Burdick Collection (Deadball Era Show at the Met)

[dougscats]

I enjoyed the article by Dan Barry; his youthful, religious love of baseball strikes a chord within me.

Maybe I'll let my wife drag me to the Met this summer.
But why only 600 cards?

[MVSNYC]

I'll check out the exhibit soon. i've seen many of his cards there before. there is one particular wall in the American wing where they display some of the Burdick collection (the larger balance is tucked away in the museum). they rotate cards often, with each exhibit having a different theme. i hope this exhibit will have a larger wall in a different area...that would make it feel fresh and more special.

[barrysloate]

The article has a small mistake- Dan Barry wrote Christy Mathewson would rather play chess than carouse, but Matty of course was a great checkers player. Don't know if he even played chess.

[slipk1068]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

The article has a small mistake- Dan Barry wrote Christy Mathewson would rather play chess than carouse, but Matty of course was a great checkers player. Don't know if he even played chess.

lol. Teams would hire people to try to coax him into bars for all night checker games the night before he was scheduled to pitch.

[pete zouras]

Burdick spent a lot of time mounting his cards. Are any of the cards loose, or are they all glued onto pages?

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by pete zouras

Burdick spent a lot of time mounting his cards. Are any of the cards loose, or are they all glued onto pages?

As memory serves, some are hinged. Hate to say this, but I remember the Goudeys had a thin layer of adhesive tape holding them in their album. Collectors frown on adhesive tape these days.

As far as making an appointment, it can be difficult. You need a reason they deem worthwhile- say writing an article or a book- to get an appointment.

[slipk1068]

As far as making an appointment, it can be difficult. You need a reason they deem worthwhile- say writing an article or a book- to get an appointment.[/QUOTE]

Wasn't like that when I went. I was there, asked someone about the cards, they said I can view them with an appointment which I made for the following week. But that was at least 15 years ago I guess maybe their policy has changed.

[slipk1068]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

As memory serves, some are hinged. Hate to say this, but I remember the Goudeys had a thin layer of adhesive tape holding them in their album. Collectors frown on adhesive tape these days.

I remember them being in holders but I could be wrong. They took me in a back room and piled boxes on a large wooden table. When I was done with the boxes, they took them away and bought out more boxes. There were a few other people in the room viewing textiles and other stuff. I do remember the Honus card being in a large almost 8x10 picture frame. I thought this was an odd way to store Honus. Such a HUGE holder for such a small card but then again, I guess Honus is worthy of the biggest holder lol.

[slipk1068]

I was there maybe 15 years ago. They let you see the stuff tucked away in the back if you make an appointment.

[ScottFandango]

Originally Posted by slipk1068

I was there maybe 15 years ago. They let you see the stuff tucked away in the back if you make an appointment.

yup. make sure you find the D380 Krause!