My meager Thursday National pick-ups. Though, was pretty stoked about the STL Browns vendor's badge.

To echo what was articulated on the main board - it was absolutely bananas. That was my 7th National (4th in Cleveland), and I've never seen it like that. The hobby is alive and well. Though, as has been the case for the last decade or so, the memorabilia offerings weren't as robust as I remember them being 20-25 years ago.

And as I rarely post anymore - adding my re-worked frames to the thread.

Take care, All!

I gotta re-do at least one of my frames (Giants minor league affiliates) like that. All my frames have space between the pins but the crammed together look is cool. :p

Very cool. The vendors badge is off the charts! Thanks for posting.

Unusual 1938 Cincinnati Reds pinback
 

Here is a recent pinback pickup that I really like.
It is a Cincinnati Reds pinback with a large metal baseball dangler that was originally sold at the 1938 All Star Game at historic Redland Field in Cinci.
The metal ball says Made in Japan on one side.

Johnny "Double No-Hit" Vander Meer became the 1st NL rookie to be the starter in the All Star game.
Vander Meer tossed his back-to-back no-hitters less than three weeks earlier.
Vandy got the "W" and the NL squad prevailed over the AL in the 1938 AS classic.

I have numerous pins with the large metal ball dangler but never paid much attention to them. Upon checking, I found several made in Japan, but some in Germany and the US.

Interesting Mike!

Anyone else a little shocked with how much this pin sold for last night in Hakes?

Anyone recognize this logo?

I’m not a Cubs guy. Does that pin seem to have “age”?

Yes. Some.

The Geneva Cubs were a Minor League team of the Cubs from 1977 to 1993, I think that pin is much older than 1977.

The Geneva Cubs have been suggested to me as well but like you I feel that the pinback is older than 1977. That’s why I’m questioning whether or not it’s the Geneva Cubs.

I wonder if there was a specific year or date range when the “poke your eye out” pin was replaced with a safer setup. :confused:

Just a rough guess, I believe that style of pin was popular from the late 1800s to about the 1950s or so

No, “poke your eye out” lasted at least until the mid, maybe late, 1960s.

To me, I consider that to be part of the “or so” portion, lol. I’m old.

New arrival. Found this pinback button in another one of those obscure online auctions that I’m always watching.

New guy
 

I just join the Net54baseball forum.
I have been collecting pins for a few years and this is my first time posting about pins on any website.
The pictures everyone posts are fantastic.
Hoping to post pictures of some of my pins at a future date.
I am a Cleveland Indians fan (imagine that 54Tribe a Cleveland fan).
Hoping to learn a few things from this forum and maybe contributing a little.

Welcome Love to see some of your pins! Enjoy the site!

Picked up an outstanding group of vintage baseball pinback buttons in an online auction and they just arrived today.

Now to research them and see if they belong to any particular sets or if they’re just individual team buttons.

World Series press pins. Top left 1927 Yankees, Top right 1941 Yankees, Bottom 1939 Yankees

1958 Armour Meats regional Giants pin

I know that most of the Cranes potato chip pinback buttons in the 60s had the year on the back, but can anyone tell me which year did not have the year indicated on the back of the pin like in this photo? Was it 1960?

Quite the upgrade for me on this rare 3.5 inch 1962 Giants pin. The new addition is pretty much pristine. Although the back kind of looks like plastic, it is metal.

I’d love to see some other 3 or 3.5” pins with a white back because I don’t ever remember seeing that on any of mine. Awesome pin, Marc! 👍

It’s been a while since I found a great vintage “crossed bats” pinback button, and I am such a sucker for defunct teams. Happy to add this new arrival to the collection!

Can anyone help with these?

Those are fabulous, but not pins, tabs.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...2cbc554736.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...914d9548ea.jpg
Really like this one. Department store issued merchandise.

Cool pin. Loeser’s in 1941.

That's cool to see the department store behind the pin. Thanks for sharing the photo.

These are new arrivals today. Is there an accepted name for the 70's colored background pins. I'm calling them the "Studio Set" in the absence of anything standard.

The Jackie Rookie of the Year pin always seems to go for more than I want to pay, but I was happy to add it to my collection at a good price.

There’s a whole thread on those.

https://www.net54baseball.com/showth...ght=1970s+pins

1962, I believe.

If anyone has an Indianapolis version from this 1938 Baseball Tabs Pins set, please let me know!

Picked up an 1896 Little Pinkies pinback of The Ball Player today.

Excited to get these rare Giants PM10 pins (with big help from a Net54 member), especially the Pierce.

Huh?! How come they're all Giants pins?

:confused:

Where was Kelly's located? Is the company still in business?

:confused:

They also did a couple of Giants.

I’ve only been after Pierce for 30 years. :(

From the interwebs:

Kelly's was a potato chip and snack food manufacturer located in Decatur, Illinois. It closed in 1996 due to financial difficulties.

1958 Welcome San Francisco Giants
 

1958 Welcome San Francisco Giants pin. Sponsored by Vanessi's restaurant.

Hmmmm. I guess I should have checked further down the page from the Kelly's Potato Chips of Austria.

:(

Added two more rare Giants pins. Both in really nice shape.

You have been on a roll! Very nice!

He’s still rolling.

Here's a couple recent pick ups. I'm hoping someone can help me out with one of them. Is the Cubs pin from 1969? Also, is it scarce? I haven't seen one like before that I can remember. Thanks in advance for any info you can supply!

Edit: I just realized the date was tough to read on the Denver pin, it's April 26,1905.

The Cubs pin is not scarce, but it is tough to find. I believe it was sold sometime in the early to mid 1960s.

Thank you!! I appreciate it!

Hey Mike - how can it be both “not scarce, but tough to find”? :p :confused:

Rob, it’s just my own made up definition. Scarce to me is something which takes 10 years to find. Tough is more like 6 months to a year.

Overstreet's definitions which have been in use since the very early 1970's:

Scarce: 20-100 copies estimated to exist
Rare: 10-20 copies estimated to exist.

:)

Makes sense. 👍

Rare or scarce? :p

.Sorry, wrong thread.

This is something I have. I'm fairly sure it's football and not baseball, but I'm not 100% on it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!!!

NY Giants football, I’m pretty sure. Is it available?

Thanks, it may be available in the near future, I want to get some info on it first. This is a Giants pin I just picked up. It's 7.5 x 5.5 inches....

Paul Muchinsky's book classifies it as baseball. His had a baseball hanger. The football and baseball teams both occupied the Polo Grounds for many years. While the color scheme would suggest football, the baseball Giants went through a ton of uniform colors. I have always thought the vendors sold many of the same pins in both seasons. My display case shows many that could "work" for either team.

Thanks Rob!! I was talking to Ted Hake and he asked someone he knew about the pin as well. They said that Paul Muchinsky had discussed it with him and came around to the idea it was football related rather than baseball. Mostly because of the colors. Also, another prominent member here thought it was political rather than sports.
I'm beginning to think maybe it was multi-purpose and sold at different events as suggested by another member as well as yourself.

Rob, your NY Giants vs All Stars is for sure football. Clearly that refers to the College All Stars playing the NFL Champs.

Good to know. I never considered that. These days, an NFL team would destroy a one off team of college kids. Not back then?

Yes, it's up for auction in the BST section.

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This picture has a few of the black box football pins from the early 1970s, including one for Chris Hanburger that I don't recall seeing before.

A new addition. Very generic, but old.

Went to an event here in Richmond today called the totally rad vintage Fest or something. Apparently it’s a thing that goes around the country with vendors selling stuff from the 80s to the 2000s like half of the concert T-shirts I still have in my closet.

I saw one vendor had a bunch of pinback buttons and patches and things like that. I looked quickly in the rack of pinback buttons assuming they would all be new and started seeing some of the old Sweet Caporal flag buttons mixed in so I realized that there was a good mix of stuff in there.

I started combing through the thousands of buttons in the rack and the Newcombe PM10 was my first find. I got all of these for $4 each. I did pass up an old AFL Miami Dolphins pinback because the toning on it was terrible but I thought for $4 each, I did pretty well on these.

Old is right, look at that cap!

The 1902 Waupun team, member of the Wisconsin State League.

https://www.net54baseball.com/pictur...ictureid=38211

I think it's turn of the century with that type of pin on it. I thought it was cool looking.

Anyone see this type of set up for a pinback? They're using a bobby pin. I don't remember seeing this type before.

Way cool!

Nice Hairpin...could definitely see some 60's Dodger fan Rocking that in her boufount.

That pin looks sort of “bootlegish.”

Ed Thats the way that came with the plastic bag... A neat little piece it is listed in Pauls book X263 in the world series section.. He books it at $30

Thank you for that information. I appreciate it!

Picked this up...

Love those crossed bats variations!

Found a 1928 Saint Louis Cardinals pin back made from the Saint Louis Button Co. at an estate sale. Believe to be authentic just from the age on the back.

I’ve seen examples of this pin back in this forum, but don’t believe I’ve ever seen the back to compare. Any feedback on the authenticity would be appreciative.

Absolutely 100% authentic. Nice pin!!

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthoped...nnant-53217086