February Pickups
 

Antique show today. These embossed postcards are pretty cool.
Halfway thru the month and no pick ups posted yet:(

These are football, but I think the mirror is pretty nice

My dad went to Penn. He told me they used to chant “What’s the color of horseshit? Brown, brown, brown!” :p

Classy!

I picked this up. not really sure what to call it.

Cool items! Michael, you probably know this already, but most of the embossed postcards have been identified as Major League players. There is an excellent thread on the main board about them.

Edtiques, that looks like a gambling card for a neighborhood numbers game. I have had different versions before.

Alan

Thanks for the information! I appreciate it. My first time with one of these.

Yes sir Alan i remember the threadl. Ill have to go back and review it because I don't recall the players. I also have had a copper printing plate, although that's not technically correct term I know, of the stamping plate used to make the middle posted above postcard that i just picked up. Its the only one of those I've come across

Love those embossed postcards! Wonderful images.... I missed the original thread. If anyone can find/post it, that would be great. Would really love to see which players are depicted.

Here is the thread I was thinking of. Michael, please post your copper printing plate when you have time.

https://www.net54baseball.com/showth...light=embossed

I love the Brown button with the football, teddy bear and flags.

I have a Spalding Medal with the sliding base runner image.

Looks like you have a nice collection going!!

Here you go Alan. Ebay pickup around 2017-2018. Edges aren't perfectly cut and I've wondered if it would have been a larger sheet at one time all with multiples of this one image with a different sheet with one of the other images?? Not sure how the setup would have looked.

That's actually a pocket mirror. I thought it was a pinback when I first saw it.

Here is the same Sliding Scene (Red Sox HOFer, Jimmy Collins) as portrayed on an early teens Trophy. Beautiful graphics on this one, and I really appreciate the Jimmy Collins reference from the previous link.

Wowza, that's amazing!

I absolutely love vintage sports postcards and this one does not disappoint! 1953-59 era, Bert Rechichar, Baltimore Colts postcard. Issued by the Highlander DeSoto car dealership in Baltimore. Postally unused.

Gorgeous trophy Mark!

Michael, the printing plate is awesome! I wonder how the seller got it originally and what happened to the others. Mark, amazing trophy! Is it a Stall and Dean? Cool pickups from everyone this month.

Alan

1940's 36" X 48"scoreboard
 

1940's scoreboard Size 36" X 48" Came out of a Philly area basement, grandson said his grandfather made it for a bar he worked in during the war
years

Jim that's a cool piece!

Yes it is

Cool piece. Is it a scoreboard or the upcoming schedule for the week?

I like that...what are dimensions...is it copper...what was it used for...think I've seen it before...

Chalkboards don't get much better...looks like original frame too...only thing is 36x48 takes a lot of real estate...congrats on that..

It's a copper "press plate" used to make the middle postcard i posted at the beginning of the thread. Same size as postcard. I'm pretty sure I posted it several years back when I first got it. Just posted this go round to correspond with the postcard I just picked up.

Ron Blomberg game used bat
 

Been awhile since I’ve had a post in pickups…
My collecting focus has shifted from vintage baseball to game used hockey memorabilia…

Wanted to share this one, and I’m open to finding it a new home.

1973-75 Ron Blomberg k75 36” Louisville Slugger

Bat has some ligh grain separation on the reverse. Excellent even patina, and widespread evidence of use with ball, seem, and rack marks.

The bat is also marked with Blomberg’s patented star on the knob (albeit light)

Blomberg became the first DH in baseball, is widely adored in New York sports, and became a member of the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.

Dave, that bat is beautiful!

I'm assuming this lighter is from 1968, due to the corresponding pocket schedule.

I love that lighter! Everything about it screams cool!!