You're tugging at my heart strings with this thread!

Chris - I just cried a little. Freaking cool collection.


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First Baseman, and #6 hitter in the 1909 World's Series, Bill Abstein game used bat.

Close up....

Babe Adams Conlon photo.

postcards
 

A caricature of Honus Wagner is found on the far left of the cartoon postcard describing the 1909 pennant race and World Series spoils that await the winner, and is the only copy I know of. The advertising postcard beneath it celebrates opening day at Forbes Field, 1909. Click the link below for more detailed descriptions of them.

My favorite 1909 Pirate, mainly because he was also on the 1907 and 1908 Cubs.

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n...aineDurbin.jpg

George Gibson Photo
 

This is mine. The only other one I ever saw is on the first page. I guess mine is not a one of a kind........haha.

http://i.imgur.com/YHAd9yK.jpg?2

I believe the pic on the bottom depicts Wagner behind the target, http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c327/oche16/K.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...rdersPitts.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pse5b6d21d.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psnzjg9xhx.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ncinnatipc.jpg

http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/...ps587d8828.jpg
http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1d4db5a2.jpg

I haven't seen this one here yet. My nicest Pinkerton.

A more recent pick up. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...0dcda82697.png


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Here's their Game 1 Starting Lineup:

Man, the Tip Top bread series is something special.

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Any new Pirate pickups?

Picked up this one last month.

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Nice Hermes Pin Marty. And a good catcher to boot.

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This was my most recent.


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Very nice


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Thank you, Jon.

August pickup - GOLDIN

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Here are a few.

Great show'n'tell thread. Here's a random mix of Pirates' cards from the era.

https://photos.imageevent.com/kawika...0Wagner_13.jpg

https://photos.imageevent.com/kawika...ge/DMcD257.jpg

https://photos.imageevent.com/kawika...T%20Miller.jpg

https://photos.imageevent.com/kawika...93%20Leach.jpg

https://photos.imageevent.com/kawika...8%20Clarke.jpg

https://photos.imageevent.com/kawika...0%20OToole.jpg

https://photos.imageevent.com/kawika...ld%20_ext_.jpg

Let's see those 1909 Pirates
 

Love this thread. Great stuff top to bottom.

I'm trying to get autographs of the starting 9. Only need Dots Miller, Bill Abstein, and Chief Wilson.


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Oct 16, 1909 Pittsburgh Index

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4397/...63ac7732_z.jpg
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4372/...acbcc58c_z.jpg
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4408/...efbc3581_z.jpg

Dots Miller is a very tough autograph from what I've been told. Makes sense with how long ago he died. This is as close as I will get most likely. The nickname is probably better than having the full name anyway :)

Yeah those are very nice. Would be good enough for me. Congrats.


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Speaking of the 1909 Pirates....

http://www.post-gazette.com/local/we...s/201708290113

Good article. I live near there and work in Carnegie often. I'll have to check out the museum. Thanks!


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Enjoyed the article. Always nice to see something about vintage baseball in a modern newspaper. One question for the Pronunciation Police: what is the correct way to say Carnegie? Have always heard it said "CAR-na-gie", emphasis on the first syllable. A while back I watched an American Experience TV show about Andrew Carnegie and he was referred to throughout as "Car-NAY-gie", emphasis on second syllable. I also listened to a YouTube with some old-timer who claimed to have known Wagner in Car-NAY-gie. Said "Hah-nuss" as well so he passed that test. Some of you guys are local to the area. What do you call the place?

Here in Pittsburgh we say: car-NEY-gee

The only one I have a scan of handy:
http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...ictureid=23053

+1


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Not gonna win any beauty prizes but I got a good deal on George.

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Here's 3 Pirates

Just grabbed a few more. Not earth shattering aloe great shape but fit the 1909 Pirates collection.

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Lefty Leifield

Fun thread, just a few boring ole' T206's here, Chuck love that ghosted Camnitz!

On his 131st birthday, some of my Dots Miller collection, with the uniform following the 1909 theme of this post

One more....

Yeah that uniform is off the charts.


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One day I'd like to pick one of those up.


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these
 

these are beauties.

fairly new and circa 1909
 

Fred Clarke bat



(thanks Greg and Jon for your help with this)

Hey John, can you find me a Gibson uni. :D Sweet man.

Unbelievable Clarke bat!!

You can just find one of any player from the team and then change the sewing. Trust me, it wasn't tough to turn H. Wagner into J. Miller

a funny thought. In your joke, you sound like an devotee of the Barry Halper / DIY school of collecting.

Two Leaches, a Simon and an O'Connor.

Lol. Well, can I borrow yours and some thread then? :D

1909 Pittsburgh Pirates Fan and Mirror
 

The fan is one of my favorite pieces

Bob those are great pieces you have there. You don’t see them every day that’s for sure.




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Some snapshots from what I believe is 1908 but many of the players were on the 1909 team.

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Lefty Liefield as manager of the St Paul team
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Tommy Leach Auto
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A couple Fred Clarke Autos
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Babe Adam’s Auto
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Bobby Byrne letter
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e22a029462.jpg

George Gibson
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Paddy O’Connor with Roy Mack press photo from the winter meetings

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A couple adds to what has become a very nice 1909 Pirates Museum thread. Thanks guys for all of the items you’ve displayed here.


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Not all from '09, but here's most of my Gibson collection.

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Nice stuff all you guys. Any Gibby memorabilia out there? Contact me; martyisarockstar@hotmail.com


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The 1909 Pirates - Triple Fold postcard.

One of my favorites pieces Leon. Yours looks pretty clean. Was in postally used?


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No, not used, and not the normal folds only the crease that can be seen in the lower left. One of the nicer of the +/- handful I have seen. When I saw it I was like "hmmm, no folds"....unusual. I like it. :)

That is extremely neat and precise handwriting, especially from a 78 year old man. Cool letter!

Brian

Thanks to fellow board member Chris for working out a deal on these recent pick ups.

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Beauties Jon!

Thanks Marty. I might lay low for a bit. The wife has me remodeling the kitchen.

Happy wife = happy life (more cards.). [emoji12]

Triple Play
 

Completed my run of D322 Tip Top Bread catchers yesterday.

Picked up the Gibson in 2001...O'Connor in 2012...and Simon in 2018.

Project only took 17 years!

One of the most visually appealing prewar sets.

Patrick

Congrats on a nice accomplishment. That sets one of my favorites.


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Happy to bump this thread with an RR auction pick up...though my name's not Mike.

hans

Nice Wags. Which version Pete?



Cool Leach ball Chris.



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S74 Camnitz with mfg and factory markings on the bottom with a Chief Meyers the same way.

http://luckeycards.com/ps74x2miscuts.jpg

Wagner
 

Wow, beautiful Tip Top!

Don't guess I posted this one

E90-1

Nice. You should try to do the set with green cabinets.

One I used own, green too. I wouldn't mind replacing it if anyone has one for sale? :) (only the card, I have a quarter)

http://luckeycards.com/phunc1946pittsburghwagner.jpg

My 1909 pirate
 

Another Hans

Mr. Clarke, from a set commemorating the 1909 team