Circa 1901 Tacony, PA Base Ball Season Ticket
 

I just picked up this cool 1901 Tacony, PA Base Ball Club season ticket. For those of you that don't know, Tacony is a suburb of Philadelphia.
While not exactly in my collecting sweet spot, I couldn't resist the temptation to buy it, because it really has "the look".

Certainly a great early vintage, extensively used baseball ticket stub with beautiful calligraphy...

A little love for 1961
 

A couple of new items for one of my favorite teams.

Dave Grob

Just got this program today, adds to my Gibson collection

Nice Dave! Those Blonde Adirondacks with the white lettering are the very best-looking bats of the era, IMHO.

And a Vada Pinson Gamer from the '61 World Series, no less... outstanding!

i would also like to know the answer as these seem odd.

Been looking for one of these for years. Logged on to eBay and there it was. And it was grabbed. Weird piece (as its just a generic player) but need for my Gehrig collection. See the same overpriced cards every month after month with bloated buy it nows. But every once in a while.....

Damn. Great Pick up Steve. I have been looking for one of those myself for a while. I def would have picked that one if I had seen i. Congrats

Had I not worked from home and logged in right around when it was posted would have certainly lost it to someone else. Lucky.

Posted a better picture.

seatback from the Minneapolis Metrodome, signed/inscribed by Cal Ripken Jr.:

https://i.imgur.com/JPR5mvD.jpg

^^^^ loving EVERYTHING on this page!

Based on the date coding, this is definitely a 1958 Zippo....which is good because '58 was the Giants' first year in SF :)

But Willie didn't sign his name like that in 1958, so it must have been engraved later :(

Nap Rucker circa 1914- 1916 Brooklyn Robins snapshot
 

Many thanks to Gary Scamehorn for allowing me to add this circa 1914- 1916 snapper of Brooklyn Robins great left handed no-hit pitcher Nap Rucker. Dimensions 3.5" x 5.5"

I was just stating that the general consensus now is that these are likely from the 1940's (with some earlier and some a little later). However, nobody (literally nobody) can tell the difference between 1937 paper and 1944 paper. So without stamps and other evidence we will never know for sure. I think personally they were issued over a period of time so they could very well be examples that date to the late 1930's, but clearly some were issued a bit later. I doubt we will ever know for sure but they are clear, old and really nice examples for sure! Some have a more sepia tone and are clearly earlier. When we first started selling these we listed the ones with a clearly older "feel" as vintage 1 and the others as vintage 2. To be safe we now just call them all vintage 2. I doubt a definitive answer will ever come to the surface but we can hope. We all learn as we go and I learn new stuff everyday about vintage photos and photographers.

I think they were issued over a period of time, starting in the 1930's and ending in the 1950's.

Thanks for that explanation. I appreciate the insight and it does confirm what I thought about them as well

Charlie "Many Hit" Robertson playing day signed cut
 

It seems like I continue to pick up unusual Charlie Robertson related items in 2017.
Many thanks to net54's Jeff Potter for selling me this unusual playing day autograph cut of CWS perfect game pitcher Charlie Robertson. ;)
Charlie was obviously having some fun when he signed this ledger or team sheet most likely sometime between 1922-1928. Instead of Charlie, he instead signed it "Many Hit" Robertson, which is an obvious wink that prior to signing it he hurled a no-hit, no-run game that was the first game to ever be called a "perfect game" by the newspaper scribes the next day.

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I put together a "little" display of ephemera I got with the Loraine Day banner I picked up earlier this month. Included in the display is a scan of an invitation to a dinner party hosted by Leo Durocher and Loraine. The invitation is notarized by Ima Rooter, Killy Umpire, Trow D. Bumout and Sek N. Gesser :p I have no idea where I'll display the display. :cool:

Gints
 

I know where to display the display...;)

Dave Grob

You need to either get a bigger room or start the overflow into another room. I guess you can go full hoarder and start stacking on the ground to ceiling...😳

I just picked up a large group of memorabilia from the estate of Robin Reed (google him, he may be the greatest amateur wrestler who ever lived). Included in the lot were his 1924 Olympics badge and belt buckle, framed photos of the Olympic team, a menu from the Olympics signed by everyone who was at his table, a large poster publicizing a world champion match against Jack Reynolds and a scrapbook filled with good stuff.

Wow, Dan, what a haul! Congrats!

Very cool Dan. Do you know where his gold medal is?

Clint, I do not. I would hope that it is still with his family or perhaps Oregon State University has it?

Awesome stuff guys. Rob, love the Giants additions!

Mike

1927 Toros Y Deportes (El Universal Taurino) Magazine from Mexico.
The title translates to Bulls and Sports (The Universal Bullfighting)
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4512/...8b314a23_b.jpg

new bat
 

New Benny Kauff bat. Never thought I'd pick up one of these. I have been telling myself to stay disciplined and to focus only on Pirates bats. But , hey, it's a Benny Kauff bat! And, now I can say that I have bats from 1/2 of the 1918 Giants' starting lineup!!! I'll bet not too many people are working on that set of bats!!!!

I Love Mickey
 

Not a rare glove as Rawlings produced this model for about four years, but the condition is spectacular...so the condition is what makes it rare. Probably one of the most visually appealing contextual retail items of the period. In the displays I have done over the years, items like tend to resonate well with folks, often prompting discussions of there first glove, or in some cases, why they wanted a particular model as a young player.

Dave Grob

Mickey Mantle Armour Baseball Glove
 

Dave -

Your glove looks just like the Armour Franks Premium that I have.
Jerry Sage

Mantle Glove
 

Just noticed that the webbings are different.
Jerry Sage

Mantle Triple Crown Glove
 

Jerry,

What a great visual. Will have to be on the look out for that piece.

Dave Grob

That was my first glove. Got it over 50 years ago and still have it. I remember the day like it was yesterday.

Mickey Mantle Glove
 

That is just awesome. Where you involved in picking it out or was it a surprise?

Dave Grob

It was a surprise. My Dad drove us to the Rawlings warehouse here in St. Louis where he had already picked out the glove. I remember him saying he had a hard time finding a left-handed model.
Thanks for posting the pic. It brought back a rush of very happy memories.

Johnny Mize Grand Slam ball
 

Picked up this Johnny Mize Grand Slam baseball. The seller had deciphered some of the light printing on the ball, but I managed to get it all. The ball is a Ford Frick NL Spalding baseball. By checking the stamping against examples in Brandon Grunbaum's Baseball guide I was able to determine this type ball was only used in 1947-48 which checks out with the info on the ball.

Some tickets etc.
 

Picked up a handful of stuff at a small antique show this past weekend. Might hang on to the photo but the rest will be for sale. Not sure how to price any of it.

12 x 9 basketball team photo.

May 7, 1959 stub from Dodgers vs Yankees game at LA Coliseum in honor of Campy.

April 10, 1962 die cut stub from Grand Opening of Dodger Stadium game vs Reds.

1940 Season Gilmore Field grandstand seat pass - Hollywood Stars.

Two Yankee Stadium postcards

1939 Madison Square Gardens Girls Softball program.

Pete Herman (boxer) business card etc.

Not full hoarder quite yet. I "cantilevered" a couple of shelf brackets off the side of a bookcase. Full hoarder is not far off. :p

Glove Boxes
 

I know I am going to regret this, but I am falling in love with glove boxes..

Dave Grob

Dave,
Sweet Warneke glove box-terrific graphics! I haven't seen this one before.
Thanks for sharing :)

Glove Boxes
 

Scott,

Thanks.. I think the only nicer glove box I have seen is for some guy named "Vander" something or other..:)

Dave Grob

Love that Mexican magazine with Babe & Lou on the cover.

Mike

Just picked this up. Actually, more of a Cubs item but I grabbed it anyway. Based on the rosters, it dates to 1959.

Very cool Rob...

I didn't know they were still making these into the 1950s. Great looking piece!

The seller said the copyright date of the litho was 1937...

Cubs Medical/Trainers Bag
 

October may not have been to kind the Cubs, but it has been a great month for my Cubs collection. This appears to be a medical/trainers bag based on the various compartments on the inside.

Dave Grob

Craigslist pick up today. Pach brothers photography. Not sure where it came from.
Book or magazine perhaps. Maybe someone knows more about it than me. Need to get it matted and framed.

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Nice, Dave! ebay, right? I was surfing everything under Vintage Sports Memorabilia last week and I think I saw it. I also thought to myself, “Thank God my collection is at least somewhat focused....there is great stuff out there!” :p

Coming woodcut
 

Ben what it appears you have is a hand colored Harper's woodcut. I will update this with date of issue later.

Dan - Very nice pick up of Olympic memorabilia.