1913 1914 Tailor Made Mathewson Chance

[trib01]

I know these are from a salesman sample booklet during 1913-1914. I have been able to find others that are advertising displays, but have not yet been able to come across any other players that look like these. Has anyone happen to come across others from this sample booklet? Curious to know if a checklist is available.

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[Hankphenom]

Never seen these, but there is another Tailer-Made book with poster sized pages of Matty and Chance but different from the ones shown, as well as a Walter Johnson and maybe another player or two. It's been a long time since I've seen any of them. The likenesses in those are much better than the ones shown here, and the backgrounds much more elaborate.

[trib01]

I’m surprised I haven’t been able to located a single example outside of these that look the same. I also found the others, but nothing like these.

[jingram058]

Yes, these examples look nothing like the persons named, but dang, those are some pretty snappy suits!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by trib01

I’m surprised I haven’t been able to located a single example outside of these that look the same. I also found the others, but nothing like these.

I either owned those 2 or ones just like them. That was several years ago.

They don't have anything to do with this but when I see players in fancy suits, from the early 1900s, they remind me of this postcard.


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[rjackson44]

Originally Posted by Leon

I either owned those 2 or ones just like them. That was several years ago.

They don't have anything to do with this but when I see players in fancy suits, from the early 1900s, they remind me of this.


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Hi leon gotta tell you some image ,omg

[jcmtiger]

Had the Ty Cobb, sold about 8 years ago. No photo Available. Mine was poster size and I had it framed.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Leon

I either owned those 2 or ones just like them. That was several years ago. They don't have anything to do with this but when I see players in fancy suits, from the early 1900s, they remind me of this postcard.
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This was the same artwork as the poster-sized sample book Chance, which also had a WaJo, a Matty, and perhaps one or two other ballplayers. I had two of the Johnsons, perhaps the only ones I've ever seen, pass through my hands, and along with the others floating around the hobby at one time, it didn't seem as though they were all that rare. Of course, it takes time to realize just how scarce some of these things are, and after maybe 25 years without seeing a single example of any of them, that's certainly the case here. I'm also wondering if they made postcards of all of them, but Leon's is the first and only one of those I've ever seen, so who knows?

[trib01]

Leon - I was told that they were samples for Royal Tailor. Maybe they are from another company I suppose.