Interesting clock, Mike.
On Monday, I saw one just like it in a Charleston, SC antique store. The price was $595.

That is a pretty hefty price tag for this piece John. My max bid was $385, so I was very happy with the $289 hammer price.

Crap. I did it again.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...er/36Yanks.jpg

It wasn't too expensive, after all. And since I don't mind having multiple signatures on an album page, I figured it would be a nice piece, especially with it being from '36 and all. ANNNDD, the trainer Doc Painter and pitcher Ted Kleinhans aren't necessarily the easiest names to find from the group.

Either way, my wallet's hurtin'. I'm done for a little while.

Sh*t.

Graig

I'm guessing it cost you a single brush stroke ;) You really do awesome work!

Haha, I wish!! But thank you for the nice compliment. :)

Graig,
I almost bought that piece here on Net54 last year. Great early DiMaggio auto and a lot of excellent other sigs. Congrats!

1941 Bob Feller 11x14 Poster - Van Oeyen photo
 

***Thrilled*** with this pickup. Its an 11x14 poster from of Rapid Robert Feller. The photo is by van Oeyen, and has a copyright of 1941. It's a little beat up (overall vg), but will frame and display nicely. The auto and inscription are facimile.

Beautiful Feller piece Jason!! Congrats!!

I picked up this original TYPE 1 photo in Henry Yee's last auction. The Beatles & Ed Sullivan at rehearsal prior to their FIRST appearance on February 9th which is considered a milestone in American Pop Culture and the beginning of the British Invasion.

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people have said, my back is my best side too Jimmy ;)


#3 retired and the Stadiums' 25th anniversary, June 13, 1941

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...res6-13-48.jpg

Also bought from Henry's last auction is this original sequential photo of Mr & Mrs DiMaggio's famous First-Kiss!

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I wanted this for a while and picked it up.

Sweet Caporal
 

Picked up this Roger Bresnahan at an Antique Show here in Canada. Seller had a few listed as commons, but to me Roger was not a common. Bought it for $25, is this a decent deal?

Joe, you're a great ballplayer but she was waaaay better looking than you!

Are you sure the date of that photo isn't 1948? That's Bob Feller's bat that Ruth is leaning on..it now resides in the Feller Museum in Iowa.

Not vintage and not really baseball. Had Jimmy Page sign this yesterday on one of his yearly visits to Thailand.

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/...ster/Jimmy.jpg

Ruth's #3 was retired on June 13, 1948.

Awesome, totally awesome!

I concur with Mark/perezfan's remark of "Wow... super-sweet Babe! They don't come any nicer... congrats!"

The Bambino's autograph is a cornerstone of collecting Baseball Memorabilia. It'll look even more terrific if you mat it with a vintage photo and/or advertising piece. Yours is a honeymoon that shall last a long, long time. ;)

Thank you!!! I'm definitely still bubbly.. My father in law (huge baseball fan) is flying in from Arizona in a couple of weeks to stay with us, I can't wait to show him!

TERRIFIC RUTH. When I hit the lottery, after paying off everyone I owe, Nice Ruth and Gehrig sigs would be my first hobby purchase

Thanks GrayGhost. It didn't take the lottery for me to get the Ruth, but it took selling one of my favorite pieces I owned.

Gehrig is on my want list too :)

Very Nice Ruth. Man, he knew how to give an autograph!
Congrats

Great pickup Matt. That is one sweet Babe Ruth and I think well worth the program you had to sell.

The hardest part was coming to grips with the fact that I'll never find another program like that. It truly was one of a kind. I'm happy though that it helped me add the most sought after piece in my collection. Thanks guys for the kind words, it makes me feel more and more like I did the right thing. :)

just pick this up yesterday, very happy with it! My first Type 1 photo of Ruth in a Red Sox uniform, now if I could find one of him pitching from 1915 or in a Baltimore uniform.

Nice pic (minus the Red Sox uniform)!

Nice pick-up, Scott. Too bad I sold my 1915 Ruth (BOS) pitching RPPC in REA this past spring.

Good luck in your search!

You must be a yankee fan....The way I feel about the yankees is kinda like the Devil. The only way for there to be good is to have a balance of evil.....oh yeah.

thats awesome, what did it sell for? (if you dont mind me asking)

:) Yes, I'm a Yankee fan. I have a couple Red Sox buddies so I've learned to tolerate most Red Sox fans-- except the ones that kicked me and spit on me at Fenway for wearing my Mariano Rivera jersey back in 2005.

I went to Fenway to watch the Red Sox vs the Blue Jays back in 2008 and i wore a Jays jersey and hat and nobody said a word to me. I took my young daughter and young cousin, so maybe out of respect nothing was voiced our way. Great game the Jays won 3-2.

I went to Fenway this summer for the Cubs Red sox game and the fans were too nice, think its because we havent won a world series in 103 years.

Lou
 

A couple of new Gehrig type 1's

1939 Studying up for his job on the parole board.
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1936 at Yankee Stadium with the cadets from the Japanese Naval Academy. It seems weird to me that in 5 short years from this picture, likely some of these same cadets would be involved in the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor. I looked the Lt. up and could find no information. Who knows, maybe he was on one of the carriers.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...valAcademy.jpg
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Picked this up on ebay. It's 22 X 17. I feel like framing it, but not sure where I would hang it.

Doug

It might have had something to do with the fact it was the last regular season series of the season and the Yankees held a 1-game lead in the AL East. I swear all of Boston took the day off of work that Friday and drank all day.

Is that George Costanza in the naval uniform? Seriously though, that is one of my favorite pictures I've ever seen! Nick pickup!

I went to Fenway this year to see my Tigers play the Red Sox and the fans were also very nice. My girlfriend surprised me for Valentine's Day. She is so awesome. The Tigers lost the game but we had a great time and were treated to a match-up between Beckett and Verlander. We plan on visiting a different park every year and imagine the reception would be different if we visit a bitter rival's park.

I got to see Marlon Byrd get hit in the face, was one of the worst things to see at the game. Cubs did win that Saturday game though. I try to hit about 2-3 diffrent ballparks a year. this year I did Fenway and Coors field. Fenway is def. one of my new fav's.

My brother just moved back from Washington this week and I was sifting through some of the stuff he brought back with him and ran across this beautiful poster and counter display for the Castle Films World Series films...unused with the original shipping envelope.

Dan
Great poster and display piece!
Matt

Lefty O'Doul
 

Just picked up this gorgeous shot of Lefty O'Doul from Prewarsports...wondering why he isn't in the Hall of Fame by now...

http://www.collectorfocus.com/images...sociated-press

Unfortunately, Lefty does not meet the 10 season requirement for the Hall.

Actually, Lefty played 11 seasons. If he were to ever make the Hall, it would most likely be for his work developing baseball on the west coast and in Japan, combined with his rather short but productive hitting career.

Greg

7 seasons for Lefty which are at least somewhat complete, the other 4 years he barely played at all. Personally, I don't think that those should count towards the HOF 10 year requirement.

GREAT shot, Matt. Congrats!

Thanks! If you ever want a scan, let me know...would be happy to share for all the help you gave me with the Henrich photos...Matt

Tennis Player Statue
 

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12" tall
Picked up this c1930 statue of a tennis player yesterday...the plate on the front of base reads "Springfield Inter-Church Tennis League 1930 Won By Federated"....having the date engraved on a trophy is always a nice feature...That blueish green patina is classic 30's

Great figural piece, Carlton! I just love the teal colored patina of that one. Wish I could find some vintage baseball pieces with that type of finish. Very nice!

The old USN had no height requirement.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...parkStPete.jpg