What kinds of things do you collect?

[bobfreedman]

I am sure some of us have things we collect that that are sort of like collections within our collection. Like pennants or Bobbing Head Dolls or Amusement Games...Anyways here is a couple of mine: Scorers and Stanford Pottery pieces

[Runscott]

Nice collection, Bob

I don't collect scorers, but have this one:

[Andy Sandler]

Hi! Currently, I collect the following:
1) Anything Pre-1950 Pro basketball----autographs, programs, tickets, schedules, photos, broadsides, postcards, etc. (the older the better)
2) Anything Pre-1930 Pacific Coast League baseball of the Vernon Tigers, Venice Tigers, or Los Angeles Angels (no cards)
3) Anything pre-1902 California League baseball----no cards.
4) Koufax wins tickets and programs
Can you help?
Thanks, Andy Sandler (845) 331-8610 andy@allsportsauctions.com

[Exhibitman]

The memorabilia I collect:

According to my wife: CRAP

According to me:

1. Boxing fighter-issued promotional photos



2. Iconic boxing photos:




3. Stills and promotional photos from movies with boxers:



4. Joe Louis, Jim Jeffries and Benny Leonard ephemera:







5. Hank Aaron stuff:





6. Team issued photos:





7. Comedians memorabilia:

[Runscott]

Bob, are you a hit-and-run thread starter?

I think I am genetically addicted to collecting. Since I was a small child, I always collected EVERYTHING. You name it, it was piling up in my closet.

Currently I collect antique pool cues and stuff related to Willie Hoppe, anything related to Edward Curtis, sports cabinet photos, stuff related to Jack Johnson, Dallas Cowboys stuff, Astros stuff, pre-wwii baseball photos, baseball RPPC's, arrowheads, Indian Head cents, handwritten HOF'er letters, pre-wwi baseball equipment, significant baseballs, baseball publications, photos and other stuff related to various celebrities who I am interested in (not in a stalking way), etc., etc., etc. The only thing I have going that saves me, is I really like getting checks in the mail.

Edited to add: 1950s and older Stetson hat memorabilia

[71buc]

Well it's not baseball but there doesn't appear to a Net54 for the Corrida. I spent a couple of years in boarding school in Madrid as a teen. I am an animal lover so I can't explain my attraction to bull fighting but I was drawn to it in a big way. I spent hours at the ring and met some fascinating people. I came across this 1962 Mexican one sheet featuring Manuel Benitez aka El Cordobes and had to have it. The title APRENDIENDO A MORIR translates as learning to die. Benitez was to Spain what Mantle was to the USA in the 1960s. I saw him late in his career and he was still mesmerizing. His biography is titled Or I'll Dress You In Mourning is a great read. Original Pancho Villa photos and El Cordobes items are my only collecting venture outside of baseball. Thanks for indulging me.

[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by 71buc

Well it's not baseball but there doesn't appear to a Net54 for the Corrida. I spent a couple of years in boarding school in Madrid as a teen. I am an animal lover so I can't explain my attraction to bull fighting but I was drawn to it in a big way. I spent hours at the ring and met some fascinating people. I came across this 1962 Mexican one sheet featuring Manuel Benitez aka El Cordobes and had to have it. The title APRENDIENDO A MORIR translates as learning to die. Benitez was to Spain what Mantle was to the USA in the 1960s. I saw him late in his career and he was still mesmerizing. His biography is titled Or I'll Dress You In Mourning is a great read. Original Pancho Villa photos and El Cordobes items are my only collecting venture outside of baseball. Thanks for indulging me.

Facinating!...I just read Benitez's wiki...Actually in offbeat sports mountaineering is another sport I find facinating...

[swarmee]

My Georgia Tech collection has a run of Blueprint Yearbooks I'm working on; I have over 80 different out of the 115 that have been created. Plus I've got duplicates of some of the rare ones (1920: Bobby Jones, 1953: Marilyn Monroe Look Magazine shoot, Football NC Year) in case anyone wants to trade.

I am working on signatures from the Top50 Georgia Tech historical figures, including head football coaches (Dodd, Heisman, Gen Leonard Wood), players (Joe Guyon, Joe Hamilton), Astronauts (none yet), deans, authors, etc.

I also have approximately 70 different GT postcards ranging from 1905 to present day. I curate the "Georgia Tech Antique Collectors" Facebook page and post a lot of images there, as well as eBay items that I want the audience of 250+ to see.

I collect Earl Christy college football cheerleader postcards (1905-1910).

Lots and lots of paper stuff. Some photographs. Artwork that I bought on cruise ships.

[71buc]

Facinating!...I just read Benitez's wiki...Actually in offbeat sports mountaineering is another sport I find facinating...[/QUOTE]

He had an amazing life. He almost seems like a Hemingway creation only more interesting. I will never forget watching him on his knees with the muleta behind him as the bull charged like this photo. I don't know that I could watch bullfighting at this point in life but I know the 16 year old version of me was absolutely addicted because of Benitez.

As for mountaineering, I've read a couple of books on Mallory and Irvine's Everest climbs which were great reads.

[whiteymet]

Hi Guys:

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Fred

[Jayworld]

Goodnight, Fred, that's an impressive Hartland Collection! Particularly intriguing for me are the Green Box "Dallas" Hartlands. True Story:
Back in the spring of 1990, I visited my local card shop (Dallas), and the owner showed me a new circular for a brand new Hartland Whitey Ford figure. Well, I knew I had to order it, and I also copied down the Dallas address of Hartland, which at the time, was in an industrial section not far from 635 (LBJ), so I drove over there during a lunch break and saw the Hartland "plant." It was a small, brick building (no larger than a 2-3 bedroom home) with a small front office and a larger assembly room. There were 3 ladies in the room hand painting the new Whitey Ford figures. They showed me around for about 5 minutes and that was that. I later ordered the Lou Gehrig and Dizzy Dean figures, and put in an order for the Ty Cobb and Bob Feller Figures. I never got the Feller or Cobb figures, as that was at the time the owner, Bill Alley, went missing, so my order was filled by my choice of Anniversary figures (Ted Williams and Warren Spahn). I picked up the unassembled/unpainted Cy Young and Honus Wagner "Missouri" figures along with their unassembled boxes at some point. I later sold all my Hartland collection.

Sorry, back to topic. What do I collect besides baseball cards? Southwest Conference memorabilia (much of my collection is in the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in Waco, Texas), vintage and new Marx 12" figures, vintage 3 Investigators books, San Diego Padres game used/issued equipment, autograph collecting (mostly Planet of the Apes, Andy Griffith Show, Battlestar Galactica), and classic Battlestar Galactica stuff…. Whew….

[whiteymet]

I mentioned I collect Salada coins and Exhibits too:

[perezfan]

Incredible, Fred... I never get tired of seeing those pics.

Question... Did you ever pick up any of the Original Hartland Molds that Mears was auctioning a few months back? I would've loved to grab a couple, and they went very cheap, IMO. They kept reducing the price, and featured them in 4 straight auctions (just to liquidate them).

But at 200 Lbs. each, the shipping and available space were issues that kept me from bidding. Fascinating pieces though, and they would have made great conversation pieces!

[whiteymet]

Hi Mark!

Yeah, I HAD to get a few of the molds. Namely Drysdale, Snider and Killebrew. They are a part of history.

I also have molds for all the Dallas and some of the 25th's as well, though they are much different. Basically a waxy hive type of thing in a plaster outer shell. And some other types too

Take a look:

[whiteymet]

I also collect original Hartland paint molds/masks

[39special]

Wow Fred you have some incredible stuff!! I really like your Exhibits.

[71buc]

That's not a Hartland collection that's a Hartland museum

[whiteymet]

Originally Posted by 71buc

That's not a Hartland collection that's a Hartland museum

Thanks for the kind words Mike.

But the "museum" is still looking for some Hartland stuff to add to the collection. Anyone have any of the below? PLEASE LMK.

Thanks,

Fred

Baseball:

CELLO BOXES W/FRONT TEAR OFF FLAP INTACT

WITH TEAM LOGOS ON FLAP - KILLEBREW, MARIS, MUSIAL

WITH BATTER ON FLAP - AARON, DRYSDALE, FOX, GROAT

ANY CELLO BOXES WITH NAME ON A BLUE STICKER

HARTLAND SOLID BRONZE: DIMAGGIO DOFFING CAP, THE CONFRONTATION, SPAHN, FB LINEMAN, RUNNING BACK.

FOOTBALL STATUES:

LINEMEN - LSU.

FOOTBALL BOXES:

LINEMEN - REDSKINS, CARDINALS, LSU

RUNNING BACKS - 49ER'S, LIONS, LSU

[bobfreedman]

I have added a few (many) since I started the post.

The Hartland collection is without a doubt the finest in the world - Congrats!

[sicollector1954]

Is the schedule in the first photo here--lower right--one that is put out by the Massachusetts Brewery Company? 1904 I think? Curious as to the value of that one as I have it but that is my only one. Thanks for any insight if in fact we are talking the same here.

[whiteymet]

Originally Posted by bobfreedman

I have added a few (many) since I started the post.

The Hartland collection is without a doubt the finest in the world - Congrats!

WOW Bob! What a collection of Scorers. Didn't even know that many existed.

Isn't it great there are so many different things for all of us to enjoy and collect.

As for my Hartlands, now you see why I have "bugged" you over the years about the guy you told me you knew who has a Redskin Lineman with a Box. I'd still LOVE to get that.

Fred

[bobfreedman]

sicollector1954 - Yes that is a schedule AND a scorer, I just picked this up at the Nationals and overpaid for it I feel but, because of my addiction I paid $500 for it. I have heard that it is worth approx. $300 - $400. I guess it is worth what you are willing to pay for it.

Fred - I do remember years and years ago that Redskins lineman in a box. I wish I had bought/traded for it back then. I have no idea where it is now unfortunately.

[ooo-ribay]

WOW!

Those scorers are great, the boxing stuff is great, the Saladas are great and the Hartlands are great!

I love seeing stuff other than cards

[perezfan]

Fred:
World's best Hartland collection, bar none When I asked about the Original Hartland Molds, I thought it was a bit of a longshot. Should've known you were all over that... fascinating and incredible!

Bob:
Great to see the evolution of the Scorer collection... especially love the Hires Root Beer and the Underwear Guy. Those two have gotta be the rarest of the rare... right?

[Tom Hufford]

Years ago, I heard my mother tell someone - "Tom collects collections."

That about sums it up.

[batsballsbases]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Fred:
World's best Hartland collection, bar none When I asked about the Original Hartland Molds, I thought it was a bit of a longshot. Should've known you were all over that... fascinating and incredible!

Bob:
Great to see the evolution of the Scorer collection... especially love the Hires Root Beer and the Underwear Guy. Those two have gotta be the rarest of the rare... right?

Great collections Guys! Its so great when you can add an item to the collection you have looked for a long time, or didnt even know it existed!
Mark I know where "the underwear guy" came from! Didnt fit my collection so I offered it to Bob! And I know it has a good home!

Fred that is one of the best collections bar none! Always a pleasure to see it.