August Pickup thread

[herkyhawkeye]

Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig

Sold as chocolate molds. First one is not mine but was sold on eBay back in June. He's holding a bat. The one in the 2nd picture I picked up at a local antique mall. I'm not definite on it but is it a player holding a ball??

The mold you picked up is of a golfer. My dad has that same piece. Its a Nice Piece.

[ruth-gehrig]

Originally Posted by herkyhawkeye

The mold you picked up is of a golfer. My dad has that same piece. Its a Nice Piece.

Thanks for the info but I don't see a golf club in his hands

[repsher]

Nice photos Mike. I just recently saw the wire photo of that Greenberg and thought how nice it would be to have the original.

[herkyhawkeye]

Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig

Thanks for the info but I don't see a golf club in his hands

Couple of ways you can tell its a golfer

1. The motion of the swing.
2. The atire of the figure. Standard turn of the century golfer with the knickers and jacket
3. The baseball mold has a visible handle while the golfer doesnt and wouldn't

The reason it does not show a club is because a golf club is very thin and would not last out of the mold. Would be too brittle. The person making the mold would usually add a small wooden club.Also, your mold is not a chocolate mold but rather an ice cream mold. Chocolate molds are generally very thin and made of tin while the mold you have is actually quite heavy comparatively and made of pewter. Are there any markings on the mold like 463

I wish I remember what book my dad found the mold in but it is indeed a golfer. Has decent value though if I remember correctly

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedi...-time-golfer-1

Heres a link to the same mold that sold in 2006

[ruth-gehrig]

Originally Posted by herkyhawkeye

Couple of ways you can tell its a golfer

1. The motion of the swing.
2. The atire of the figure. Standard turn of the century golfer with the knickers and jacket
3. The baseball mold has a visible handle while the golfer doesnt and wouldn't

The reason it does not show a club is because a golf club is very thin and would not last out of the mold. Would be too brittle. The person making the mold would usually add a small wooden club.Also, your mold is not a chocolate mold but rather an ice cream mold. Chocolate molds are generally very thin and made of tin while the mold you have is actually quite heavy comparatively and made of pewter. Are there any markings on the mold like 463

I wish I remember what book my dad found the mold in but it is indeed a golfer. Has decent value though if I remember correctly

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedi...-time-golfer-1

Heres a link to the same mold that sold in 2006

Thanks for the info. That all makes sense and yes it is marked 463.
Thanks again,
Michael

[HRBAKER]

Picked this up from a fellow Net54er on Grand Slam Bids. Not sure what it is or was but can tell you a few things. It has some great images, it's in rough shape and it used to be bigger than it is now.

Thanks Matt W.!

[repsher]

Bucky Harris and Presidential hopeful Herbert Hoover 1928
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Joe Cronin - Manager and shortstop of Washington 1933
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Cronin and Joe McCarthy 1936
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Even thoght it's not so vintage a great shot of 18yr old rookie Robin Yount
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[repsher]

Heres my latest original photo acquisitions. My luck and perseverance continues..

Bucky Harris and Walter Johnson in 1929. Bucky Harris and John McGraw before the opening game of the 1924 W.S.
Gabby Harnett in 1929.

[repsher]

Continued...

Dizzy Dean getting sent to the minors by the Cubs (love the story on the back of this one). Stan Musial being honored at Wrigley during his last visit there (again love the caption on the back). Hoyt Wilhelm rookie photo and Al Kaline, Bucky Harris and Harvey Kuenn

[aelefson]

Hi-
Here are two of my flea market finds from this morning. The first is a photo of Joe DiMaggio taken by a fan in 1940. I am looking forward to obtaining another photo taken by the same fan of Ted Williams in the next few weeks from the same dealer. The second item is a tiny baseball game with rules on the back. I scanned it with a quarter to show the size. Any idea when it is from? My guess was 1920s or 30s but I do not know.
Alan

[Lordstan]

Ryan,
More great photos. Very nice. What is up with Gabby's eyes? He looks like an alien. I assume it's accented by the newspaper editors to make the eyes stand out, but WOW, It sure looks weird.

Alan,
Nice Joe D pic.
Love snapshots.

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by Lordstan

Ryan,
More great photos. Very nice. What is up with Gabby's eyes? He looks like an alien. I assume it's accented by the newspaper editors to make the eyes stand out, but WOW, It sure looks weird.

Pre-1960s amphetamine use, perhaps?

[ksfarmboy]

Picked this up in an old fashion horse trade. I guess in this instance it was a Big Train trade.