Jeff, is that Benny on the wall!?! Love that guy.

Great rooms ! Great storage ideas ! I need to learn how to make shelves.

Just think some collectors put everything into a safety deposit box and never really enjoy the cards and memorabilia.

Just think. Some collectors don't and then lose it all to fire or theft.

(BTW, I believe in a happy medium.)

Thanks
 

Thanks all for the nice comments...

I have always collected a little bit of every team and sport and have continued that with the wire photos. My real focus is the Brooklyn Dodgers, Mets, Giants & Army football, Islanders and NY Knicks.

@ Josh- Yes that is Benny. It was from the 10/7/00 playoff game and he won it in extras with a home run. I was at the game and it was very exciting.

@Mark- Lou is safe, although I have a ton of vintage Yankees wire photos.

If anyone wants to make trades, please PM me.

Thanks,

Jeff

Memorabilia Room
 

Here is sort of a panoramic of my hobby room...fun thread...lots of really great collections and hobby rooms out there...my compliments to all.
www.dugouttreasures.com

Nice room, Jonathan!!

Finally finished the Athletics Room. I came up just a bit short on A's-specific stuff to completely fill it. So I rounded it out with a few generic period pieces. Came out pretty well... a nice home work space. 3 posts to follow...

Awesome job, Mark!!! Me likee! :)

More Athletics....

Final shots...

Fantastic job by friend!!! I'm impressed with the volume of Athletics pieces available. They DID produce some of the most stunning memorabilia, and you have amassed quite a collection.

rooms
 

Mark,
That is one fine room!:eek::eek: A Pleasure seeing it.

Awesome Mark.... I love the straw hat!

Jeff

Very impressive Mark!

Mark ... A's pennants are fantastic! I think you also have the one from the WS with the Giant and CM shaking hands?

I've posted my pictures before but the collection is always in flux .... here is part of my way-too-crowded basement.

Terrific Greg!!! I don't know what you are talking abou...you have only covered 50% of the wall...Ha Ha. We would love to see the other walls as well;)

Fantastic Greg... really spectaacular! A couple of questions...

The Indians Pennant (mid height, and over towards the right): Never seen that one before. Can you post a closer shot of it?

Also... is that an Athletics pennant (far right at top?) It is cut off, but I clearly see an Elephant. Not sure what else it could be, and it appears to be a rare one! Please post that one too (if not too much trouble).

Thanks... amazing collection, and perhaps the best wall of pennants extant!

Mark

ps. Yes- the WS Pennant with the Quaker and the Giant shaking hands is mine too. Maybe I should move that one to the A's room and fill that hole in the other room. Think I will, now that you've mentioned it ;)

I need to take some better photos of the memorabilia but in the meantime how about a hallway? We had the stained glass commissioned after someone showed us a similar design of stained glass from Johnny Kling's hotel in KC

Max

http://farm1.staticflickr.com/12/922...8e91b9c7_z.jpg

Best. Thread. Ever.

Beautiful stained glass Max!!

I really enjoy this thread..keep the pics comin!

Mark ... here are pictures of the '54 Indians pennant and also that A's pennant. Mike, here are pictures of the rest. take care

Greg

Greg,
I don't collect pennants, but that looks fantastic.
Really great stuff.
Best,
Mark

Awesome collection. Hopefully I can still get some photos from you in the future. mike

Terrific collection Greg. You have many rare pieces. In fact there are several I've not seen before. Do you focus on scarcity? If not, you certainly have a keen eye for pennants. Is the yellow Cubs pennant in your first pic an original?

Thank you again for posting

Greg. Great collection. That 1954 Indians piece is about as creative design for a pennant, from a graphic art standpoint, as I've ever seen. Part of the allure as a pennant collector is finding that rare graphic and that one , my friend, has it all. The fact you seem to have some pretty scarce designs leads me to believe that you have been collecting pennants for many years. Some of those NEVER come up for sale.

Greg:

I KNEW you were holding back some "big guns" on us. Phenomenal collection!

That Indians is off the charts... I wonder if Rob D is even aware of that one? It's got to be the Best Indians Pennant from that era (and there are a lot!)

The oversized Athletics is approaching holy grail status, and the way you grouped the 1951 series together is just terrific. I could go on and on, but don't want to bore everyone else. Needless to say, that was a helluva post :D

Mike:
That yellow Cubs is original. The Mini version is common... the Full-size Repro is readily available... the original in full-size is scarce. Last one I saw was in Mastro, and went for $400 + the juice.

Sorry Greg... I can't let it go at just that...

How about 2 more close-ups?

* Color-shaded St. Louis Mean Brownie
* 3-D Giants (that one is as cool as it is rare!)

Thanks!

ps. There's an Indians version from the 1951 Series currently on ebay (priced reasonably and in nice shape) if you don't already have it. I see that you have most of the others, so just thought you might be interested.

Mike, Mike, Adam, and Mark:

Thanks. It's the only thing I collect and I started about 12-13 years ago with the Mitchell and Ness repro pennants for decoration purposes. I live near Philly and used to go to their annual 50% off sale right around Super Bowl time. In their old store, though, they actually had some originals displayed for decoration (not for sale). This included some of the Phillies' Blue Jay pennants which fascinated me. So that got me going. After reading somewhere that flea markets were a good place to find old pennants I hit big on my first trip to one - bought a whole box of old felt pennants - then never hit again.

I think the '54 Indians pennant with the nine little indian players is similar in make/style to the Browns and Tigers pennants which picture the brownies/tigers on the baseball diamond. That's one I got a long time ago and didn't know how rare it was, until time went by and I never saw another.

The yellow Cubs pennant is legit, I won it in an auction some years ago with a similar Cardinals pennant. Someone auctioned a bunch of these awhile ago. The past Lelands auction had a batch of pennants, among them a fullsize Boston Bees pennant that I would've loved.

It's interesting that, seemingly, not much is known about the pennant companies of old. It would be nice if we could classify them by maker, as many do seem to have a common look to them, like the scroll pennants, stadium pennants, etc. I like those '51 two-color pennants, don't know who made them though. Mark: thanks for the heads-up on the Indians pennant ... I've seen it before and wish the seller came down off that price a little. From that series I still need the Browns, Indians, Cardinals, and Red Sox. The Keezer pennants have a classic look to them and many are stamped as such on the back. My favorite from that series is the Fighting Phillies pennant with the cartoon player; also have an early Astros pennant with a weird astronaut graphic. I won't buy Ad Flags because the artwork makes my eyes bleed and they never seem to be cut straight. I think the Ad Flag Phillies quaker pennant might even scare little children.

Lastly - Mark, see the picture below of the Giants pennant. It has a tag on the back ("Collegiate") and is like the other 3-D pennants of the Yankees and Dodgers. The lettering and graphic have a felt-like texture to it, similar to the picture pennants from 1960 ... it's felt, but it still can crack. He's holding a round ball, little wood bat and has googly-eyes that move and the bill of his cap sticks out (but not in the case, of course). It's one of my favorites. I'll post the Brownie pennant when I get home. Take care guys

Greg

Great NY Giants Pennant, Greg! Only the 2nd I've seen in 20+ years. And yours is in far better shape than the other. Of the 3-Ds... it seems like Brooklyn is the most common (if you can call it that) and the Yankees + Giants are far more rare.

Where/how did you acquire the two oversized Athletics pennants? They are marvelous! Just phenomenal stuff...

Mark,

I actually owned the 3D Yankees at one time, Uncle Sam had the cotton beard, it was really cool. When I first started I had this silly thought that my hobby had to be self-supporting to make it enjoyable, I bought and sold pennants on Ebay. Probably stopped selling maybe 8 or so years ago, now I just buy (i.e. hoard). That 3D pennant was one I bought and resold, or maybe I traded it, I forget. Wish I kept it.

I do think they this company made mostly college pennants and only those few pro teams (hence the Collegiate tag on the back). I seem to remember seeing a Purdue pennant somewhere that looked similar with some added 3D features.

take care

Greg

Athletics pennants
 

Oh ... almost forgot ... the oversized Athletics pennant with the batter, I won in a Hunt Auction about 10 years ago. The other one I got off eBay, really interesting pennant, it is about 10" by 36" and while the graphics are kinda dull, they are all sewn on.

Lovely pennant room...you have a fantastic collection!!!!!

Boy Max. That window is simply fantastic! It really compliments your framed pieces as well. And from the looks of your hall, you must have a beautiful home too. :)

My best, Jimmy

Some of my stuff...
 

Guys............Ok, I've been holding out on listing some photos of my 'stuff', but have really enjoyed seeing everyone's rooms. Having two youngsters at home that are 'on the move', I had to kid proof a lot of my stuff on display and lock the glass showcases in a basement bedroom for now. Kids with old bats (or anything swingable) and glass scare me to death!! I'm also into collecting some Americana/advertising signs which are pretty much kid proof. So, here's a few photos.....sorry, I left out the ones with the kids' toys.

Matt

Outstanding displays and collection Matt!!! The advertising is a perfect accompaniment to your memorabilia. Those are some amazing cases as well. Thank you for sharing.

Matt that is awesome stuff. If you ever need a security guard to make sure your collection is safe i'm available!
Dan

Great display room Matt. Love the advertising signs as a compliment to your sports memorabilia. I noticed you have a Hires Root Beer porcelin advertising sign. My brother has owned for the same sign for about thirty years. I have never found this version before on my internet searches. It is the "Hires to You" ad sign. What can you tell me about it. Is it rare? Possible value? My brother isn't a collector and was given it as a birthday present from my aunt back in the early eighties. We believe it to be from the late 1940's but aren't collectors and are only basing that on the design and number code at the bottom.

Great display room Matt. Love the advertising signs as a compliment to your sports memorabilia. I noticed you have a Hires Root Beer porcelin advertising sign. My brother has owned for the same sign for about thirty years. I have never found this version before on my internet searches. It is the "Hires to You" ad sign. What can you tell me about it. Is it rare? Possible value? My brother isn't a collector and was given it as a birthday present from my aunt back in the early eighties. We believe it to be from the late 1940's but aren't collectors and are only basing that on the design and number code at the bottom.

Jimmy

Here's the stained glass, close up

Max

http://farm1.staticflickr.com/24/900...279_z.jpg?zz=1

Matt Great collection! Looking forward to seeing you again so we can talk about your collection:D

truly super stuff, guys! i really enjoyed looking thru this thread.

Brock, Kevin, Perezfan- awesome stuff...could you tell us who some of your game used bats belong to? thanks!

Very Nice Window
 

Max, Really nice stained glass window...looks great! Say..that blue Spalding Bats sign at upper right....Can you post a photo of that? Is that a Canadian sign?...I don't think I've ever seen it before

Thanks Carlton. You have a keen eye; it is indeed a Canadian sign (Hartnett, if i recall correctly) Unfortunately, a previous owner neatly trimmed the edges. I have seen one other, in which the AH advised their copy was the only one extant.

As for a better image, it will take a bit. The piece is on the second floor and at present, I am landlocked on the first floor in post-surgery from a torn quadricep, courtesy of a car door into my bike last week.

Max

I have all of the 1970s Big Red Machine Starters, Heine Groh (Bottle Bat), Nap LaJoie, George Brett, Derek Jeter, A-Rod, Big Papi, Ellsbury, Pedroia, Beckett, Cabrera, Guerrero, and a few other prospective modern Stars/HOFers.

sounds like some great bats! can we see a few close-up shots of the heine groh? thanks!

Updated Pics
 

Thanks to Dan (dwr11) for a great suggestion on displaying publications. I never really displayed my publications because I could not find an affordable and easy solution. These are the complete publication and they are stored in a acid free bag and backing board. The frames come from Michael's and are about $3.50 each. These are the updated photos of my home office. You can see my original photos in posts number 145 of this thread.

Nice displays Jeff! I love the vintage look. Those remind me of some of the Cleveland Browns championship game program reproduction posters I have purchased off of Ebay. There are still six more that I want but the seller I purchased them from has gone AWOL and I haven't been able to find any others.