A virtual tour of a framed Deadball Era collection

[T206Jim]

I have assembled a collection of Deadball Era cards and memorabilia over the last few years. My focus has been Chief Bender and items that lend themselves to display and I have recently framed my collection in vintage frames from that era. If I can't frame an item and display it, I generally don't collect it. My office walls are nearing the saturation point, so the pace of my acquisitions will necessarily slow and I will transition to more of an aficionado than an active collector.

I have never met any of you personally, and it is unlikely I ever will, but I have vicariously enjoyed many of your collections from afar. This is my effort to return the favor with a virtual tour of my eclectic Deadball collection that is more or less completed. I have posted a few of these in other threads, but never as a collection.

It all started with framing a few T206s.

Framed T206s.jpg

Highlights of my Chief Bender collection.

Chief Bender collection.jpg

A few postcard types

Deadball postcards.jpg

My favorite H.M. Taylor Tigers

H.M. Taylor postcards.jpg

1911 and 1913 Reach catalogs (The Bender/Crawford one is one of my favorite items period!)

1911 & 1913 Reach Catalogs.jpg

1913 Salesman swatch book pages

1913 salesman swatch page - 1912 World Series.jpg 1913 Salesman swatch A's.jpg

I'll break this into separate posts for uploading purposes.

[T206Jim]

Bender & Lajoie autos

Bender & Lajoie T206s and signed enevelopes.jpg

Chief Bender type 1s with auto

Chief Bender photos with signature.jpg

Joe Jackson type 1 1911

Joe Jackson 1911 photo.jpg

Sam Crawford type 1

Sam Crawford Paul Thompson photo.jpg

Sam Crawford type 1 Wolverine News postcard

Sam Crawford - circa 1904 Wolverine News postcard photo.jpg

[KCRfan1]

Nice collection Jim!

[T206Jim]

T201s

T201s.jpg

T3 Speaker with auto

Tris Speaker T3 with signature.jpg

Ty Cobb 1920's

Ty Cobb - 1920's cabinet.jpg

Ty Cobb baseball notebook 1910

Ty Cobb notebook 1910.jpg

[midmo]

I never get tired of looking at that Bender display. Awesome.

[T206Jim]

Ginger Beaumont

Ginger Beaumont.jpg

Sam Crawford Police Gazette

Sam Crawford - Police Gazette.jpg

Christy Mathewson S81 silk

Christy Mathewson S81 silk.jpg

Zack Wheat - Charles Conlon type 1 w auto

Zack Wheat - Conlon photo with signatures.jpg

Chief Bender Piedmont Art Stamp

Chief Bender - Piedmont Art Stamps.jpg

[T206Jim]

Chief Bender in action

Chief Bender photo.jpg

Sam Crawford - Paul Thompson 1907

Sam Crawford- Paul Thompson photo.jpg

Christy Mathewson M101-2

M101-2 Mathewson.jpg

Walter Johnson type 1 1924

Walter Johnson 1924.jpg

Ty Cobb - likely type II, but I love it anyway!

Ty Cobb.jpg

and finally a few more T206s

T206s with backs.jpg

Enjoy! Hopefully these will distract you from the shilling posts for a moment.

[Jantz]

Amazing displays and collection Jim!

[Louieman]

This is exactly why I love this forum, for awe-inspiring collections like this! Beyond impressed, thanks for sharing

[tjb1952tjb]

VERY, VERY nice...........I especially like the Walter Johnson Type 1 photograph. One very determined countenance. SWEET!!!!!

[Joshchisox08]

Jim, exactly my thoughts. If you can't display them why collect them? I need to learn how to make cases for myself. The flimsy ones that are way overpriced on eBay are way too expensive for the material being used.

Your cases are just as appealing as the cards in them and really play off each other well.

[khkco4bls]

Jim i am more on the memorabilia side not cards but that is impressive. thanks for sharing

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Jim- That is just amazing, I don't know if I am more jealous of the cards or the way you have displayed it!

[shernan30]

Jim, that is an awesome collection and I would imagine walking into the room with so much history makes it even better. The Bender display is my favorite.

[Bpm0014]

Awesome photos!! Love the Bender display.

[bwbc917]

Impressive collection. The framing alone is time consuming and expensive. Congrats on your style and good taste.

[111gecko]

So nice..thanks for sharing!

[the 'stache]

For some reason, I can't see the pictures in this thread, even after a clean install of Chrome. I don't have permission to view attachments?
Edit: weird. When I right click on it, and click view, says I have no permission, and need to log in. I log in, and now I can see everything.

Beautiful collection, BTW. I would love to look at these all day!

[T206Jim]

Thanks for the kind comments on the display, I selected and framed them all myself. That cut the cost considerably and gave me complete creative control.

If anyone is having trouble viewing the photos, you can access them by clicking on my profile and viewing the album.

[jason.1969]

I remember seeing your Bender display earlier. Probably the coolest display I'd ever seen in terms of the collectibles themselves and the artistry of your work.

Great to see these other items too. If this were all in a room at the HOF, it might well be the best room there.

[CW]

Now THAT'S the way to enjoy a collection! Thanks for posting -- those look great!