1920's REACH Baseball 2-Sided Sign

[Shoeless Moe]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1920s-REACH-...vip=true&rt=nc


Anyone know if this was an original vintage sign, or a more modern reproduction?

From 2 previous examples at auction it doesn't look the same as those, maybe the paint or something. The seller sells a lot of signs, so that's always a plus but quite a few have those "bullet marks or whatever they are" all over them, not sure if real or added to make it look older.

I'm just guessing so if anyone has more knowledge or opinion please jump in. Could be fine for all I know.

http://natedsanders.com/rare_1909_do...-lot32655.aspx

http://www.sportsantiques.com/legendarymastropg2.htm

[Darner]

Looks fake. Note how the letters in "Official American League Ball" look pixelated like they were printed from a low resolution computer file (which it probably was). No reason a hundred year old sign would look like that.

[khkco4bls]

That sign to me is as real as it gets.

[1880nonsports]

that the flange sign pretty much looks just as it should.

[sporteq]

Originally Posted by khkco4bls

That sign to me is as real as it gets.

Cosign on that

[ruth-gehrig]

Its a fake. That sign was never made in porcelain only painted tin. The one from Nate Sanders is mine.

[Duluth Eskimo]

Vintage exposed metal with no to little rust should be a glaring clue.