May 2011 Pickup Thread
 

Figured I would get the May thread started. I just got home from my day of treasure hunting out in Adamstown PA, and overall I was happy with the day.
The first item I picked up is a very early Spalding Table Tennis set, with a beautifully decorated lithography box lid (The box looks alot better in person than my iphone could capture). The set has all of its pieces, including 2 neat ping pong paddles that have the Spalding mark embossed onto the silver metal portion. After some quick online research, I believe this set could date to 1896 and seems pretty rare.
Next, I picked up this massive display bat that is made of several different pieces of wood. The seller told me they believe it was a store display piece. It is a huge bat, measuring about 42 inches, and weighs 83 oz.
Lastly I picked up a small 19th century figure 8 ball that is missing leather in some areas, and a Jos. Zacko Sporting Goods brand baseball bat. The reason I picked up the Zacko bat, is Zacko was very involved with the Pottsville Maroons, supplying the team with all of its equipment, selling tickets out of his sporting goods store, and was a Maroons super-fan of sorts.
http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...bleTennis1.jpg
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http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...isplayBat1.jpg
http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...isplayBat3.jpg
http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...in/figure8.jpg
http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...n/ZackoBat.jpg

Glad to check this piece off my Tommy Bridges wish list. Not in working condition though so I still have my eyes open for a complete working game. The color of this one is amazing though.

http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/f...s/IMG_0534.jpg


http://i537.photobucket.com/albums/f...s/IMG_0535.jpg

Won on Ebay
 

I collect various tickets stubs. One set I am looking to complete is 4 homeruns in one game. Was able to win this unused season ticket from Mark Whitens 4 homerun game in 1993. Not always easy to find, even for a newer ticket.

All of you got some pretty cool stuff guys, but I have to give the edge to that beautiful Bridges game.

Doug

Old Judge Cribbage Board
 

Has anyone ever seen one of these? I bought it from someone in Australia - he thinks it is from the states. That sure could be - but maybe England? Anything? Either way - I'm happy to own it.

Willow
 

Nice cribbage board.

Rawn

Went to an estate sale this morning and saw this little pinback peeking out of a box right at me...it's not marked as a Lincoln Chiefs pinback, but I knew it was the second I saw it because the little baseball guy was used by the Chiefs.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...seball/001.jpg

Pin
 

That's good to see Dan. I've got a few of those and always thought they were just generic booster pins.
-A

Maybe they are just generic? I've not seen one before..perhaps a lot of minor league clubs used that same little baseball dude logo?

Picked up this neat looking 1941 Chicago Cubs schedule on the 'bay. It's pretty thin paper, almost like a decal with a fierce Cubs graphic!

1961 Yankees
 

Got the Dan Topping auto from Richard Simon and also found this 1961 Complete Sports World Series magazine that will be matted along with my 61 yearbook and cards/3x5's from that great team.

1912 Football Calender LSU?
 

Just got this tonight. I am not 100% sure if it is LSU until I do some research on it. The building in the background looks like a building that was on the old campus, and the lady is carrying a purple and gold pennant(they put ladies like this on the inside of the yearbooks as well).

I risked the money, but I believe it is LSU

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...SU/1912lsu.jpg

I had a calendar just like that except it had a picture of the Army team.

1986 McGwire Game Used Bat
 

Very rare 1986 McGwire game used autographed bat. He came up in August of '86 so not many gamers around. Rawlings/Adirondak last year for this label. Knob has year code on it. Shows awesome use. Maybe one of his first 3 homeruns on it??? I've been after this one for a while.

Thanks to Travis Wise for a great transaction....

I am efforting to become a no-wallet guy. I have found that my aging behind is large enough without a billfold in my back pocket. I wanted a distinct money clip and Travis helped me find one that really fit the bill. It is a premium that was given to members of the 1959 California League All Star team. This one belonged to Nolan Campbell, a utility infielder who played 12 years in the minors who also became a manager. Mr. Campbell holds the distinction to be the first manager to be thrown out of a professional baseball game by a female umpire. He played all nine positions on the field in a single game twice in his career. He was born in Weedpatch, Cali, which is also pretty cool. Cost me $30 which I think is a bargain.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ard1/photo.jpg

Thankyou Rawn,

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...n/1912_1-1.jpg

Picked up this 1933 Don Gutteridge photo...Gutteridge batted .360 and led the Nebraska State League in 1933.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...gutteridge.jpg

Nice pick-ups Steve and Dan.

Mickey Mantle 30" x 24" Rawlings Store Advertising Display
 

Picked up this large (30" x 24") store advertising display at an estate sale today. I've seen the smaller 8x10 premiums, but never one this large. This appears to be intended for store display, as there is an Independence, Mo hardware stamp in the lower left corner. It is on hard backing. I thought it was a pretty neat item.

1957 Kansas City Hall of Fame Night Photo
 

Also picked up this 1957 Kansas City Hall of Fame Night premium photo. I've seen one of these before, but thought it truely amazing the lineup of HOFers they were able to assemble for this event. P. Waner, J. Fox, C. Gehringer, L. Grove, M. Cochran, S. Crawford, Ty Cobb, R. Schalk, F. Baker, T. Speaker, And Joe Cronin

Fantastic item, Joe!

Shorty Fuller
 

I was happy to pick this one up recently. Some may consider this a card, but I think of it more as a photo/memorabilia.

Congrats to all on all of the great pick-ups this month.

Wright & Ditson Pin
 

I picked up this Wright & Ditson pin a couple of days ago, and can't figure out what the lion is representing. Any ideas? The pin measures 2.25 inches in diamter.
http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...skin/WDPin.jpg

W&D once had a logo of a Rampant Lion, seen here...http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedi...shaft-77978058

Sporting News Archive photo
 

Picked this Brooklyn Dodger photo up. Did some research and this photo was taken during spring training in 1955. Zim used to be pretty spry!

New Lou
 

just picked up a few pics. First one is a type 2 (original neg produced later). It is also mislabeled as being from 1938 when it is from 1926-1930 based on his uniform.
Second two are type 1s.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...1938WSLGfr.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...1938WSLGbk.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...TrainingFr.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...TrainingBk.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...uOct1927Fr.jpg
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Burke Hanna "Grand Prize" Bat/1898 London Cockneys vs Hamilton Hams scorecard +
 

Picked up an interesting group of items this week:

-1960, (first season at Candlestick) SF Giants schedule put out by the distillers of Cyrus Noble bourbon

-34" Burke Hanna "Grand Prize" bat. Can anyone tell me the approx era of this bat and possibly the significance to the "Grand Prize" label (marketing slogan?)

-a July 18, 1898 scored, baseball game scorecard played between two "Canadian League" teams (I am unsure if this is the correct league identifyer as web reasearch indicates that it may be an ressurrection of the older International league?) - the London Cockneys and the Hamilton Hams.

London players include "Kid" Mohler, Sam LaRocque, Pete Lohman etc.

This team appears to be the first stop in Moose Grimshaw's career, as Baseball ref.com lists him appearing in 4 games in London and while his name isn't on the pre-printed line up portion of the card, the fan who owned this card has pencilled in what appears to be full roster of the London team on the back and it includes Grimshaw.

Sorry about the poor picture quality, I will scan this scorecard and repost this weekend for those interested (it is carefully scored) .

Hamiton players include - Bunk Congalton, Marr Phillips etc.

http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u...69a8fed4-1.jpg

http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u...e/21d975a6.jpg

Lefty Grove Rings and Police Badge....
 

Here are Lefty Grove's two Masonic Rings and a Police Badge from when he was Police Chief in Lonaconing, MD in the 1950's. The middle ring is inscribed, "Robert M Grove, Oct 24, 1929"


http://www.bandkgreen.net/lefty_grov...lice_badge.jpg

Beautiful items Brad- congrats!

Rowing Cigar Tin
 

9 1/2" wide
European made Cigar Tin for Cuban cigar (so it said)

Picked up this tin yesterday on eBay...had a BIN of $249.00 and a make an offer option....hit it at $150.00 and they took it...Worn but never seen it before...title didn't have the word "rowing" otherwise probably wouldn't have lasted
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I completely lucked into this pickup...well, not really..it was an easy pickup (99 cents on ebay), but I didn't realize it had baseball significance until just tonight when I was researching the former mayor of Lincoln. Frank Zehrung was the president of the Western League 1916-17 at which time Lincoln was a member so this autograph fits nicely into my collection.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...l/zehrung2.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...l/zehrung1.jpg

Nice Dan, very cool! What a deal for 99 cents!!

It's been a long time since I had this much luck finding sports items while antiquing!

http://s915.photobucket.com/albums/a...abilia/MAY.jpg

Wow! You found 1914 and 15 World Series programs antiquing? Must hear the story behind that! :)

I'm heading for Central Ohio to do some shopping. All I find is 1991 Donruss cards. Great programs.

Rawn

Wow, what a nice day out.

Isn't it so much better to see a post about someone’s great find than the post that you are worrying if the shopping list your grandmother wrote in 1934 is authentic?

Nice pick up Dan B. Always nice to find a gem like that.

Awesome score oldtix on the WS programs.

Was able to pick up 3 nice Wichita Indians items. A 1951 Indians player, a 1953 Indians team photo and an autographed 1953 team signed ball. Ball not pictured.

.

Thanks for the compliments, everyone. As for the story - well, chalk it up to my shrewd strategy. First, the show opened to the public at 8 am...so I arrived fashionably late around noon. Second, I cleverly wandered around the show for a couple of hours before getting to that booth. I figured if there was any good sports material at the show, it would be best to assume no one else would be interested, letting sellers get discouraged after thousands of people passed by. Finally, when I did stumble upon the showcase where the two Series programs were prominently displayed, I paid his asking price. Clearly, this was a masterful approach that I would highly recommend to my fellow collectors.

Seriously...as Lefty Gomez said, "I'd rather be lucky than good." I was astounded to see the programs in the booth of a magazine dealer. He told me he had just found them in a large group of magazines and that this was the first time he had taken them to a show. I simply cannot explain my luck; the prices were expensive for magazines...but a bargain for Series programs! Anyone reading this post would have pounced on them; I can't understand why no one else did...it was a no-brainer.

So far this year, it seems there's more quality memorabilia showing up at antique shows, malls and shops. Believe it or not, the Series programs weren't even the best find of the day! This being a sports board, the other stuff wouldn't be of much interest here...but the trend is definite and it's an exciting time to be on the prowl for great stuff!

Just picked this up in trade on the Forum. 13 HOFers- yes, I'm considering Pete Rose a HOFer ;), mostly 500 HR club. Mantle, Williams, Mays, Killebrew, McCovey, Matthews (not pictured)...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...e/DSCF9416.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...e/DSCF9417.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...e/DSCF9418.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...e/DSCF9419.jpg

Eddie Matthews is on there too, just not pictured.

Jarrod, great item. But, I think the case is damaging the Teddy.

Thanks Steve. The ink smears were there when I got it and I have it positioned so it's resting on the laces, not the sig. It's unfortunate that Ted signed there, but for maximum viewing pleasure, his sig ends up on the bottom.

Thanks for the concern. ;)

Was able to pick up a circa 1950 Hank Sauer game used bat. The bat is 36 inches in length--is an H4 model and currently weighs 36.3 oz. The bat was given in person to a young boy many years ago by non other than former Cardinal player Ray Blades who was a friend of the family. Also acquired was a vintage Stan Musial Hartland statue as well as a 1963 Cardinals program/ticket stub to Stan Musials last game.

I plan on adding the bat to my collection but people are welcome to email me with any offers on the other items as they are not things I collect and will be sold down the road. Thanks.

sicollector1954@comcast.net

Finally picked up a ball knob.. not the best shape, but I've never owned one so it will do for now.
Matt

Matt--There you go again...nice ball knob, Congrats !!!

On the way...

that bat cleaned up nicely

Spoken like a true Yankee fan, Jarrod.:D

Bill- you might like this too. :)
Matt

Matt--That League ring bat is awesome !!! Please give us all the details.