Yes. Finally.
 

I have been after one of these banks for a while. They come on ebay usually 3-4 times a year. I was really thrilled to find one with the original box. The bank itself isn't in the best condition, but I can always upgrade later if the opportunity presents itself.

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Great Bank, and a very under-rated piece. Especially with the Box (which appears to be in nice condition!)

Souvenirs like this from Gehrig's playing days are rare. Nice pickup!

Thanks Mark.
the box is the big reason I went after this one. I've seen the bank itself in better condition, but have never seen the box before.
I'm very pleased.

Nice bank. What is it made of? It looks plastic, but I'm guessing it's not.

Ryan,
I don't have it in hand yet.
I'll let you know when I get it.
Perhaps someone else on the board who has one could answer as well.

Best,
Mark

It's glass, and is a very nice piece in person. High quality and will display great (especially adjacent to the Box). They call it "milk glass", FWIW...

"Milk glass" is correct, at least what I have been told by dealers. I have one of these for the Nashville Vols and Knoxville Smokies but none compares to your great find!

You hit it right on the nose Mark. In time, you'll upgrade the ball, but the box, the box... that's the clincher! Well done.

Speaking of Boxes, Mark ;) These arrived in yesterday's mail and are really sweet! They even have the original bubble bath inside of each Beatle!

Footnote; They never made a Beatles Soaky of John or George. Go figure... :confused:

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I acquired this figural in a trade with my good friend Mark (perezfan). For those who are not familiar with this piece, it is a match striker (concealed in cap) and was originally mounted on a base. It's about 5 1/4" tall and heavy. Although not complete, I really like it. Thanks Mark.

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Funny, I just ran into one of these a day ago...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-and-...item4ab99fec93

No, not my auction, I don't know the seller, nor nothing about baseball lighters.

Great stuff everyone. Ryan that Waner Conlon is sweet!!!! It was also used for his rookie card:

(not mine)
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I am a small fish concentrating on T206 MLers in PSA 4, SGC 50. I would like to pass along a thank you to Ed Woelfle (Frank Oberlin), Marty Bowen (Dummy Taylor), and Scot Reader (Bill O'Neil) for superior deals that helped me add to my collection.

Respectfully,

Dave

I just added 2 more game used ALEXANDER jerseys to the "Worlds Greatest Alexander Jersey" collection. Both are Redskins jerseys used by Lorenzo Alexander. (Sorry about the blurry picture.) This brings the collection to 76. Also, courtesy of MEARS, I was able to add a Fort Myers Sun Sox and West Palm Beach Tropics jacket to my collection.

As always, I am looking for game used / game worn jerseys with the name ALEXANDER on the back (or any variation of the name) and game used equipment from the Senior League. (aka SPBA, Senior Professional Baseball Association)

Neat photo of what I presume to be a small town team.

Don't you love the black uniforms? But how do you suppose they felt in July and August?

Hi Hank, totally agree...perhaps that's why they're not smiling :D

I’ve been enjoying a pretty good month of picking up original photos. 1930 Nick Altrock , Joe E. Brown, and AL Schacht at the World Series, 1932 Leo Duroucher, 1940 rookie image Lou Boudreau, 1934 Goose Goslin, 1940s Larry Doby, 1932 Billy Herman, 1939 rookie image Early Wynn, 1944 Joe DiMaggio and 7th AFF Team (thanks JMANOS).

Mike,
It's early and maybe I'm not quite awake, but is the Goslin photo backwards? His follow-through looks to be of a right handed batter.

Good eye John I completely missed that. The photo isn't printed in reverse. It seems that he may have been playing a joke on the photographer.it also appears that I fell for the same prank 78 years later.

Clock
 

When I received it, it was much larger than I imagined.

Very Nice
 

Oh man you scored!!!....very cool...I've seen this clock once before for a different radio station I believe...how about some more shots? full width on the wall...let's here the juicy details...where'd you find it etc.?

Carlton, I bought this same clock, except it was for WLS Chicago, from Dave Bushing a couple years ago for $1,400, decided I didn't have room for it and put it in a major Hunt auction where it pulled in all of $600. Ouch--not one of my better deals! The price of this one vindicated my judgement (WLS should have been even better, no?) but I'm still out the $800. So it goes...

I've always loved these clocks. Yeah...WLS should have gone for a premium:(

Not a very exciting story as I purchased it in Lelands last auction, I have included another picture with a nodder in the foreground to give it some perspective. Thanks

Very cool items everyone!

Who says you can't find things at flea markets/antique shows?

Below are some of my Brimfield finds. The glove was 30.00, the vintage football pencil box 20.00 and the Tigers 1968 bank in original box was 10.00. I purchased these on Tuesday morning. I also found a tintype and some other cool photos on Thursday. I will post those tomorrow.
Alan

Who cares where you got it from Bob... that is one terrific Clock!

Early retirement gift from my everything. Boy, am I freakin old.

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That's the BEST pick up of the year Paisan! Congrats on the Retirement too.

You're not old. You're just starting the best part of life. Welcome to retirement...you'll wish you had done it years ago!

Thanks for the heads up on the Olderman art. I picked up a Branch Rickey as well.

Sweet bike, Steve! Congrats on your retirement!

Please enjoy the next phase of your life. :D

Won the Ruth Underwear Box from the latest Hakes auctions. This is my first real piece of memorabilia (besides photos), so not exactly sure how much I'll be collecting here since these can take a lot of space, and I'm not much of a display person. Still, I've always liked this box and have wanted to pick one up.

BTW, I assume that this should be a genuine box and not a fake per this thread: Link

More Birmfiled Pickups
 

Here are some additional acquisitions from Brimfield last week. The tintype is my first of this style (it was originally purchased from an estate in Fulton NY) and I love the team photo (really cool early bird cage mask and the kids look like they might be drunk). I could not pass up the pennants at 10.00 each. Any idea on when the Mets pennant is from?

Steve, incredible retirement gift! I hope you enjoy it for years to come.


Alan

You STOLE the pennants. The Mets is mid 60s IMO.

Thanks Mike! I could not believe the prices myself. The dealer had these and other circus/state pennants from the 50s and 60s. They were hung up around the booth, and thus were in plain sight. It definitely pays to be an early bird (I got these at about 5:45am)!

Alan

"Great stuff everyone. Ryan that Waner Conlon is sweet!!!! It was also used for his rookie card:"

Thanks and Thanks for posting that I didn't realize it was also used for that card.
Ryan

Nice grab, Alan. I had a similar pennant experience last Fall and as a bonus, learned a little about pennants. Now I even own the definitive pennant book, authored by one of our board members.

My latest package of original photos has arrived.
Lou Boudreau before he was a baseball star, Johnny Mize reaching first with Rochester (before he hit the majors). Bing Miller, Jimmy Foxx, Al Simmons and Mickey Cochrane with the 1929 Athletics. Then my Dizzy Dean collection. 1 of him with the Cubs, 1 with his brother and then 2 that were used for baseball cards. 1 was used for both 1933 and '34 Goudey's and then 1 was used for the 1936 Goudey.

Ryan

1955 World Series Programs...
 

Thanks to cjedmonton, I was able to pick up 2 great looking 1955 World Series programs. One from Game 5 and one from Game 6 (both stadiums) to add to my 1955 World Series collection.

Ryan. That Foxx, Cochrane, Simmons, and Miller photo is a monster! :eek: I ain't kidding. Wish I had it in my collection. Well done Ryan!

1913 Cravats pennant of Red Dooin...and a big thanks to Dan (dstudeba) for contacting me. Any others out there? :D

Chris

A new Lou
 

Just added a new Gehrig Pic to the fold.

http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...pictureid=7446

http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...pictureid=7447


BTW: Ryan. Those are some awesome pickups. The Deans that were used for cards are great.

Thanks King and Mark. Those are certainly some of the best I now have in my collection. I actually have some more photos I just picked up, just haven't had the time to scan them yet.

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Fun Find
 

Aways fun to get a card that matches a card

correction
 

A PHOTO to match a card

I agree. Do something like this.

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Picked up 3 pins to add to my Cub collection.

Great idea :)
Sandy

1963 Dodgers vs Yankees cloth banner found at bottle show