Elmer Chickering Studio Cabinets

[RCMcKenzie]

I saw this post about a Cabinet Card in the Boston Library...

http://www.net54baseball.com/showpos...7&postcount=34

and I started looking around for more information on Elmer Chickering cabinets. I saw where the SCD list some 1899 approx. 9x10 Boston Beaneater cabinets and some 1900 approx. 4x6 cabinets of uniformed players.

I looked on ebay and saw this Oarsman O'Connor graded by sgc...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/C1888-WILLIA...-/321046393145

I bought one of an anonymous person with the same font as the O'Connor card.

Does anyone recognize this person in the photo? Or does anyone have any addional information on Chickering Studio Cabinets? I have read that Chickering Studios took many photos of celebrities, politicians, and atheletes in the Boston area.

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[aelefson]

Hi-
Unfortunately, I am fairly certain that is not a baseball player, or anyone famous. There are tens of thousands of Chickering cabinets with similar mounts as he was a prominenent photographer for everyone in the Boston area. There are only hundreds (or less) baseball subjects by him. I could be wrong of course.
Alan

[uffda51]

Here is my Chickering cabinet of Duffy. Lew Lipsett auctioned off a group of Beaneater imperial cabinets several years ago and this is one of those. Quite possibly one of a kind. At least one other board member has one.

[sb1]

3 from Lipset sale and another later issue.

[sb1]

Owned it momentarily and somehow lost out on a restart of the auction AFTER it ended

[RCMcKenzie]

Alan, thanks for the info. I was thinking the Chickering Cabinets had a smaller total population for all subjects. The card I have was only $15 and I was looking to see what the cards looked like in person. They are very expensive looking, high-grade photographs.

Bruce and Scott, thanks for posting your cards. Great cards. Hope some go up for sale at auction soon. I was wondering if the backs of the baseball cards are similar to the O'Connor, or the one I posted , or something different. Thanks

Rob

[e107collector]

Originally Posted by sb1

Owned it momentarily and somehow lost out on a restart of the auction AFTER it ended

Scott, how the heck did that happen? Also, if you don;t mind, what was the auction house?

Tony

[Bicem]

Originally Posted by sb1

3 from Lipset sale and another later issue.

those are awesome, how long ago did you buy them?

[Leon]

Is that Teddy Z. ? The Chickering's sure have some great focus.

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

I saw this post about a Cabinet Card in the Boston Library...

http://www.net54baseball.com/showpos...7&postcount=34

and I started looking around for more information on Elmer Chickering cabinets. I saw where the SCD list some 1899 approx. 9x10 Boston Beaneater cabinets and some 1900 approx. 4x6 cabinets of uniformed players.

I looked on ebay and saw this Oarsman O'Connor graded by sgc...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/C1888-WILLIA...-/321046393145

I bought one of an anonymous person with the same font as the O'Connor card.

Does anyone recognize this person in the photo? Or does anyone have any addional information on Chickering Studio Cabinets? I have read that Chickering Studios took many photos of celebrities, politicians, and atheletes in the Boston area.

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[aelefson]

Despite my earlier post on how many anonymous people Chickering photographed, I too have a question about the possibility of two photos I bought a few years ago. Below is the first one. I sincerely doubt it, but is there any chance this is Vic Willis? I have attached an image of his I found online. I am not good with facial recognition, so I am fairly certain I will get several quick posts stating it is not. I always like to double check though. I can get a better scan if needed. The third image is the other Chickering with similar damage and style I purchased (total of 2.00 spent).

Alan