'The Secret Lives of Baseball Cards'

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Posted By: Hankron 

Microscope required

http://www.cycleback.com/secret.html

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Posted By: Joe_G.

Thank You ! ! !

I look forward to this covering other card sets.

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Posted By: Jay Miller

Great job!

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Posted By: HalleyGator

I am hooked ...

PLEASE hurry up and finish it for us!!

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Posted By: HalleyGator

One new page is up since I last visited!!

Can't wait for the next page....

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Posted By: Julian

It's always nice to get an education.

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Posted By: runscott

I would love to see this in booklet form - your books are one of the few things other than baseball cards, VCBC issues and pre-war reference books, that are permanently on my desk.

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Posted By: Hankron

I don't think such a book would be a best seller, because, as far as I've deduced, only about 10 people in the hobby own microscopes. I realize that most people viewing the pages because it's neat to look at things at a microscope-- which is fine. I get a kick out of looking at National Geographic atomic microscopic pictures of virusus, and have no intention of researching the subject further.

My in the future plan is to possibly (possibly not) expand it to a variety of interesting material, because one can do similar microscopic examination of everything from an original Pablo Picasso print to fake Rembrandt. Also, few people in the fine arts own microscopes, so it would be mostly be an online slideshow for entertainment purposes. I think even a baseball card collector might be interested to see what an original Picasso looks like at the microscopic level.

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Posted By: Hankron

Actually, I've long thought that if I could get some some super bulk deal on microscopes, I would be motivated to write a booklet to sell with/promote each microscope. But I try not to be that industrious anymore.

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Posted By: Keith O'Leary

Dave,

A very well done job and easily understood. I'm throwing the magnifying glass out and gettin one of those microscopes, . Is stone litho next? Keep up the good work, and keep us informed about new material please. A very big THANKS ! Keith