Please share your Cincinnati Reds items

[Scott Garner]

I'm very happy finally be able to add this challenging 1939 1.5" variation of the Johnny Vander Meer pinback button to my collection.
It definitely has some foxing, but these are rare. I'll take it!

Into the Vandy showcase it goes.

[benjulmag]

This item dates to 1870. It is a schedule of two tours of the Red Stockings in 1869 and 1870.

[doug.goodman]

Hungry?

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

I'm very happy finally be able to add this challenging 1939 1.5" variation of the Johnny Vander Meer pinback button to my collection.
It definitely has some foxing, but these are rare. I'll take it!

Into the Vandy showcase it goes.

I love it, Scott! The condition is just fine.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

Hungry?

At those prices, I’m very hungry!

[ksfarmboy]

Corey that’s a fantastic piece! Scott great addition to your Vandy collection!

[MK]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

I'm very happy finally be able to add this challenging 1939 1.5" variation of the Johnny Vander Meer pinback button to my collection.
It definitely has some foxing, but these are rare. I'll take it!

Into the Vandy showcase it goes.

Both of those pins are tough, but the Vander Meer seldom shows up. Must of been a limited production.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by MK

Both of those pins are tough, but the Vander Meer seldom shows up. Must of been a limited production.

Thanks Rob, Clint and Mike!
Mike, if you own those Vandy and Reds pins, they are truly in AMAZING condition. Very nice!

Mike, regarding the relative scarcity of the 1939 Vandy 1.5" pin:
Just speculating here, but these were likely produced for the 1939 World Series.
Despite Vandy's spectacular and storied 1938 season in which he tossed the back-to-back no-hitters, he struggled mightily during his 1939 sophomore season.
So much so, that he was sent back to the minors to work on his mechanics. He played a very limited role with the 1939 ML Reds club & actually did not play in the WS.
Perhaps the limited production was due to some/all of these factors, but I guess we will never know...

[MK]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Thanks Rob, Clint and Mike!
Mike, if you own those Vandy and Reds pins, they are truly in AMAZING condition. Very nice!

Mike, regarding the relative scarcity of the 1939 Vandy 1.5" pin:
Just speculating here, but these were likely produced for the 1939 World Series.
Despite Vandy's spectacular and storied 1938 season in which he tossed the back-to-back no-hitters, he struggled mightily during his 1939 sophomore season.
So much so, that he was sent back to the minors to work on his mechanics. He played a very limited role with the 1939 ML Reds club & actually did not play in the WS.
Perhaps the limited production was due to some/all of these factors, but I guess we will never know...

Scott, I was lucky enough to find a group of pins several years ago which included the two pins I posted earlier and the ones below. The Reds really had a lot of pins during that time period.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by MK

Scott, I was lucky enough to find a group of pins several years ago which included the two pins I posted earlier and the ones below. The Reds really had a lot of pins during that time period.

Wow, too cool! I haven't seen several of these, BTW.

[BaltOrioles]

I collect Orioles, so I don't have a ton of Reds related items, but here are a few Orioles/Reds spring training programs/scorecards.

1957 Game in Baltimore

1957 Spring Training (BaltimoreReds).jpg

1958 Game in Baltimore

1958 Spring Training (BaltimoreReds).JPG

2002 Game in Louisviille, KY

2002 Spring Training (Louisville).jpg

[BaltOrioles]

Here are a few items from the 1967 Hall of Hall Game in Coopertown, NY

Game Tickets

1967 Hall of Fame Game #1.jpg 1967 Hall of Fame Game #2.jpg

Program

1967 Hall of Fame Game.jpg

[BaltOrioles]

Lastly a few of the unusual programs from the 1970 World Series against the Orioles.

1970 World Series (News American).jpg


1970 World Series (Sunpapers).jpg


1970 World Series (Cloud for Governor).jpg


1970 World Series (Stadiums).jpg

[Bumpus Jones]

alright you guys have gone and got me fired up with all these reds pins you've been posting. here's one of my faves accompanied by a jersey from the era

[jerseygary]

The link to my original photo perished in the Photobucket hostage situation a few years ago. I just found it on my hard drive and thought I'd post it again because it's a unique piece of Reds memorabilia:

redsshelf.jpg

I gave a talk at the Newport, Kentucky (directly across the Ohio River from the Reds Stadium) library about early baseball in Northern Kentucky. A guy who I had previously met at one of my book signings came and gave me two pieces of Crosley Field as a gift - a brick and a piece of tile!

The brick is self explanatory, but the tile is kind of interesting. I've had people tell me it was from A) main entrance and B) the bathroom

I'm a big fan of the 1930's Reds and these two pieces now have an honored spot on one of the shelves in my studio, along side a Vander Meer signed ball.

[timkb]

N200 Arlie Latham , 1895 booster pin, and a Cut Plug tin.

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[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by timkb

N200 Arlie Latham , 1895 booster pin, and a Cut Plug tin.

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Great stuff, Tim!

[doug.goodman]

Baseball Magazine supplements...

[Mark]

Daubert bat

[Mark]

There's probably not a lot of memorabilia associated with the Reds' Red Lutz.
He spent the whole 1922 season with the Red, but he had only one at bat. He got a double, and his mlb career was over.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by Bumpus Jones

Did someone say 1939-40 Reds stuff???

Going back through this thread. Your McKechnie signed photo is spectacular. Great item.

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[sayhey24]

Here's a sign that hung in Cooperstown for the 1953 Hall of Fame game between the Reds and White Sox.
Also a couple of gamers from the Big Red Red Machine and a Heinie Groh bottle bat.

Greg

[sayhey24]

A few more Reds items ( the second lathe bat is Kiki Cuyler with the Reds -- it's hard to tell because of some glare in the photo)

Greg

[sayhey24]

And here's Billy Martin as a Red on the back of a Post Cereal Bran Flakes box --

Greg

[Mark]

always room for another Heinie Groh bat?

[Mark]

Originally Posted by sayhey24

A few more Reds items ( the second lathe bat is Kiki Cuyler with the Reds -- it's hard to tell because of some glare in the photo)

Greg

what are the other 2 bats?

[sayhey24]

Nice Groh Mark!

Sorry, didn’t realize how bad that photo is of the three bats.
From top to bottom:
Heinie Groh Zinn Beck bat (Groh’s name under center label, sporting goods store on barrel)
Bill McKechnie lathe bat
Kiki Cuyler lathe bat

Greg

[Chris-Counts]

Here's a c. 1953 Reds cap, along with a few pinbacks ...

[andypcl]

Great stuff everyone! Here's Dusty Miller with the "On Time" ad back...

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by sayhey24

Here's a sign that hung in Cooperstown for the 1953 Hall of Fame game between the Reds and White Sox.
Also a couple of gamers from the Big Red Red Machine and a Heinie Groh bottle bat.

Greg

LOVE those Bats... especially the Tony Perez Adirondack!

[pedodds]

1888 National League RBI Award presented by the Times Star to Long John Reilly



1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings officers cabinet cards, 1869 team pin that belonged to Ed Townley the team treasurer and 1869 Red Stocking CDV



1868 Cincinnati BBC First Nine Imperial Cabinet and 1882 Cincinnati's Imperial Cabinet. Sorry about the lights!

[pedodds]

Pretty amazing Reds collection Mark!

Originally Posted by perezfan

This group contains Tony Perez' game-used Helmet from 1975 (and with a letter from the Cincinnati Reds' Gift Shop attesting to the fact that this was one of two he wore that year). I would like to think he was wearing it when he blasted Bill Lee's eephus pitch over the Green Monster in Game 7 of the WS...

[pedodds]

What a historical schedule! Directly from Ellard's Emporium. It doesn't get any better than that!

Originally Posted by benjulmag

This item dates to 1870. It is a schedule of two tours of the Red Stockings in 1869 and 1870.

[pedodds]

Chris,
I love how you display your Reds collection!

Originally Posted by Bumpus Jones

alright you guys have gone and got me fired up with all these reds pins you've been posting. here's one of my faves accompanied by a jersey from the era

[pedodds]

Looks like the Reds Hall of Fame and Museum

Originally Posted by perezfan

More Reds!

5. Perez and Morgan G/U Gloves, Cleats and other stuff
6. Crosley Field Turnstyle, Ladder to the Press Box, etc.
3. More Crosley-related items
4. Original Art used to create Tony Perez' Perez-Steele HOF Postcard

Sorry for the sideways pics... can't seem to fix it

[pherbener]

Here's a few photos.

[todeen]

Great items in the last couple days. Blown away by the 1860s to 1880s items. WOW!

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[perezfan]

John, those are some eye-popping treasures.

I do love my Big Red Machine collection, as I grew up with them and lived/died with every game. But yours is on a whole different level. Any rational person can see how stuff from the '60s would survive, but to see those ancient and important artifacts in that stellar condition is just beyond belief!

I am particularly drawn to Reilly's RBI Award and Townley's Pin from 1869. How did they even survive, much less in that condition? The Reilly Award is stunning, and the 1869 Pin is something I never knew could exist.

I have seen that incredibly early and ornate "C" logo (formed by a belt, ball and bat) but it has always been in print. To see a figural 3 dimensional representation of that is almost a religious experience. I think the Reds should relocate their Hall of Fame in your pad!

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by pherbener

Here's a few photos.

Wow again!

A mature Matty, a very youthful Frank Robinson, and a teenage Johnny Bench all in one post. Wonderful rare photos, Paul!

[Bumpus Jones]

Thanks for reviving this thread Tim and amazing items everyone. Especially your stuff John. Amazing...

Here's a "snapshot" in time from the Reds first photo night which later became picture day. Does anyone know which team first started started doing this or was it the Reds in 58 and is it still practiced today?

[ksfarmboy]

Originally Posted by pedodds

1888 National League RBI Award presented by the Times Star to Long John Reilly



1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings officers cabinet cards, 1869 team pin that belonged to Ed Townley the team treasurer and 1869 Red Stocking CDV



1868 Cincinnati BBC First Nine Imperial Cabinet and 1882 Cincinnati's Imperial Cabinet. Sorry about the lights!

That medal and especially that pin are amazing. The photos are not too shabby either.

[pedodds]

Pretty awesome Chris!

Originally Posted by Bumpus Jones

Thanks for reviving this thread Tim and amazing items everyone. Especially your stuff John. Amazing...

Here's a "snapshot" in time from the Reds first photo night which later became picture day. Does anyone know which team first started started doing this or was it the Reds in 58 and is it still practiced today?

[pedodds]

Besides images, noise makers, programs, tickets and passes my four main 1919 items are;

1. 1919 Sherrie Maggie Cap
2. 1919 WS pin given to Roy Mitchell
3. 1919 WS Cincinnati Reds Team Signed baseball with 24 signatures, fair-good condition.
4. 1919 WS Press pin

I have 7 game used bats from the starters. I need Morrie Rath and Earle Neale. DOES ANYONE HAVE ONE TO TRADE OR SELL???

[stone193]

Maybe 5 yrs ago I picked up this seat - the person who refurbished a bunch of these seats provided pics of how they originally looked and the overall purchase of a ton of seats.

Crosley Field - I believe the Reds played there from the early 1900s to about 1970.

I also recollect that this is the location of the first ML BB night game under lights?

[pedodds]

Mike,

Great seat! I know Dave Grob did an in-depth study at one time on Crosley seats. Maybe you could reach out to him on this one?

Originally Posted by stone193

Maybe 5 yrs ago I picked up this seat - the person who refurbished a bunch of these seats provided pics of how they originally looked and the overall purchase of a ton of seats.

Crosley Field - I believe the Reds played there from the early 1900s to about 1970.

I also recollect that this is the location of the first ML BB night game under lights?

[BrockJacob]

A few Reds items I have on display...

[stone193]

Mike,

Great seat! I know Dave Grob did an in-depth study at one time on Crosley seats. Maybe you could reach out to him on this one?

Thanx for the kind words and reference.



Also, this WS press pin is awesome.

[masimen]

68 Rose, 77-79 Rose, 77-79 Bench

[todeen]

Originally Posted by stone193

Also, this WS press pin is awesome.

Wow

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[BrockJacob]

Here’s a small assortment of sheet music celebrating the Reds and a 1960s KM Pro team jacket