Hello!

[ooo-ribay]

Hi Guys-

My name is Rob. I've been a fan of the SF Giants since the mid-60s and have been collecting for 20 years (starting with shows and SCD). My Dad grew up in Leonia NJ and he and my grandfather were NY Giants fans. They listened to every game on the radio. My dad took me to see the SF Giants play the Reds at old Crosley Field in the mid-60s. If my allegiance between the home state Reds or Giants was muddled, it was cleared up that day when Mays, McCovey and Jim Ray Hart all went deep.

Over the past 20 years I have amassed a pretty decent collection of almost everything except cards. I usually don't collect anything after the Candlestick years just so I can limit my collection somewhat. I have over 100 game used Giants bats (I rarely buy those anymore), 220 Giants pennants (mostly vintage), 100s and 100s of pinbacks, nearly every vintage nodder and countless oddball items, publications and various ephemera. I'm on good terms with a lot of other Giants collectors including Mike, Russ, Randy, Pete, Marty, Rich, James and the late Dick Dobbins, among others. I consider myself especially knowledgeable on pinbacks and pennants (most of the Giants pics in Dave Egner's book are my pennants).

One of the great joys of collecting is gaining knowledge of the history of the memorabilia I collect. Often there is a clear timeline from NY to SF. In an effort to further my knowledge, I am going to start posting here. Even with the sharing of knowledge with my fellow Giants collectors, there are always items that stump us. Maybe it's a pennant that has turned up ONCE or a slogan on something that is unclear. Paul Muchinsky shares my desire as well as most of you, I'm sure.

That's my story in a nutshell. There is another, non baseball, forum I post in. I'm up to 12,000 posts over there. I guess it's time to get busy at N54!

Rob

[baseball tourist]

Hi Rob. Welcome Sir! Great pics...awesome collection.

[parker1b2]

Welcome Rob. Great collection

[gregr2]

Awesome collection!!

[ooo-ribay]

Thanks, guys! Hopefully, this is the beginning of a mutually beneficial relationship

[thecatspajamas]

Great googaly moogaly, what a collection! Welcome aboard, and I look forward to hearing about some of those obscure pieces.

[jimm]

An awesome Giants collection, would love to get into the old pennants. I have a lot of the modern bobbles and have a few vintage nodders I enjoy too. The late great Jose Uribe would be happy with your moniker. Humm Baby!!

[Rickyy]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Hi Guys-

My name is Rob. I've been a fan of the SF Giants since the mid-60s and have been collecting for 20 years (starting with shows and SCD). My Dad grew up in Leonia NJ and he and my grandfather were NY Giants fans. They listened to every game on the radio. My dad took me to see the SF Giants play the Reds at old Crosley Field in the mid-60s. If my allegiance between the home state Reds or Giants was muddled, it was cleared up that day when Mays, McCovey and Jim Ray Hart all went deep.

Over the past 20 years I have amassed a pretty decent collection of almost everything except cards. I usually don't collect anything after the Candlestick years just so I can limit my collection somewhat. I have over 100 game used Giants bats (I rarely buy those anymore), 220 Giants pennants (mostly vintage), 100s and 100s of pinbacks, nearly every vintage nodder and countless oddball items, publications and various ephemera. I'm on good terms with a lot of other Giants collectors including Mike, Russ, Randy, Pete, Marty, Rich, James and the late Dick Dobbins, among others. I consider myself especially knowledgeable on pinbacks and pennants (most of the Giants pics in Dave Egner's book are my pennants).

One of the great joys of collecting is gaining knowledge of the history of the memorabilia I collect. Often there is a clear timeline from NY to SF. In an effort to further my knowledge, I am going to start posting here. Even with the sharing of knowledge with my fellow Giants collectors, there are always items that stump us. Maybe it's a pennant that has turned up ONCE or a slogan on something that is unclear. Paul Muchinsky shares my desire as well as most of you, I'm sure.

That's my story in a nutshell. There is another, non baseball, forum I post in. I'm up to 12,000 posts over there. I guess it's time to get busy at N54!

Rob

Wow Rob awesome stuff! As a SF Giants Fan... I just humbly bowed in front of your pictures.....

Ricky Y

[jimm]

Did you have pennants on the ceiling in the old room?

[WillowGrove]

okay this is one of my favorite threads in my four years here on Net54!

Welcome Rob. Great stuff and your knowledge and passion is bursting through.

My dad spent the 1930s and 40s living just a few blocks from the Polo Grounds and now that I live in NYC about a 10 minute drive to the area, quite frequently when I have to move my car for alternate side of the street parking I will take a once around Coogans Bluff just to picture what it was like.

And then I'll swing by former site of Hilltop Park and bring it on home.

Let me know if you are in need of my KNBR Giants Bumper Sticker that I brought back from SF family vaca in 1980.

Welcome again Rob.

peter

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by jimm

Did you have pennants on the ceiling in the old room?

yeah....the better ones were on the walls. You should have seen that room when it was packed up and ready to move . The buyer said "don't worry about it"

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Rob - welcome. Cool stuff.


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[jimm]

I saw the pic on the nodder site, got outta sf eh, hope you still hit a few games