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Ruth's Base Ball Game
One of my main focus areas is baseball board games - and skill games are part of it.
I picked this one up last week - and I'm amazed what the difference a week makes. I saw one in Yee's auction - saved it - but found it out of my price range almost immediately - game collectors just won't pay big bucks for these. It's probably from the late 30s - 40s and the one I picked up is in nice shape! http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...g?t=1326148597 http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...g?t=1326148534 http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...g?t=1325643900 I paid $46 for this one - the one in Yee's auction went for a whopping $186! I'm guessing two guys wanted it really bad - not sure why otherwise - I'm sure the allusion to "Babe" may have been the reason? Sure was a sneaky way to evoke interest in a toy without paying a penny to Ruth? If this game actually said "Babe" on it? Who knows what it would've brought in Yee's auction. |
1950-51 Adirondack Bat Flyer with Thomson, Doby, Pricelist
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It hardly seems worth posting after the tremendous items thus far, but I picked up this small Adirondack Bat Factory piece when I stopped for a little rest this afternoon. I love that Larry Doby was already part of their signature group by this point and that Bobby Thomson is also on the cover (didn't he do something important with a bat in 1951?) I wonder if I can still get a dozen Larry Doby bats for $18.90? And I'll take one of the Joe Garagiola sticks as long as it doesn't tell Me and Yogi stories.
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M113 - Reds
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The Standard Catalog lists this as a 1914 issue, but based on the players listed on the supplement, I believe the photo was taken in March of 1915.
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Is Roush on there, Doug?
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Great pickup! Ken Holtzman has really become a non-signer over the last decade, BTW. Congrats! ;) |
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Thanks for finding it for me! ;) Scott |
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In order from left to right, starting with the top row : Rapp Trombley Wagner Killifer Wingo Dooin Brown Benton Gonzales Ames Clark Olson Herzog Douglas Mollwitz Dale Schneider Lear Von Kolwitz Griffith Groh Fittery Leach |
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Just posting these photos makes me realize I really need to narrow my focus. Anyway, here is the January stuff...
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A Really Good Day
So I went into the basement to look some of y stuff which I haven't looked at in probably 10yrs because it's all in boxes right now. We never got around to finishing the basement, AKA my future Collection display space, so I never had a place to hang/organize it. Well this year, we're finally gonna do it and so I went fishing and did pretty well. Normally I wouldn't post what I found here that I already owned, but figuring it had been so long I forgot about them, I figured it was like getting them all over again.
1930s original Carl Hubbell. Could be a rookie shot with a vintage signature http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...rtraitauto.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...raitautobk.jpg Spring 1955 Invitation from Leo Durocher and Laraine Day to their house for a party to celebrate 1954 NY Giant WS victory. Also autographed by Ima Rooter, Killy Umpire, Trow D Bumout, and Sek N Guesser. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...iantinvite.jpg 1930s Type 1 with Dickey autographed http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Dickeyauto.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ckeyautobk.jpg Not a Type 1 photo, but original autographs. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...nJoeDautos.jpg 1936 WS. Dick Bartell scoring with Lou and Dickey watching. Dickey autographed. I found I have 2 copies of the same pic. Tags are slightly different. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Dickeyauto.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ckeyautobk.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ickeyauto2.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...auto2bk008.jpg 1936 NY Yankees infield Type 1. Oversize photo 8x12 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...eesInfield.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...sInfieldbk.jpg 1938 Type 1 Studio portrait. Printed on a thiker matte type paper. Almost like art paper. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ioportrait.jpg 1939 Type 1 Lou dictating to his wife http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...tingtowife.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ngtowifebk.jpg 1940 Type 1 Lou sitting at his parole desk. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...tProleDesk.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...roleDeskbk.jpg But wait there's more in the next post |
A really good day part 2
Late 1930s original Studio portrait of Lou.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...itenvelope.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...envelopebk.jpg 1940 Type 1 of Lou walking in his parole office http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...roleOffice.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...leOfficebk.jpg 1942 Original photo from Pride of the Yankees showing the locker room with Ruth. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...omwithBabe.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...withBabebk.jpg So it was a really great night. I even found more, but was too tired to scan and post them all. Hope you all enjoy. Mark |
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The grouping includes 2 double pics of Lou's swing, 2 double pics of Mel Ott's swing, and Dual pics of Lou and Mel Shaking hands(there are a couple different) Here are a couple of mine from that group. Lou's full swing I've got to get them out of the frame to scan the backs sometime. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...u/LouSwing.jpg Lou and Mel. Bought it slabbed. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...936WithOtt.jpg The other Lou and Mel together is where they are shaking hands. I think it was used for the cover of 1937 Best Slugger book. Those pics are beautiful! Great job. If Jimmy doesn't get them, LMK if you ever want to get rid of the other Gehrigs. Ben, That Ruth is a tremendous pic as well, but I like the painting even more. I am partial to Kreindlercolor. Jimmy, Classic Gehrig swinging shot. I am sure there are lots of companion pieces for that picture. Happy Hunting! Best, Mark |
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I love Gehrig stuff, but I have to say that was the coolest thing I found tonight. I'll keep you in mind. Mark |
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Very nice Hubbell photo, Mark. It could be a rookie year piece, the uniform dates it to 1928-30.
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I believe you are right about the multiple pics of his swing. I always wondered if there were more as yours shows the man sitting in the doughout is the same in both shots. Very nice. I did check the back of mine and all it says is Lou Gehrig 1935 and the acme stamp. No real info. |
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Thanks for uni info. I hadn't looked it up, but he looks pretty young. That's what i was going on. Carlton, Nice house they had. She was pretty hot! Al, PM with who you got that pic from. I ask because I was offered one of the two by a dealer last year. I don't remember which one, but perhaps you could contact him and get it if it's the other half. Best to all, Mark |
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Mine didnt come from a dealer and I doubt its the same person. A Large package deal along with some items I havnt posted yet!:eek: |
mark, nice find! Question: Why didn't you get Bartell to sign those photos too? I remember being annoyed at him because he charged $5 lol
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Wow Mark! That's a sweet Mullin with fantastic content! Great pick-up Buddy. |
Ha! I am an idiot!:D:D
I was just looking these pics over and realized it isn't Gehrig!:eek: It's Mel Ott watching Bartell score. I realized this as I looked at the socks. They match Bartell's and not Dickey's. Of course, i could've just read the tag on the back of the top picture.:rolleyes: See, This is what happens when you drink and scan stuff late at night. So the message to all you young folks is don't drink and scan! A couple of other interesting points I noted are. On first glance they look the same, but they aren't. They were taken milliseconds from each other. Look at how Bartell's arms and legs are from very slightly different points of the same stride. I think the second photo comes first as the umpire's front foot is slightly higher in that pic. He is stepping forward so the second one should come first. Also, they are from different angles. The photographer of the second was to the right and lower than the top one. You can tell by the orientation of home plate as well as the view of the Dugout on the second pic. Sean, I guess I just never thought of getting Bartell. Dickey was at a show in Conn. in the mid 80's. That's when he signed them. Mark Quote:
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Last group
This is the last few I scanned. I promise not to post more for a while. I don't want to hog the thread.
The first is the last from the Pride of the Ynakees group. The next is a Butterfinger. The third and fourth I need a little help on as I don't know what issues they are. PLMK if you recognize them. Thanks, Mark http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...GDayatpark.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ayatparkbk.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...tterfinger.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../Lg-promo1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../Lg-promo2.jpg |
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Been kinda close to broke lately, but I did manage to pick up a few more guide pages featuring hard or seemingly impossible for me to find players for my collection.. Moonlight Graham in the 1907(1908) Scranton page, and Louis Sockalexis on the 1902(1903) Lowell page.
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Am really happy to add to my collection this terrific TYPE 1 photo of the Captain as he plays in his 2,000 consecutive game!
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That is one of my All-time favorite Gehrig Pics. It was a little too rich for me, but I'm glad you got it. It looks spectacular! Best, Mark |
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i can't beat all the nice vintage photos from mark...but here's an ali signed photo i just got. i guess he used to send these out when people wrote to him TTM in the late 80's.
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2 weeks after I picked up my 6ft baseball bat(page 1 of this thread) I found this small one. I love the homemade feel of it especially evident by looking at the knob. At the same antique mall I found this neat 1928 Hall's Baseball game with original instructions that appears to never have been played.
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Stan Musial's last game ticket....signed
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Just got this back from Stan.
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A couple of great pickups this week...
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Two great pickups this week:
- Circa 1940's original cartoon artwork of Johnny Vander Meer by Cincinnati artist Russ that was a regular contributor to News of the Reds. This came to me from fellow net54 collector Laughlinfan. Thanks Marty, I love it! Dimensions are approximately 9" x 14". - Another tremendous pickup for my advanced Walter Johnson collection. A terrific 1929 steel tipped fountain pen 3 x 5 of HOF'er Walter Johnson. One of the nicest I have ever seen. Thanks Greg (Gnaz on net54)! |
Glad to see that artwork in your collection where it belongs, Scott! Enjoy!
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1949 Real Life Comics Gene Bearden cover
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Thrilled with my latest Cleveland Indians collectable! Great stories about Gene Bearden and legendry boxer Joe Louis.
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You ain't kiddin Scott! Both are perfect fits for your superb and ever-growing collection. Well done my friend, well done. |
Something new
OK so I picked up a nice little picture last week and finally got it today.
1923 World Series Game 5 10/14/23 By Paul Thompson. Showing Joe Dugan scoring on his inside the park HR in the botom of the second inning. Whitey Witt and Bullet Joe Bush scored in front of him. Babe Ruth is standing by pointing to the plate, as he was on deck behind Dugan in the lineup. Also pictured is Hank Gowdy catching for the NY Giants, Home Plate Umpire HOFer Billy Evans, and batboy Eddie Bennett. Pic is approx 7x9. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1...140NYA1923.htm http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...WSThompson.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...Thompsonbk.jpg |
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Thanks Jimmy.
I thought it was a pretty cool pic as well. It's not in my usual collecting realm, but I made an exception. Don't worry, I'm not gonna start collecting Ruth. I haven't decide if I'm going to keep it long term, but I'm enjoying it for now. My newest addition was a gift from the wife. She saw me looking at in online and told me she wanted to buy it for me. 1935 Gehrig with his wife singing to him a song she co-wrote. It's a very warm piece. The type I really enjoy. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ifesinging.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...esingingbk.jpg I've seen the sheet music but haven't gotten one for myself yet. Best, Mark |
One more nice one this month....
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I just received this original Chicago Tribune This Day in Sports art piece by artist Hollreiser covering HOF Bob Feller's Opening Day no-hitter on April 16, 1940. Sweet!
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That's a very nice one. He did some really nice work. I just realized I have one of his of Gehrig as well, from about the same time frame. Mark |
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Boston Red Sox Locker Tag....
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I am anxious to find out more about this..... It will be fun to see what I can discover.... I am pretty sure that it belonged to Lefty Grove. It could have been used on an equipment bag of Lefty's... Perhaps carried with the team when they played their away games. I don't know yet for sure...
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Finally found a Baseball Magazine Premium of the 1948 Cleveland Indians team...
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============================================== A friend sent me an email a couple of weeks ago regarding a few really neat 1960's Beatles items that he recently discovered at his Father's home. My friend told his Dad that he had a friend that was a Beatles collector. His Father told him to make a deal. Several days later, these arrived. :D This large poster c. 1965 Beatles Live at Shea - Film for all who weren't lucky enough to see them live, they could catch the movie at select theaters. And just how cool is it that the 3 Stooges "short" was the opening act for The Fab Four! The second piece was this terrific Beatles Wallet still in it's original packaging! I just love stuff like that. :) Both of these pieces literally hadn't seen the light of day for over forty years! Attachment 54638Attachment 54639 And boy, was I surprised to find a bonus piece he included. :eek: This sweet c. 1975 Poster that was surely meant to grace the walls of your neighborhood Music Store. As you can see, it displays all of the albums the Boys produced as both from their years together and through their solo careers up to that point, which was 1975. Ya know, I really like my collection... A LOT! But it's the friendships that are forged, and the memories you have from them, that will stay with you long after your collection has been sold... :) Attachment 54640 |
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New HOF signed ball of Bobby Doerr. Also, happens to be on a Senior League balls, so it also adds a new professional ball type to my collection as well. Came from Dennis C. Purdy with his COA. I don't know much about him other than his time at VCBC, but the ball looked ok to me(From my experience his B's are generally all over the board, and you typically don't see many down-turns on the D, but I decided to give it a go). Anyone see any issues? Or does it check out as OK?
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1963 Rawlings Stan Musial Trapeze Style Glove Model TT10
1940's Copper Baseball Glove Figural Ashtray Signed with Baseball Lighter 1960's ONL Spalding Warren Giles Baseball |
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Found a really nice 2 page handwritten Joe Paterno letter, Not something I usually would pick up but the price seemed right. Thought it had good content and is pre head coach days. Actually written at the time the Jerry Sandusky was on a DE on the PSU team. I really dont recall seeing a handwritten letter latley usually the later typed recruiting letters simply signed Joe. If anyone is interested let me know as I am not attached to it and will be looking to move it in the future.
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Just picked up this 73 Cardinals jersey. Seems difficult to find early original knit Cardinals jerseys for some reason.
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Newspaper cover with photos of the celebration of Feller returning to Cleveland after his opening day no-hitter. It's not the greatest piece, nor necessarily the most historically significant. But I think it'll look pretty good framed.
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Nice jersey Clint! How many does that make in your collection now?
I just picked up a previously unknown (to me) Nebraska Indians postcard...same design as another I have, but this one has the team name and statistics listed at the top...interestingly enough though the team in 1914 was actually known as "Beltzer's Nebraska Indians" as Guy green no longer owned the team...the Beltzer brothers are both pictured on this postcard. http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...1914nebind.jpg Also picked up a few cuts from old Spalding guides of the team....these cuts have really helped me identify some of the players on my other postcards and photos. http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...am/nebinds.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...eam/nebind.jpg |
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I don't even know if this fits into the memorabilia category, but I picked this up recently. It's card related so it's a nice addition to my collection. Any guess on actual age?
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January seems to be a big month for me for magazines. Picked up two more (probably my last for awhile), from Berra and Rizzuto from 1950 and 51.
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Thanks Dan. Awesome pick-up on the NI postcard! I've got 11 different teams now. Overall between MLB, minor league and college I have around 50. I just picked up one of my grail items today. It's a 1954 Wichita Indians road jersey. I've been after one of these for over 10 years. The only other one I know of is in a museum and it doesn't have an original patch. I also landed two jerseys from alma mater that I'm pretty excited to get.
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Sweet! You got it...I was wondering how that deal was coming along. :) Do you know who wore those Wichita State jerseys?
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Not supremely challenging to find, but I was able to finally add this 1950's Bob Feller pinback button that I found at an antique mall in North Cincinnati yesterday. I've had this on my want list for awhile and finally nabbed one. The best news is that its in great shape and was on sale for 25% off. Nice!!
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Broadside Bonanza
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18 1/4" x 12" <a href="http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/cc120/CarltonHendricks/?action=view&current=HarvPEA_24X1875Inch.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc120/CarltonHendricks/HarvPEA_24X1875Inch.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> 24" x 18.75 <a href="http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/cc120/CarltonHendricks/?action=view&current=Ballooning1858BroadsideTe xt.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc120/CarltonHendricks/Ballooning1858BroadsideText.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> Read more about this broadside on my home page www.SportsAntiques.com It's been a good January for broadsides..one of my favorite collecting areas. I picked up the three above over the last month. One of the best aspects a broadside can have is the year plainly announced...and the FB and the balloning both have the year...the Yale one is a little tougher...no sport indicated. I'm pretty positive the Yale vs. Riverview was for Riverview Military Academy, in Poughkeepsie New York...opened in 1866, closed in the 20's ...The two schools are about 80 miles apart. And I think it would have been for baseball being that it was in May....and the word "game" called at 3:30, is used as opposed to a "meet" or "regatta" or "race" or something... The football one is for Harvard freshmen vs Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire NH...Harvard and Exeter were very tight at the turn of the century...Exeter had the first cinder track and Harvard would travel there to use it...The broadside is a pink color. <a href="http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/cc120/CarltonHendricks/?action=view&current=ExeterHarvardNYT1908-1.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc120/CarltonHendricks/ExeterHarvardNYT1908-1.png" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> All three are so fragile I hesitate to even touch them any more than necessary until I get them framed. The French ballooning one is so big 33 1/2" x 16 1/2" and it's so fragile I'm amazed it's in such good shape. I asked the seller where he got it and he couldn't remember and said he'd had it a long time and stored it carefully. <a href="http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/cc120/CarltonHendricks/?action=view&current=WheatpastingLitho.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc120/CarltonHendricks/WheatpastingLitho.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> <a href="http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/cc120/CarltonHendricks/?action=view&current=BroadsidesWall2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc120/CarltonHendricks/BroadsidesWall2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> <a href="http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/cc120/CarltonHendricks/?action=view&current=BroadsidesWall1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc120/CarltonHendricks/BroadsidesWall1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> <a href="http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/cc120/CarltonHendricks/?action=view&current=NYBillPoster.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc120/CarltonHendricks/NYBillPoster.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> You find antique broadsides printed on various weight paper...from heavy cardstock to very light paper. All the ones above are on very lightweight paper. The lightweight ones are interesting...Broadsides printed on cardstock would have had to have been pinned or nailed to display...But I think these lightweight paper ones were dipped in a wheat paste solution and pasted to a wall. As I recall from reading up on it years ago...the persons who went around pasting posters to walls and fences were called bill posters and I suppose it was a profession of sorts. I speculate during the 19th - early 20th century a school or business or some entity would place an order for a broadside with a printing house and perhaps the printing house would hire a bill poster to go around with a stack of broadsides pasting them up. As I recall this was common in London and Paris...and no doubt here in America. Obviously the lightweight ones that have survived never got posted. The bigger a broadside the more rare. <a href="http://s213.photobucket.com/albums/cc120/CarltonHendricks/?action=view&current=Frederick_Douglass.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc120/CarltonHendricks/Frederick_Douglass.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> Occasionally I'll buy a non sports broadside. Probably the greatest non sport broadside I ever saw was a could'a should'a....It was probably 5 years ago...I saw it on eBay and swung too low...It was a lecture broadside for Frederick Douglas the 19th century African American social reformer...It was about four feet tall and his name was in huge elongated font...a total classic...but it was in real bad shape....But if ever there was a broadside worth restoring!!! Phew!...I've never forgotten that one. |
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Boston Braves pillow cover.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6...d6bac067_b.jpg Frederick Douglass, Two of his son's served with the 54th Mass Reg't, Vols (Glory). Keep an eye out Carlton, it may return one day... |
mid-50s American & National League Team Pins
I like the fact that it has the original cardboard back and the pins are really in nice condition. Got this from McCann.
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Congrats
Very nice...you scored 100 on that one. I like the walking billboard
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+1. Couldn't agree more. I never find baseball stuff.
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Ben, well I'll let that Creighton remark slide, for now. :) |
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