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 doug.goodman

Hungry?

At those prices, I’m very hungry!

[ksfarmboy]

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

[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.

[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.

[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

[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.

[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