Wow. Very cool!
Drew

Wow! I'd like to see a bigger picture of that. My daughter just started at Pitt, and I learned that Posvar Hall and Schenley Plaza now stand where Forbes Field used to stand. In the hallway of Posvar Hall they have a homeplate plaque in the floor of the hall in the same spot as the original Forbes Field home plate.

These should be some larger pics of the window. Also Forbes Field concrete facade

WOW! Nice!

Epic doesn't begin to describe it. I would put a great deal of thought into the best way to mount and present the pieces in a secure/beautiful way. It's warranted :)

AWESOME! My only thought would be to rip out your existing window and replace with a half round, matching your Forbes window. Easy enough! :p

I tried having the concrete and window built into an inner wall but my builder wouldn't do it because of potential liability!

Build a faux wall that is simply 6 in smaller than the wall u wanted to build structurally and place the faux wall up against the permanent existing wall.

A window from Forbes Field????!!!! That was torn down nearly 50 years ago, can you tell us the story about how you obtained it?

That is simply awesome!

This is an amazing display!

The story behind the window is that approx. 10 of these were removed when they tore down Forbes Field and place in the bar at the Allegheny Club at Three Rivers Stadium. They were then moved and placed into storage when they tore down Three Rivers in 2000. These surfaced in Hunt Auctions All Star Game auction in 2006. I flew from St. Louis to Pittsburgh for that auction with the intent on buying a window as well as the row of 1909 seats in front of it. I had already reserved a Uhaul one way rental for the return drive to St. Louis.

Of the 10 surviving windows, six had the original glass and 4 had replacement glass (mine is original). I know one is on display at the National Baseball Park Museum in Denver and I'm assuming all the others are in private collections.

Thanks. I probably have that Hunts catalog laying around somewhere. It looks awesome how you have it displayed.

Awesome items!

I found these on the web.

http://huntauctions.com/live/imagevi...m=19&lot_qual=

http://www.auctionscc.com/archive/20...emorabilia/22/

http://www.auctionscc.com/archive/20...pittsburgh/20/

http://huntauctions.com/live/imagevi...=305&lot_qual=

That Forbes display is...well...I just don't have the words. Just WOW, it's that good. Well done.

My Redbird Reliquary
 

Here are some photos I took of my man cave this past weekend.

Great photos! Im relegated to the closet in the basement for now!

Your Cardinals room is THE BOMB! Congrats & well displayed.
Thanks for sharing your pictures with us.

Nice "Nest"! Brilliant way you displayed the player jerseys on the Diamond. Thanks for sharing!!

Wow! It's about time we see an all Cards room added to this great thread...nice! What are you using to hang those pennants like that....just regular hangers with clips?

Laundry hooks clothes pins
 

Its a product I found on ebay which is perfect for hanging pennants from clothes rack bar. Look under Laundry hooks clothes pins.

Cards
 

That's one awesome looking Cards room. Thanks so much for sharing your collection.

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Showdawg, that's an awesome Browns collection and beautifully displayed.

These are some of my favorite threads on Net54. :)

Ditto on Browns display
 

Great stuff and very professionally displayed. How large is your hobby room ?

Cards Display
 

That's a fantastic Cardinals display. Il ike the infield with the bases.

There are 2 rooms...the 1st room is 20 x 60, and the bigger room is 40 x 80( I think )

You mean the first room has 1200 square feet and the second 3200? That means the first room is as large as a decently-sized New York City apartment, and the second is much larger than the average suburban house. I find that extremely hard to believe.

WOW!! Both the Cards and Browns rooms are out of this world...museum quality.

:D:D:D:D:D That's why I said I think!!!:p I'll measure them again

My basement - still a work in progress
 

Getting there slowly - t206 case is all HOFers and SLers. Bobble heads are all members of HOF.

Very well done!

Beautiful space! Thanks for sharing.

I finally finished our (my wife and I's) sports memorabilia room.

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Steven, it may just be me, but I can't see any photos.

I don't think there were any. Use your imagination! :p

I think I got the photos fixed.

Cool room Steven!
Great job!

+1, agreed!

Don't have any images to add but just finished going through this thread. WOW!! It's like a museum. So many amazing collections and some truly creative and artistic approaches to displaying those items.

Dodgers Mancave
 

Here are updated pictures from a few years ago of my remodeled Mancave.

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Love that Dodger figurine piece!

Nice looking cave, Toyman.

Wow!! Very nice!!

Great room Toyman55!

Mike

Some Collection Room Pics
 

Here's a few photos of my small collection....I've kept 20-25 gloves and maybe 10-12 bats, few masks and cp's....some local photos...almost everything is either Victor or Spalding brand, with a few others mixed in that I just couldn't give up yet;) The Victor plant was just down the road from where I currently live, and Spalding also had a plant near me, later on mid-century. Most of the photos are from where I grew up in Maine. Enjoy!!

Pics

Great room! So vintage lookin'!

Sorry
 

Sorry guys...I have good intentions here I swear...but I just can't get these pics to upload straight up and down...even had some help this time thinking it would work, started the post, not much luck...have several more pics to share, that was just the start but...I'm thinking it's not worth it until I can get them to post correctly...my bad:(

Not sure if corrected them already, but your pics are coming out straight/normal for me.

Great looking room! :)

Pics look good to me too. Love that trunk being held open with the bats. So cool. Keep the pics comin'

More pics
 

Hmmmm...weird...well here goes, as long as they look good for you all;)

More...
 

Few more...

Pictures still coming out great. I love those cabinets you have the vintage equipment in. Overall an outstanding vintage look.

WOW... Killer displays, Eric... very elegant and classy!

I love the Thayer Mask and those ancient Chest Protectors. Beautifully displayed, too.... and that Duckweb glove ain't half-bad either.

Now it looks like there's still some room on that very bottom shelf of the last Cabinet.... better get busy on that!

Don't make me Blush...
 

Haha...thanks for the compliments guys. You have some killer stuff too...especially Mark, I have some of your stuff...half my collection probably lol;)

And yes Mark, I need a couple more stellar Spalding gloves/items...got any?? Anyone?? Haha. The inflatable CP is a Victor, along with most of that gear in that shadow box..and the cabinet with the early baseballs is all Victor and VWD gloves/mitts.

The bats aren't actually holding the chest open, but just displayed that way nicely I thought;). Cool story with the Spalding axel tree and photos you see in the trunk...came from the same Maine estate and the bat is pictured in the photo...the two photos are of the same people, same weekend, one year later...date 1891 & '92.

The old cigar box on the top shelf of the square cabinet we found when my grandfather passed away when I was 7 yrs old....inside were a bunch of old important sports newspaper clippings, wheaties box cut-outs, and ten 1934-36 pop-out cards...my cousin and I split everything...that's what got me started in collecting cards when I was a kid and eventually to all this...now I'm hunting down the sig model gloves to put next to the cards of each player, a little of his passion with mine...got 3 of the 5 so far;) lol

The cabinets I was able to find at local antique shops, and all match pretty nicely...two even coincidentally use the same key...was lucky with that one!! The bat rack, shadow boxes, picture frames...all made by my father...I'm very fortunate to have a super handy father that way..makes the stuff more meaningful to me also;). Again, hope all enjoy. Anyone is welcome to email and chat anytime... glovejunkie@yahoo.com

Mark I need more stuff...but can't afford it...what the hell do I do??

Display Cabinets
 

I love the circular display cabinets! I have wanted one for a while but they are expensive to say the least. Nice material as well

Eric
Who made the flame burned bat in the middle of the bat rack ?

Bob, the cabinet are actually Curio cabinets, for china I think?? I picked those up for about $200 each and the square one with glass all round was about double that. Pretty descent price to pay for a good way to display some old vintage equipment...figured why not in some cabinets/furniture about the same era and had the same "look" I wanted. Don't ever break the round glass though..might as well just scrap the whole cabinet;)

Matt, ahhhhh, that bat, how I loved that beauty....it is a killer Brine Knights of Columbus example, that yup came from Mark several years ago now...however just a couple months ago I lent it to the KofC museum in New Haven, CT...along with a beautiful matching Brine KofC full web glove I got from John P. a little while back. Anyway...figured they were in the best spot they could be anyway, so let them keep them...gone to humanity forever!!

Anyone got a banana bat or something cool I could fill the spot with??

Wait till I clean that "Duck-Fut" up...damn I get a kick out of that model name, lmao...anyway, that baby is gonna be killer too, still has descent palm markings and stuff under the crud/dirt...it should clean up nicely!!

Outstanding displays & very well done! :cool:

+1. Magnificent displays. I thoroughly enjoyed viewing all your photos, and I love those cabinets too. Thanks for sharing.

Great rooms! It's a dream of mine to have a man cave of my own one day. I love looking at everyone else's to give me an idea of what I'd like to do with mine once I have one.

Mike

Love seeing all the rooms... here's my contribution. A work in progress, but coming together a little bit.

The Catcher on the wall is AWESOME!

A lot of awesome stuff! I love the bat-a-ball. It looks like a really comfortable space. Thanks for sharing.

Excellent display. Love the pinball machine, and the pine tar is a great touch. How about a pic of what's above the sofa?

What an awesome room!

Mike

Awesome room! If you don't mind me asking how did you hang your catcher on the wall?

I've never seen bunting added around the ceiling line like that. Very cool way to bring it all together. Great room.
Drew

Thanks for the comments guys! I had a few more pics to add, but for whatever reason they won't upload.

I hung the catchers gear on wall with just nails. I let the straps of chest protector drape over the nails. I wound the straps of the knee guards around nails too. They fit nice and snug of that way. I screwed a C bracket to the wall, and stuck the mitt right on top.

Very creative.... love it!

That is a killer Pinch Hitter Machine. Very cool layout.... looks fabulous, functional and fun!

Hey, Jared! I like the vintage look of the bat hanger. What is it, where'd you get it, etc.?

I found the bat hangers on eBay unfinished. I just painted them black and distressed them with fine sandpaper.

Here are a couple more photos of the other areas.

Thanks again for the comments! With four kids, making it fun and functional was one of my goals. It's really cool when they tell their buddies about the different pieces.

This thread has been awesome! Gained so many ideas from all the different rooms.

Jared,

Very well thought out room. Looks extremely cool!

Agree. And I love the mix of items: posters, advertising, pennants, popcorn megaphone, games, cards, etc. Well done!

I can see where the lineup card I've bugged you about resides. :)

Your collection is incredible and the displays look really nice!

Great room Jared!

Mike

I just moved into a new home last month and my wife encouraged me to finally go for it and display some of my collection. Much to my surprise, she got the theme I was going for-- a locker room--and insisted I share on Net54 with my "baseball card friends". Still need two more game issued/used hats to round out that piece... One day...


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