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(Also, yours looks to be absolutely legit vintage, but I do think pins of this design may have been reproduced at some point more recent than their original issue.) |
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Ok, I caved.
I could not let Pee Wee Reese sit in that antique store display case one more day, so he came home to live with me instead. I am now officially addicted to pinback collecting. |
Very nice Jim and a dodger to boot.... Enjoy..
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I’m relatively new to serious pinback collecting so let me ask you guys…what draws you to these?
- There are no stats on the back like cards. - Probably not much in the way of checklists or set building for many of these. - Many seem to be somewhat crudely designed or just plain - Can’t recall many people wearing these to games or in every day life during my youth (1970s-1980s) So what’s the draw? What attracts you to them? |
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I liked when all you could think about all week was catching Mel Allen on This Week in Baseball. I liked falling asleep to the voices of Phil Rizzutto and Frank Messer calling Yankees games on 77 WABC over the pocket transistor radio hidden under my pillow. I liked when a card set could be easily built from packs, when kids flipped their cards. When cards were not shiny, refractor, serial numbered 1/1, latest/greatest nonsense. I liked when cards were just fun to collect, not investments based on a price guide. I like when people sent linen postcards of baseball stadiums to their friends. I liked that baseball players had regular jobs in the off-season to pay the bills. I like that Willie Mays came out and played stickball with the kids in the street. I like when ball players rode the subway home like a regular Joe. I like when a ballplayer gladly signed an autograph because you revered him and wanted his signature. I guess the pinbacks just remind me of a life that was a little simpler. Like I said, I’m a dinosaur. |
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I’m also old school with a similar background to you. For me these pinbacks are part of history that is gone. I still remember the venders outside ballparks selling their non-licensed items. At one time wearing pins of your favorite team or player was important. Those days are long gone. I always wonder about the history of any pin I acquire including when and where it was originally bought.
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We like them clean, but (unlike cards) signs of age are very much welcomed (especially when confined to the reverse side :rolleyes: ) |
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Went back to that antique store from last week to pick up those two other crossed bat pinbacks
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Oh, and my previously noted Cubs pinback finally arrived!
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I really don't mean to monopolize the thread, but here i go again.
I was doing some research on my recent purchases. I had assumed that my Milwaukee Braves, LA Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals crossed bats pinbacks were all of 1960's vintage. I stumbled across Paul Muchinsky's old blog? I guess and I saw a Cardinals pin of his that resembled mine, but the font was different. I've pictured them both below. Mine is on the left and Muchinsky's is on the right. Is there any way to date these? is there any rhyme or reason for the different font styles? I know that you guys said that they maker was never identified, but with the different fonts it makes me think that there was more than one maker, no? |
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Since we were on the subject of Crossed Bat pins, I was wondering if anyone has seen a “Go-Go” version for any team other than the Cubs, White Sox, Orioles or Reds? The Cubs and Sox are the only ones I’ve seen in the 3.5 inch size. Paul had the only Reds version I have seen in his book and I don’t remember it coming up for sale, although I might have missed it.
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Today’s antique store rescues, complete with vintage rust!
I was reading on a pinback webpage (https://baseballpinbackbuttons.wordp...r-derivatives/) the following quote “In 1962 when the Minnesota Twins joined the Major Leagues, the Midwest Badge and Novelty Company of Minneapolis issued a set of 1.75” pins for all the MLB teams. The pin for the Twins featured the image of two ballplayers shaking hands, symbolic of the Twin Cities. A crossed bats pin was made for every other team” Is the Twins pinback pictured here the one described in the quote or am I missing something? I would think this one is smaller than the quote described. |
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One year collection...Looking for others I don't have..
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Antique store Pick-ups.
Not sure on the date or rarity on any of them. Charge! I thought looked 70s. Small orioles one has a magnet back. No idea on time period for this one. Plastic Phillies Ring I assume is a charm from a Pinback? Probably 50s.? Would love you alls input. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...bcb4ec06fc.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...db67cbdf88.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...9c5ed1b6e3.jpg |
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As for Lucas’ Phillies ring….I don’t think it’s a pinback charm. I think it’s just a ring; possibly from a gum ball machine (or elsewhere).
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Found a new antique store today that I had never heard of but apparently it’s been in business for six years. This place was the antique store to end all antique stores. Bigger than anything I’ve ever been in.
So how bad do I have this newfound pinback obsession? Here’s the three big containers of Pinback Buttons that I looked through this afternoon by laying on the floor and sorting through them for over an hour. After I looked through all these, I thought I was done but spotted two smaller jars on the shelf so they’ll have to get looked at next time. I probably have about 15 or 20 new holes in my fingers from getting stabbed while sorting through all of these, but I was able to come up with a few goodies. Two ‘65 Guys chips pins, the Cubs pinback and the Luzinski. The airplane one is from a non-sports set that I picked up only because I already have another one so I thought it would be fun to collect those as well. The Reynolds ones were just throw-ins because that’s my last name so I couldn’t resist buying those two. I did not buy the Fenway one, but I just thought it was neat as it obviously has a baseball connection to it. |
Nice pickups, Jim. I have no idea what you’re paying for your finds but there’s no need to overpay. Some pinbacks can fetch thousands but others, like the Guy’s chips, are pretty common. Some eBay sellers think they can send their kids to college on such stuff but all can be found cheaply, with patience.
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Anyone know when this Cubs pin that I found yesterday may have been made? I’m assuming 50s-60s???
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Today’s finds.
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2 new arrivals today
1900-1910 Recruit Little Cigars Philadelphia Athletics 1936 Jimmy Foxx Life Bread "Yours for Life" Pin Thanks for a fellow Net54'er I found these. |
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