Sure thing, Mark ....

almost forgot

Thank you Greg... those are simply phenomenal.

mrozie...

That Pirates Room is off the charts! I especially ike the turnstyle entry, Bumblebee Unis and the Locker Display.

Are the Turnstyle and Locker actually from Forbes Field, or perhaps Three Rivers Stadium?

Editing to ask.... Same question for the Section 37 Sign, Ticket Box, and the "Number 2"?

Greg,

Here's the lowdown: the locker is actually from the movie "A League of Their Own", the brown turnstile is from Three Rivers Stadium.

The section sign is cool, two-sided from Cleveland Municipal Stadium an the #2 is a gate sign from Busch Stadium.

Here's an original Forbes Field turnstile.....

I have submitted this photo to my girlfriend as my opening design idea for our studio condo. I think one of the barstools will require a back for sleeping.

I share a one bedroom apartment with my fiance and dog, so the best I could do was a memorabilia shelf. It took some artful arranging (there are a couple other hats stacked under there), but I was able to get about half of my meager collection on here:

http://i1345.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1393018141

awesome!!!

I would love to have a turnstile as the entrance to my Giants room.

at our last house, I had this :p :

That is an awesome pirates room.


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Excellent bar Scott

Stairwell project dedicated to West Side Grounds and the Cubs dynasty leading down to the bar I have already shared:

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/P1050385.jpg

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/P1050387.jpg

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/P1050386.jpg

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/P1050389.jpg

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/P1050398.jpg

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/P1050401.jpg

Also updated bar pics...

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/P1050402.jpg

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/P1050413.jpg

what a great look and feel.

Makes you really want to be there and have a brew!

Great Job!!!

Outstanding rooms everyone! hopefully will have a room(s) like that someday

OK
 

I couldn't resist. Bear with me. I don't get to show anything too often and none of my friends here in sunny florida collect anything. I have some baseball cards and memorabilia - just not too much as I'm a mixed sports guy :-) Problem with my cave is there isn't much room for others so I guess it's a one man cave...... I just had a goodwin champions album framed - you can see that the colors REALLY pop even compared to other lithographed albums - just like the cards - so I took some pix while I'm in the process of moving things around. I broke this into two threads in case you want to ignore the other half of my room:o

the rest of my room er cave
 

I may die a terrible "hoarder's" death and it isn't likely to make a reality show. At least I have a window - I didn't show it because most of the time I keep the shades down..................
BTW - there have been some SPECTACULAR displays so far. Truely amazing! I miss collecting base ball related "stuff" but I was priced out - mostly my tastes didn't match my budget.

Very nice. I really like how the old cabinets go right alnong with the items

henry
 

quite the museum!!!
beautifully displayed.
all the best,
barry

Henry

That is one heck of a display/room. Assume it is collected over many years. Should be put on some show(i.e.new show just saw 2 weeks ago with someone looking for big collections related to one subject). Beautiful stuff. Museum quality. :)

Love all of that 19th century stuff! Agree with others. Museum quality!

I love the stools. Where'd you find those? Vintage?

The larger picture in upper right hand corner of top photo really jumps out at me. Is it possibly lit up from behind?? Cool photo!

My wife found them. Jos and Main she tells me. Chittenden is the name of the stools.

No but that is a cool idea! There is a recess light just above it which is why it looks like that.

Here are some photos of my collection. Sorry some of the pictures are blurry.

Some more photos.

Ron,
WOW!! Beautiful job of displaying your collection!
I like it... :D

Rooms
 

Ron,

That is an awesome room! I really like how it has a mixed variety of collectible items. Is that hockey sticks for the stair railing?

Thank you Scott and Mark for the kind words. Mark yes they are hockey sticks and they are connected to the wall with hockey pucks. This was actually my dad's idea.

Out Door Display
 

Has anyone expanded there man cave to the out doors? Run out of room in the condo:(

Yeah...no pics but my garage is covered in overflow autographed pics, posters and hockey pucks.

A few pics from my office/memorabilia room/man cave...

Nice Erick!

Great stuff Erick. That cracker jack group is fantastic.

Thanks, the Cracker Jack group is a poster made by Steve who just posted above you!

But, I am just 2 cards away from set myself now (Matty and WAJO)

Erick, where did you get the frames?? Or is it custom??

I actually got them from a Michaels crafts store near me. They were marked 59.99 each but 50 percent off so I got 2 of them for 60 bucks

Ha! I actually but my original posters in Michaels frames with the same discount...mine were the 22x28 opening which the posters were designed to fit w/o hassle, its like you can read my mind!

Great minds think alike!

FYI, I had to buy the 24X30 poster frames for mines to fit. Poster size is actually 24"x30"

If you like vintage baseball photos...
 

Please have a look at my website. Vintage baseball photos from 1910s....I have thousands of photos and postcards in my gallery section. If you want a password for the hide pages. Message me.

Anyone Redecorate?

I'm re-decorating (in reverse). Just the way I like it to look......... NOT!

I actually need to pack/move all of this junk, and am dreading it. Monumental task, but will post updated results to this thread sometime in late 2017. :o

Wow!! Great stuff. Where do you get your frames for your pennants from?

That's a great question, and is getting much tougher to answer...

I always use the sectional frames that you put together yourself. Then you just have to cut the mat/glass/backing to the same size. It saves about $250 - $300 per framing job.... leaving lots more money for new pennants ;)

In the past, these were available at Aaron Bros, Michael's, Ben Franklin, Value Craft, and even Joanne Fabrics. I think all of them have now discontinued these sectional frames. I was told they weren't great sellers. It's either that, or perhaps they just prefer to ream you for custom framing.

Maybe try Hobby Lobby.... they're not readily available to me (here in the NW), but perhaps there's one near you, that you can check out.

If that fails, you can try Amazon. Good luck!

Mark - first, good Luck with the move. Why the need to move and where is all this wonderful stuff headed? I hope you are able to display it all again soon.

Thanks Joe!

Time (and space) will dictate what stays and what goes... still a conundrum.

I'm getting married in late Feb, and consolidating to one household. When the collection is back up to par and on display, I'll send you some images for your wonderful Collector's Website.

Will try to retain just the best stuff. As a fellow collector/forum member/friend reminded me today... Less is more! I have preached it many times.... just haven't yet figured out how to practice it :confused:

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Will try to retain just the best stuff. As a fellow collector/forum member/friend reminded me today... Less is more! I have preached it many times.... just haven't yet figured out how to practice it :confused:[/QUOTE]

Mark

Don't get rid of your Johnson :p

Max

frames....
 

It's been over a year, but I've always bought all my metal sectional frames online from 'American Frame' in Ohio. I also get all my plexiglass and backer boards from them as well. I never had a bad experience in over a dozen orders. At the time, the prices were much cheaper than going to a local art store like Hobby Lobby or Michaels, but I haven't checked prices lately. Hope this helps.

Matt

Thanks Mark. I'm going to have to check out Hobby Lobby, there are 2 within a 30 mile radius of me. Hopefully I can find them bc they are really nice.

Mark................Just let me know when you'll be having your 'garage sale', and I'll be there to take some of those figurals off your hands.:D

Matt

Mark,
Is the large World Series pennant 1945? The one with the team rosters on the left side. I have never seen this pennant before. I know you're in the process of moving, but I would love to see a better photo of it. Thanks

Well you could treat it like a museum, keeping some on display and some boxed up, rotating exhibits periodically.

Updated Room
 

My tastes have changed over the last two or three years as evidenced

Just gorgeous Bob...absolutely gorgeous.

Awesome Bob! :cool:

+1

Mark what is the silver bat in the tube?

Amazing collection Bob:eek:

Amazing room Bob.

Thanks
 

thank you all, it has been a dream for me to create something like this for years. I have been very blessed to afford this and meet some very cool people along the way. Thanks to all who have helped and I look forward to meeting more cool people and collecting more cool stuff.

Very nice Bob....

and I should add there are really some amazing collections shown.......nice job guys.

George,
What a great display, good job.

Henry,
I made a list of all the items I would like to have out of your collection, but it was going to take three threads. So I will simply say......WOW.

Rob,
One word comes to mind................wall. What color are your walls cause I can't see them.....LOL. Just kidding, that is one hellava lot of items Great display.

Bob,
Great job, I really like that Mathewson tobacco advertisement piece you have framed. Great color. Just one question, when is the Grand Opening???

There are just too many to mention, so many great rooms, good job by all. If every piece has a story, There are thousands of hours of good conversation being displayed.

Great job by all.

Bill

as Bill said...so many great rooms!

Bob has added his room to the Showcase. If anyone wants to add a room, let me know - I would be happy to create a page showcasing your loved treasures.

http://www.antiquesportscollector.co...sShowcase.html

Yes. I would LOVE to have this in my bar. Cool picture and frame!

Took five years to complete..

Great Room to catch a Yanks game!

Very tastefully done. Congrats on finishing your project!

Buffalo Bills and Braves
 

I took some quick pictures of my collection , which is displayed at my office.

I have only been collecting for about 4-5 months and focus on Buffalo Braves and Buffalo Bills ( pre-73 , specifically their oval logo and red standing buffalo items)

I try to stay away from individual player items, but some stuff has found it's way into the collection

That's a nice Buffalo Braves/Bills collection, especially after just 4-5 months.
The displays look great.

Can you show a straight on shot of the frame on the right in this photo? Hard to make out what it is...but looks pretty cool...

http://www.net54baseball.com/attachm...1&d=1421446698

Item
 

Apologies, It is a Brooklyn Dodgers/Ebbets Field Fazzino 3-D art piece. It is not very valuable piece but I like it because of the content and the look

Yea, I thought it looked 3-D...great looking piece! Appreciate you posting the additional photo.

It all looks amazing! Well done.

Here's mine, though not as impressive as most of this thread. Just finished it over the holidays. (link to folder for more detailed pictures)

Pic 2 - yellow seats are from the Old St Louis Arena; the single red is a restored from Sportman's Park
Pic 3 - red seats are from Busch Stadium II
Pic 4 & 6 - some of my framed Cardinals scorecards

Nicely done! Looks like a very comfortable space. I like the cushion seating on those yellow seats.

Room
 

Looks like a very nice setup to me!

Thanks, guys. It was about an 8 month project overall but thought it turned out fairly well.

I brought part of the man-cave out to the man-desk, in preparation for the Super Bowl - the magic NFC Championship ball from last year's humiliation of the 49'ers, had to come out for luck. We'll be giving it a rub prior to the game (euphemism for other pre-game traditions? perhaps...).

Rubbing you ball(s)? :p

Good luck on Sunday!