September memorabilia pickups
 

Here are three recent photo pickups that I thought were worth sharing that just arrived today:

Johnny Vander Meer sharing the pitching form that allowed him to pitch back-to-back no-hitters to the neighbor kids in Vandy's hometown of Midland Park, NJ. This photo was taken on June 16, 1938 at his home the day after he hurled his 2nd consecutive no-no at historic Ebbets Field. From RMY's recent auction that just ended.

A rare original action shot of Nolan Ryan's 2nd no-hitter on July 15th, 1973.
Ryan has always noted that this was his most overpowering pitching performance in his career. He fanned 17 Tigers en route to his 2nd no-hitter in 1973.
The exhibited cropping was used because this photo ran in the Detroit Free Press the next day. In my personal collection I own the catchers mitt that Angels catcher Art Kusnyer used to catch this game as well as a game used ball. This photo came by way of another Ryan advanced collector.

A terrific original action photo of Nolan in his 1st year with the Houston Astros 1980. This is perhaps my favorite image from Nolan's stint with the Astros. Also from RMY Auction. Thanks Rhys!

I love this mug:)
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And a new Cub Pinback is always a great day:D

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Nice Mug Mike....

I am slowly collecting early Cornell uniforms from across all sports. So far I have early pieces for Basketball, Track, Rowing and Baseball. Was happy to add this exceptional 1920s Letter sweater.

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Nice pickups fellas. I just picked up 3 incredibly rare items for my Nebraska Indians collection. A Cover envelope, 2 page brochure, and a letterhead. The back side of the Letterhead details the advertising matter that Green would forward to the town they were going to be playing in. Nothing like this has ever surfaced as far as I know and as long as I've been collecting items from the team. I would dearly love to get a poster, I think that would be the holiest of holy grails for me. I would settle for a photograph of one of the posters..especially the 16 sheet poster. I'm sure those would have been affixed to the side of a building. There has to be a photo of one out there somewhere.

Thanks Joe. WOW on the sweater collection. You have an amazing collection and we all enjoy watching it expand my friend!!!

Congrats Dan. The Cover is great. Did the brochure and letter come with/in the envelope?

The woman in the background, reading the newspaper must be his wife. Lol.

It actually is his girlfriend at the time (later to be his wife) and his sister. :D
The photo is totally a contrived shot by the photographer, but I still like it.

Incredible items Dan! Glad you were able to get them!

Wow, everything in this thread so far is fantastic. Congrats to you all.

Doug

Jackie on February 16, 1958 in Jackson, Mississippi. Dubbed Jackie Robinson Day by the NAACP. He had just joined their board. Here he advocates for the peaceful pursuit of civil rights while angry white crowds gathered outside. The only thing I could afford from RMY! :D
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Five months before the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 6 months before returning to Mississippi to help raise $25,000 for a memorial for slain civil rights activists. Lunch with sports reporters at the Belvedere Hotel in Baltimore (the first Baltimore hotel to integrate back in 1957).
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Williams last game raincheck
 

Got this Williams final game raincheck via ebay from fellow member shoeless moe... Got it back from my framer today...

Dang!!! Dave that was a great idea!!!! Looks great!

Thanks Paul!

FINALLY!!! This dumb pin was practically my Holy Grail.....and it took 23 years for me to find it. :p

What a great day for you:D. To search that long and find it is AWESOME!!!

That's great! Congrats.

Doug

What a coincidence! I just picked this pitcher up at a flea market today. If you're interested in a companion piece for your mug, let me know. I plan on offering it for sale soon.

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Wish i knew the year this was taken but couldn't pass it up


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With MUCH thanks to Effe, this jug just became a September pickup:D

THANKS JOHN!

The Babe + Buster Brown (although it may be a little girl?) minus the bow tie and Tige!

great photo.

Lol.
Didnt even think it could be a boy. Trying to figure out the year it was taken if possible

Well, it's not '27-30. Those road unis had Yankees on the front. So you've got 20-26 or 31-34.

Looked at 1926 pic found online compared to a 31. But I can't tell.

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September is GREAT SO FAR! Im so glad I posted my goals for the remainder of the year because it resulted in a board member and I working out a trade for this rare fan (particularly in pristine condition) I've been searching for a long time:D




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And this pre 1900 heavy clay stein

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Congrats! on the fan Mike. Your efforts have paid off.

Great pick ups Mike!
Love the fan and the stein.

Circa 1936

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Joe the clarity of that photo is amazing

A couple of pinbacks from seaweed :D

I realize this isn't Earth shattering for most, but the Cubbies version of these banks never seem to turn up. I consider it super rare. Cubs collectors are are pretty aggressive and the good stuff doesn't last long. This one is in exceptional condition. It was 4: 00 am when I found it so I took a sec to "make an offer" . The sellers settings were such that I was in the range and it was accepted immediately YEAH! Do any fellow Cubs collectors on the board agree with my scarcity assessment?

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I've never seen the Cubs version. Off the top of your head, Mike, how many teams were represented?

Not many. Those that I recall are mostly Nats, Phils, Tigers, White Sox, Twins, Yanks. I would love to hear from others on this topic.


I have had a search in my settings for the Cubs forever and don't recall another opportunity to purchase one but I'm sure they are out there considering the number of banks in the Chicagoland area that may have used them.

First Cubs example I've seen as well. I would add the Reds to the list of "commonly found" examples. I have been underbidder a few times on the Seattle Pilots, and also would love to find an Expos Bank like this (never seen one of those either).

Nice pickup, Mikey!!

Let's go! :D

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=228230

Picked up my 2nd Jersey Knights home program, these are really tough.

The original version of "Murderer's Row." Nice!

Thanks David! Complete with frank baker and his unibrow

These are full size pennants on the way to me now.

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Six foot long blanket given to Ted Lyons by the White Sox in 1940.

Tom C

Just snagged a lot of (somewhat) vintage lineup cards in the latest Hunt auction. The Weaver and Schoendienst will fit nicely in my HOFer lineup card collection and Martin is a nice one as well. Will likely consider moving the others (14 in total albeit most are carbon copies)

Great item Tom!
That's killer!

1937 Joltin Joe at Comiskey Park

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Loving the Joe D.

Thanks man. Love the photos of players with kids. Especially yankees players. Just shows how much these players were loved and idolized

That is a great looking pic! I can't believe how clear it looks.

What type/kind of scanner do you have?

Hey thanks man...i actually dont have one. I just go to the fedex/kinkos by our house and use theirs. I need to get one though

That pic looks surreal, imo.

I know Fedex/Kinkos likely has the most modern, best of the best, but I'd ask what they use if I were you.

One more

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Ya im definitely gonna ask next time im there and let you know

Joey, Joe D with kids is a beauty! Congrats.

That's dedication! Joey goes to Kinko's just so we can share his photo pickups. :D

Lol....you know it!

Anyone know who this is?
 

I picked up a couple life size stand ups at the antique market yesterday. Dealer couldnt remember the players name, but said he was in hof. Best I can tell 83 was worn by a Doug Atkins. Not that familiar with pre seventies football. Thought these were cool. I Have to do some repair on the hand. If anyone can confirm the player that would be cool.

Doug Atkins was a HOFer w/ the Bears. Neat piece. Think it looks like him from what I remember of sending him cards to get autographed.

poster
 

Saw both of them…3rd Sunday…nice..

Due to some sales, I splurged and got myself something. this is an older ball w handwritten printed notes on comiskey and hall of fame, him as owner and years played, and a drawing on a side panel. know nothing, except its cool and old..:)

That's a cool ball. Nice Pick Up

yeah, for sure. just one of "those items" ;)

Huge Nodder Collection
 

Guess I can now say I have Huge Nodder collection. This year the Cincinnati Reds had a feature exhibit on Nodders. They had three of these giant 6 foot bobbleheads custom built (and yes, the heads do bob back and forth). In order to help them recoup the cost of this portion of the exhibit, I purchased 2 of the 3. The third is at auction (ends 30th of Sept) through major league auctions.

Dave Grob
davegrob1@aol.com

Awesome Big Bobble Bobber;)

Agree! That's awesome.... a perfect jumbo sized representation of the original. Whoever crafted those did an AMAZING job!

Huge pickups! :rolleyes:

Huge Nodders
 

Thanks. The quality and detail on these is amazing. I am a big supporter of/and contributor to the Reds Hall of Fame and Museum. Each year, in addition to the more permanent exhibits, they curate a feature exhibit. I think their original thoughts were that some local business entity(ies) would step up to purchase these to help offset the cost as they would look great in just about any business (ok, maybe not every business) Sadly, this did not happen. I bought 2, but just can’t take 3.

I am really hoping that someone snags the 3rd one in the major league auction:

http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/cin/hof/

You can find the link to this auction under the tab “SHOPS” at the right side of the screen.

Dave Grob

Thank goodness that's not Giants or I would pretty much have to have it. :D

I'll bet the exhibit is pretty cool.

Wow, is that giant Reds bobblehead cool! :)

That is awesome Dave and you got 2!! Perfect addition to your already incredible collection.

Looks like they cannot ship it... Bummer :(

Hopefully someone locally will snag that last one. If not a private collector, it would look great in the entry area of almost any restaurant or bar. They might want to put it under an acrylic cover, though.... I would think the temptation to bob its head would be overwhelming!

Whoa! That thing is cool...and to have two of them??

Here's the direct link to the auction. Can we know what the reserve is?

http://auctions.mlb.com/iSynApp/auct...e3=livebid&&qt[0].type=openbrac&qt[1].type=openbrac&qt[1].value2=%2C+&qt[2].type=fieldmatch&qt[2].name=panname_partnername_s&qt[2].value1=mlb&qt[3].type=operor&qt[4].type=fieldmatch&qt[4].name=panname_partnername_s&qt[4].value1=team&qt[5].type=closebrac&qt[6].type=operand&qt[7].type=fieldmatch&qt[7].name=panname_teamname_s&qt[7].value1=reds&qt[8].type=closebrac

Large Mr. Red Bobblhead
 

Dan,

Yup.. I bought two.. Just can't do all 3 based on the size/space requirements. As far as the reserve, my guess is not too much more than the opening bid. The detail is incredible and it goes to a good cause, the Reds HoF and Museum as they are just trying to recoup some of the costs for the exhibit.

Dave Grob
davegrob1@aol.com

WOW!!! Nice pickup

D&M Trophy
 

I owned this years ago and regretted selling it. I finally picked it up recently.

WOW! Beautiful trophy, Bob. Congrats on bringing it home to roost.

cool!
 

This is really beautiful. I hope that you keep it with a lot of other old White Sox stuff.

That is gorgeous! Is it copper or a gold wash?

That has always been one of my favorites as well Bob. The unique form, extreme quality, and craftsmanship set it apart. And who doesn't love dogs?!?!?! The copper is also pretty darn cool:D

See how happy I was when I found mine?
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It is coppper and looks better when cleaned up and polished. I am not sure if it will or will not work this piece.

This stuff here is amazing. A tad pricey but it works like magic.

https://www.amazon.com/Mauviel-Mplus.../dp/B001B9ZWBQ

Stunning!

Beautiful D&M trophies there guys!