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Show your Odds & Ends...
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I would imagine that we all have at least one oddball piece. So let's see what you have.
Here are a few of mine to get the ball rolling... Casey's own transistor radio the was a Christmas gift from the Yankees in 1957. From the Stengel Estate. Attachment 4441 Christy Walsh All-American Patch 1934. Attachment 4442 Circa 1950's "Say Hey" Willie Mays Sunglasses. Attachment 4445 |
I've had this for about 30 years.
A c. 1937 effort to display Type 9 mini-pennant collection... http://s915.photobucket.com/albums/a...NNANTFELTS.jpg |
Mini Pennants
This is a very cool looking piece! On top of that you've got 3 of my guys in it: Joe Mary, Stan Hack & Pepper Martin (I'm the narrow focus Sacramento baseball guy!) What's the overall measurements and do you display it?
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Bottle opener - Kansas City A's
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...y001Small2.jpg "A Big Hit" hosiery http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...a/hawks003.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...a/hawks004.jpg Ted Williams bottle http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...a/hunts003.jpg These little guys are carved out of wood ....I have no idea of time frame. http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ilia/sc001.jpg Dick Stuart's bracelet http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...a/stuff002.jpg Very large Piedmont advertising sign http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ay010Small.jpg Group of Lincoln Chiefs bat pencils http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ewstuff013.jpg This item Dick Stuart made by cutting out the Lincoln Newspaper and pinning it to a Lincoln Hotel's stationary after he hit his 49th and 50th homers...he wrote "Fortune" on one ball and "Fame" on the other. http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...artscrap-1.jpg |
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How about some candlestick holders...
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St. Louis Browns Stock Certificate http://www.qualitycards.com/ebay/brownsb.jpg http://www.qualitycards.com/ebay/brownsf.jpg |
1952 Cuban schedule spinner
http://www.qualitycards.com/pictures/cubansked.jpg reverse http://www.qualitycards.com/pictures/cubanskedb.jpg |
Strange that you would post those Altpeters ad pieces Jay...I just saw one at the Omaha paper show yesterday. Never seen one before yesterday.
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That's what I'm talking bout! MORE Please.
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c. 1950's Braves Fan Club Tom-Tom "Mint in original shipping box".
Attachment 4453Attachment 4454 1968 MLB Players Marbles "New in box" with Bench, Rose, Kaline, & Mathews. Attachment 4455Attachment 4456 Scarce 1953 TOPPS 5 cent empty Wax Box. Attachment 4457 |
Probably like a 60s/70s sign - off ebay
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...g?t=1250446700 Sending this and another to have framed - J. Blum - Speaker http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...g?t=1250447033 This one is gonna be framed with pics of the players: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...g?t=1250447374 |
Four foot tall copper letter "M," removed from Yankee Stadium during the 1973-75 rennovation:
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Cool M David...
Did they tell you what it was used for?
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It was used for this: http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...colorMcopy.jpg |
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It don't get any better then that David...
Well done my friend.
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Stanley Kansas equipment trunk and 1955 Wichita Indians equipment bag.
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There are no production markings on this large 16 1/2" x 13 1/2" metal serving tray...anyone have any information about it?
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Some Yankees Odds & Ends...
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1962 Yankees HOF Ashtray with original advertising piece in superb condition.
Attachment 4490Attachment 4491 C. mid 1960's Butternut Coffee Can with Mickey Mantle Glove Offer. Attachment 4493 Scarce 1940's M&M's Joe DiMaggio Ring in NM/MT Condition. Attachment 4494 1961 Yankees Team Ball with facsimile autographs still in original wrapper MINT. Attachment 4495 |
Superb stuff!
Thanx for taking the time to post your items - I've enjoyed it immensely!
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Kansas City A's
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My odds and ends centers around the KC A's of the late 50's and early 60's.
These are in my possession only because I married a KC girl with 3 older Brothers and a Dad who were passionate for this team. I also have pencils, Programs etc. Some cool stuff including the article on the trades between the A's and the Yanks of the late 50's. The running joke was KC was a farm team for the Yankees in those days. |
Love it, Michael!
Bravo! One of the highlights of my life was seeing Mickey Mantle knock one over Charley Finley's 40-foot high chain llnk fence in right field onto Brooklyn Avenue. A mule in left field, sheep grazing on the hill in right, a secondhand scoreboard from Braves Field in Boston and a mechanical rabbit delivering new baseballs to the umpires...to a kid like me, it was Disneyland and I loved every minute of it.
Never seen that Butternut piece...some day we'll do a thread on the A's and it may only interest the two of us! |
I'm really digging this thread guys. Just fantastic stuff!
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Here's some more of my "out of left field" oddball stuff...
1939 Baseball Centennial Patch. Attachment 4518 1938 Goudey "Heads Up" Wax Wrapper. Attachment 4519 Joe DiMaggio's 1946 U.S. $50 Savings Bond. Attachment 4520 1928 Notre Dame vs Army at Yankee Stadium - Rockne's "Win one for the Gipper" ticket stub. Attachment 4521 1961 Angels Cowboy Tie. Attachment 4522 |
What an awesome thread. Thanks Jimmy for starting this one out, and for all who have posted such cool stuff.
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1940's-50's figural tie rack.
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Attaboy Brock.
That tie rack is really cool.
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Draper & Maynard Co. Account Book
Below is an account book of A. F. Burtt, who worked for the Draper and Maynard Company in the 1890s. Burtt keeps track of the production of gloves, mitts, outseems, etc. including the cost and time starting with the year 1890. He also tracks his income from J. F. Draper. What is really cool about this is that A.F. Burtt invented a Catchers Mitt that was patented in 1895. Below, there is a photo of a page in the book that shows Burtt paying $20.00 for the patent on Nov. 9 1895! He also invented a Boxing Glove and Punching Bag... I am guessing there is about 100 pages where Burtt breaks down the individual operations and money for each step--cutting, stitching, welt, trimming, finishing, etc.
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Michael-
One of my favorite Casey Stengel quotes: "Nobody knows this yet, but one of us has just been traded to Kansas City." - to outfielder Bob Cerv More Stengel gems at http://www.caseystengel.com/quotes_by.htm |
A couple of movie handbills from the 1920's...
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Late 1960's Joe Dimaggio Wine Bottle
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An old-fashioned bottle from the late 60's stating that Joe Dimaggio was voted the greatest living player of all-time
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Holiday Card from Maris Family... circa mid '60's
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Odds and Ends!
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1. 1893 Book, The Young Lieutenant, with Baseball-Football motif
2. 1905-15 Postcard, "How Would You Like to be the Umpire!!!?" 3. 1970s Baseball Radio - Cleveland Indians |
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Also: "Bravo! One of the highlights of my life was seeing Mickey Mantle knock one over Charley Finley's 40-foot high chain llnk fence in right field onto Brooklyn Avenue. A mule in left field, sheep grazing on the hill in right, a secondhand scoreboard from Braves Field in Boston and a mechanical rabbit delivering new baseballs to the umpires...to a kid like me, it was Disneyland and I loved every minute of it." Great memories Rick! I never made it to a game at Municipal but old Charley sure knew how to spruce up a game. I also found this KC Paper in my stash from the first KC A's game in 1955. Sorry, could not fit the entire page in my scanner. |
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While on the subject of KC. I did find this that I forgot I had from the KC Blues 1924 Minor league team. Great thread!
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More Odds & Ends...
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The lone Hockey piece in my collection...
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IMO, the most amazing upset ever in Sports..
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<a href="http://s267.photobucket.com/albums/ii300/carrigansghost/?action=view¤t=1914.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii300/carrigansghost/1914.jpg" border="0" alt="Carrigan PC"></a>
<a href="http://s267.photobucket.com/albums/ii300/carrigansghost/?action=view¤t=postback.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii300/carrigansghost/postback.jpg" border="0" alt="Back of little boy postcard"></a> A rather cute card sent to Mrs. Carrigan. Rawn |
Rawn,
That Carrigan card is adorable. Great find!! Graig |
Thx Greg, I've never found any info on the maker or anymore like it.
Rawn |
These are pretty cool...
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A 1962 TOPPS Whitey Ford Signed card #315 "Ford tosses a curve" with a pair of original TOPPS Vault photographs that were used to make the card.
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Original MLB 100th Anniversary Patch.
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Here's a group shot of the baseball player dolls my mother makes for me...she usually gives one to me on my birthday and one on Christmas...There are 11 in the shot, but I now have 12...just haven't gotten around to taking a new team photo. :)
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I see old Cy and Shoeless Joe... those are great!
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Dan- those are sensational. They have a nice folk art quality to them. I see some business potential there. How does she do the faces?
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Thanks guys...Barry, she paints the faces. They are very much a folk art style doll. About 5 or 6 years back I was up at her house and I saw a couple of dolls in this style that she had made...I told her that if she could make a doll like that and slap a baseball uniform on it, it would be perfect...so she did and the rest is history. I'll take an updated shot tonight that includes the Mordecai Peter Centennial "three finger" Brown she made me for my birthday. I still haven't decided on who I want her to make for Christmas.
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Do you know the total time it takes to make one of them? I really think they are great.
I see running across the bottom row Cy Young, Christy Mathewson, Jackie Robinson, Ty Cobb, and Joe Jackson. Or is that Mike Kelly, with Young to his left? |
I'm not sure of her total time to make one....I'd have to ask, but I know she doesn't just sit down and make it in a day...she does a bit and comes back to it. It is Mike King Kelly in the gray uniform...and actually I had her make Smokey Joe Wood, but sometimes the face doesn't always come out how she wants it to, so if someone sees Cy Young instead, that's fine. She uses the Hall of Fame's Uniform Database for colors and style. My favorite is the first one she made for me...Old Hoss Radbourne on the top row. I should have asked her to make him 'flipping the bird' :D
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I was identifying them by the uniform. It is a little tough doing it by facial features. And while many African-Americans played for the Dodgers, I naturally guessed Jackie.
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Just saw Jim's post.:)
The ears may not be right, but check out the funky shoes on Joe Wood and Mike Kelly. That is really amazing! |
A few of my odds and ends:
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...c/100_0938.jpg mid 30's ball & strke counter,and a 1937 pirates visor. http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...c/100_0930.jpg late 1920's pack of Baby Ruth gum. http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...c/100_0926.jpg a green weenie from the late 60's that you waved at opponents of the Pirates so they would do poorly!And the bottom one is an original mold for making them. Lou |
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I have a few small stadium items, dirt, etc. this is a favorite of mine..
Shea Stadium, Yankees private company box marker on orig bracket, from 74-5 years of course.. |
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Fighting Irish Odds & Ends...
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Here are a couple worthy of showing...
A mint condition, never-used Lucky Strike straight razor, and a Baseball Anonymous Tie Bar. I got the Baseball Anonymous piece because it looked really nifty and depicts two rather secretive hands shaking. Almost like a tribute to those of us who admit to being addicted collectors... sort of like gamblers anonymous or alcoholics anonymous. Does anyone know what "Baseball Anonymous" might really pertain to? The reverse is inscribed to Jersey Schalk (a nickname or possible relative of Ray Schalk?) Please provide any insight you may have, and thanks! |
Great items Mark. I really love all the oddball stuff the board has posted...
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From the DiMaggio estate comes a nifty piece of Yankees luggage that was a gift to Joe DiMaggio from the team for the 1977 Old Timers Game. I don't have a scan of the inside but the lining is pinstriped. It looks really cool. Also comes with the original shipping box with the Clipper's San Francisco address and the Yankee logo on the label.
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Baseball Anonymous ???
Hey Perezfan,
I found this online biography pertaining to Red Faber with the following quote. Perhaps your Tie Bar is related?? "In retirement, Faber was among the founders of Baseball Anonymous, an organization created to help former ballplayers (and athletes from other sports) who were down on their luck. Growing to nearly 700 members (at $2 per year) in its first year, Baseball Anonymous performed many good deeds; most were handled quietly, but in 1958, when Faber was the group's general chairman, Baseball Anonymous arranged a Comiskey Park ceremony to honor former White Sox pitching great Ed Walsh, who was 77 years old and struggling physically and financially. The group also staged benefits for other former players who had fallen upon hard times. Faber was a regular at Hot Stove League banquets and old-timers games in Chicago and Milwaukee." |
Perez,
This may help as well... "It was in these later years that Schalk operated a popular bowling and pool hall establishment in Evergreen Park, Illinois. Ray was also one of the founders of Baseball Anonymous, an organization whose charge was to assist indigent ballplayers. In 1965, after assistant coaching at Purdue University for 18 years, Ray Schalk finally retired from baseball at the age of 72. Interestingly, throughout all his years following the game of baseball, Schalk would never fail to call and congratulate the catcher of a no-hitter. Schalk always remained popular with Chicagoans, and was invited to catch the first ball of the 1959 World Series, thrown out by Red Faber." |
Shawn...
Thanks so much for researching that! That's terrific information and seems to leave little doubt as to what the tie bar represents. The Schalk tie in confirms it... I really appreciate the info, as now this piece has true meaning (other than just looking really cool). Thanks again for providing a perfect example of what makes this forum so great! |
More stuff...
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1952 Topps Wrapper.
Attachment 5803 Dated Oct. 20, 1963 is a Birthday Card that doubles as a "get well card" from a fan to the Mick as he spent his birthday in the hospital. Truly an oddball piece. Attachment 5804Attachment 5805 |
Some more Yankees Odds & Ends...
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1934 original snapshot of Babe Ruth pitching during the Tour of Japan.
Attachment 6323 c.1930's Lou Gehrig mini pennant. Attachment 6324 1961 The M & M Boys on Super 8mm from spring training. Attachment 6325 c.1940's DiMaggio's Restaurant Coaster/Menu. Attachment 6326 |
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Mint 1960 Pirates World Series Ashtray. I've seen a dozen of these but none with the original mailing box...
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Here's one to go along with your 1960 Pirates ashtray-
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A few more odds and ends.
1939 tin toy and c.1900 hand-carved miniature bats and ball. |
Baseball Stitching Clamp Saddle 1900-1920
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Used to secure the baseball during the process of sewing on the cover by hand.
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A picture of Clamp Saddle being used at the Spalding factory in Chicago.
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"Amazin, Amazin, Amazin."
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Brock, that '39 <I>Pla-O</I> is a real darlin'. If you ever decide to sell it, please let us know first...
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That baseball vise is fantastic.
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Great stuff Guys...
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Early c. 1940's Hall of Fame porcelain figurine...
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I saw some Stengel items earlier in this thread. I have a bunch of Stengel stuff.
Here's a letter from the Dodgers, advising him of his forthcoming pay cut: http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56...elContract.jpg Here's a handwritten story about the first time he faced Walter Johnson: http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56...aseyletter.jpg -Al |
Indianapolis Baseball (Emil Fertig)
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Here are some Odd & Ends from the "Biggest Fan" Emil Fertig...
The second scan is a letter from James A. Perry, owner of the Indianapolis baseball club and of which Perry Stadium was named after. Perry died in a plane crash shortly after this letter was written. |
A beautiful circa 1950's Yankee Stadium ashtray...
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1970 Mantle & Namath Letter w/facsimile signature
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I actually had one of these sets in the early '70's...
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baseball watch fobs
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We got lots of odd and ends so pickin' just one to post was tough, but here are some that i find kinda neat...some old baseball related watch fobs....
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1950's Yankees Souvenir Cap
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Goudey stock certificate signed by Goudey and DeLong:
http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...pictureid=1068 Promotional poster for my cousin ca. 1928: http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...pictureid=1302 |
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