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Frank - I noticed the catcher's mitt as well, so I assumed that he was holding a box with a baseball in it. Then it appears to rectangle as someone suggested, so I thought it might be a brush to clear off the plate, but then I thought, mitt in hand, 2 Boxes with baseballs, like a snapshot before the game was about to start, etc..

So I would go with 2 boxes of baseballs as my 1st theory, and a plate brush as a second theory.

Lastly, I trully appreciate reading this thread and the time period when Ralph, Jay, Frank, etc. collected their T210's. (Ralph - 80's, Jay - I am guessing 90's for the most part) As Ralph suggested, what a different place in time for collecting these gems. I have been collecting the T210's pretty hard (Mostly Series 8) for 6 years or so, and I find it incredibally challenging just collecting this series and I have not passed on much either. No doubt, the internet has spawned competition, access, etc. and the day of putting this set together may have come and gone in my humble opinion. Putting a series together may be more realistic.

Here's one of my favorite T210-6's and teamate of Stengel... This player's pose (Chase of Maysville, Ky) suggest that he is better than you and he can prove it on the diamond... Gotta love it !

Keep the Thread going guys - Interesting Read -