c1880 salesman sample outbid...let's see your salesman samples

[CarltonHendricks]

c1880 Silk Jockey Cap - 1 3/4" tall by 3 3/8" long by 2 1/2" wide

Got outbid yesterday on this c1880 salesman sample jockey cap on eBay...I've never owned a salesman sample before...and considering the horsey stuff I've gotten over the last year thought I'd try and add this...would have gone perfect with the die cut jockey cap card I got a while back...and the trotter clock...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ca1880-FANTA...p2047675.l2557
I hit it at $177.00 and got dusted in the backstretch...sold for $332.00...The seller happens to be a friend of mine and told me it sold to someone in France...I don't feel bad really, I'd sort of hate to have paid $177.00...$150.00 or below would have been more comfortable...Although...doubt I'll ever see another one!







Below, previously picked up horse items

[WWGjohn]

Here are a couple of salesman/store sample bats from the 1890's. First is a J.F Hillerich Crackerjack #2 bat (pre-1897) made of balsa and the second is an American bat company No. 89 also made of balsa.

[Runscott]

Wonder if anyone here collects miniature sports stuff, displaying it together.

It would be kind of cool to see a miniature hat, ball, glove, bat, baseball player doll - all early 1900's, together. You could use a large woodcut as a backdrop.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Wonder if anyone here collects miniature sports stuff, displaying it together.

It would be kind of cool to see a miniature hat, ball, glove, bat, baseball player doll - all early 1900's, together. You could use a large woodcut as a backdrop.

Kind of cool....and kind of expensive, I would bet.

[yanks12025]

Any chance the hat could just be a old dolls hat?

[baseball tourist]

Originally Posted by yanks12025

Any chance the hat could just be a old dolls hat?

Good question. I was thinking, why would they have a salesman sample of an item that isn't normally very large, heavy or bulky?