pickup!

Small item, for sale soon, but I hadn't seen this before. Bout the size of a Sweet cap pin. Cool W Sox pin. Anyone have more info on it? age, etc. Back is kinda shiny, but I have no reason to think it would be a repro.

Hey Scott.

It's definitely not a repro.

c1959, more common (comparitively) than its Cubs counterpart, IMHO.

Still a neat piece. You should be able to get $15-20 for it.

not bad, I paid a dollar for it. will be for sale soon. and thanks

I'll give you a buck and a half for it! :p

Spalding Trophy
 

My first Spalding Trophy, I am looking for the others if you have one please contact me, thanks

Picked up this Yankees vs Athletics 1933 scorecard, Babe Ruth hit 2 home runs both coming off of Lefty Grove. I also received my 1900's Reach mushroom bat.

Here's the front of the program.

1939 Draper-Maynard Spring & Summer Sports Equipment Catalogue
 

I recently picked up a nice copy of the 1939 D & M Spring & Summer Sports Equipment Catalogue.

My interest is mostly because it has two pages that prominently feature Johnny Vander Meer endorsed equipment. D & M and Goldsmith both got Vander Meer to sign endorsement deals following his noteworthy 1938 rookie season when he pitched an unprecedented back-to-back no-hitters on 6/11/38 and 6/15/38.

It's a cool catalogue to look through. Here are a few pictures for those of you that may be interested... :cool:

Grambling Game Used Warm-up
 

I recently picked up what I believe is a vintage Grambling University basketball warm-up. It is #20 and was supplied by Vic Young Sporting Goods out of Des Moines IA. I believe it is 1940/50's. I haven't been able to find any pictures or other info on Grambling basketball teams from that era. Any other thoughts on this in terms of dating it?

1969 Tony Perez Reds Home Jersey
 

This one is headed to the Reds Hall of Fame and Museum as the ball club has special display for Perez this season as they look to dedicate a statue to him in August. 1969 was the last full season at Crosley Field and the first of two seasons in which Perez hit 30+ HR and 100+ RBI (the other being 1970; arguably his best season).

A very subtle thing I love about this one is that if you were sitting in the stands at Crosley Field in 1970 (the last one) and you were looking at the cover of your scorecard, you'd be looking at a shot of Perez crossing home plate in 1969 after an apparent home run, being greeted by Bench and Rose.

Dave Grob
davegrob1@aol.com

Very nice! I grew up in Ohio (1955-1977) and never liked The Big Red Machine. Good for Tony for getting a statue....but is he really deserving? :confused:

YES.

He was the "heart and soul" of the big red machine. Always delivered the key 2 out hit when they needed it most. Look what happened to the Reds after Perez was traded, following the 1976 season. Same remaining "cast of characters" but they never won again.

MLB Network does various rankings off the "Top 9" of all time. I think the show is called "Prime 9" or something like that. Most of these shows air in the off-season, when programming is thin. Anyway, one of the shows focused on the top Clutch Hitters of all-time. They ranked Perez 7th... only behind the likes of Gehrig, Ruth, Musial, Williams and a couple more.

IMHO, a statue is not only deserved, but overdue!

:D

Well, there ya go! As I said, I didn't like them. I watched Fisk's stay fair HR from a bar at Ohio University and loved it.

Joe Morgan was cool, tho ;)

A couple antique mall finds this last weekend.

First off is an Olsen's Base Ball card game printed by Olsen Games Co. in Portland Oregon. The instructions are copyright 1925, though I don't know when this actual set was printed. Included are 60 cards, 30 of them red backed and 30 blue backed. I can't find much information about the set but each card features a generic baseball player with a different baseball play. I removed the rubber band but it appears the bottom of the box may have been removed at some point, so the cards can slide out easily.
http://i.imgur.com/kPfYhuZm.jpg

The second purchase was a vintage badminton racket manufactured by George Gibson Bussey & Co. I can't find much information on it but it appears to be late 19th century or early 20th century.
http://i.imgur.com/HfhmEV2m.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/bRHTnxnm.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/pcWAL9Tm.jpg

If anyone knows anything more about either of these items, please let me know. Thanks for looking.

Grant

Hi Grant, nice pick-up on the Olsen's. The 1925 Portland edition is seen much less often than the original 1922 edition
produced in Chicago. The two editions are identical but for the still similar boxes and the publishing info on the instructions.

Thanks for the info. That's a great website you have there :)

These 3 bats were used by the player and sent to Xbat to be used to make their own Xbat model. Hence the information on the tape and the writing on the Pudge barrel. Pretty cool bats.

2004 Jeff Bagwell
2003 Pudge Rodriguez (says "34-31 1/2 NO cup, black)
Rafael Palmeiro

Pic 2

;)

Great piece Bob! You never forget your first Spalding;)

Rocky Marciano, getting ready for the kill...

http://photos.imageevent.com/exhibit...01955%201.jpeg

Sal the Barber
 

I'm happy to have just added this great Type I 1956 Sports Illustrated photo of Sal "The Barber" Maglie to my collection. The photo was the work of Arthur Daley.

Sal Maglie threw a no-hitter for the Brooklyn Dodgers on September 25th, 1956 and was the tough luck loser in Don Larsen's World Series Perfect Game on October 8th, 1956. The photo has November, 1956 stamped on it on the back.

Scott, those are great additions to an already ridiculously impressive collection. How do you keep finding these items?:eek:

We need more nicknames like "The Barber" :D

Mike,
I don't even know how I find these things.
It helps to collect a theme I suppose....
I'm glad you like the photo & it was a genuine bargain. :cool:

Absolutely!!

Acc/ccb
 

:)

I recently attended a SABR meeting in Little Rock, AR where Sal Maglie's son Mike spoke to the group.

I was surprised to hear that the origin of the nickname "The Barber" did not come from his "close shave" pitches. Mike Maglie told us that one day a reporter asked Leo Durocher which player in the locker room was Sal and his response was "he's the guy that looks like the barber behind the third chair."

Certainly not as colorful as the guy that who threw inside when needed??????

How funny! :) No, Sal "The Barber" has definitely lost some of its sex appeal as a macho nickname. I suppose it's better than Sal "The Pedicurist", but not by much...

Ed Barrow 1931 Income tax form.

A Joe DiMaggio M&M's kids club card. Not sure where it comes from, or even if it legit. The seller said circa 1940's, but I think maybe 1950's?
But it looks cool, and I got it with my eBay bucks, so it was essentially free.
I would love it if anyone knew anything about it (like maybe if it is just a fantasy piece or something).