Any One Collect Pins?

[Vintagedeputy]

Living in Richmond, Va., I enjoyed seeing some of the Richmond. Va. pinbacks in the Muchinsky book for our old minor league teams. I did note an error though in his book. This Richmond Robins pinback is from our 1970’s era hockey team (I believe). Their colors were orange and black like in this other grainy pinback photo.

I could be wrong though, but I’m pretty sure.

[batsballsbases]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

Living in Richmond, Va., I enjoyed seeing some of the Richmond. Va. pinbacks in the Muchinsky book for our old minor league teams. I did note an error though in his book. This Richmond Robins pinback is from our 1970’s era hockey team (I believe). Their colors were orange and black like in this other grainy pinback photo.

I could be wrong though, but I’m pretty sure.

Probably correct Jim I have found other errors also. I will post a few...

[batsballsbases]

Here is another one Paul says its Churches Fried Chicken reality is the pin has no relation to the pittsburgh pirates.
The pin is for Cochrane Fountain City High School It a football pin for the Wisconsin pirates team... Like I said a good reference book for pics but not always correct...

[batsballsbases]

Well on to a fun note lets try a put up some pins..... We havnt done that in awhile.. I will show a pin I have always loved The great walter johnson on the 1924 senators world series pin. Also a photo showing that very same pin with a very large paper mache ball.. The pin is rare to start with but look at that board! Loaded with this pin... In all my years of collecting never have seen the ball with the pin... They also used the same image on other pins of the era and after.. Love walter Johnson!

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by batsballsbases

Well on to a fun note lets try a put up some pins..... We havnt done that in awhile.. I will show a pin I have always loved The great walter johnson on the 1924 senators world series pin. Also a photo showing that very same pin with a very large paper mache ball.. The pin is rare to start with but look at that board! Loaded with this pin... In all my years of collecting never have seen the ball with the pin... They also used the same image on other pins of the era and after.. Love walter Johnson!

That's a world-class WaJo pin collection there, Al! With TWO of those great 1924 Pennant Winner pins? Wow! Here's what I'm down to after selling off my P1 and P2s some years ago. There were other configurations of the '24 pin, including this one with a smaller ball and one with three longer ribbons printed with "1924 World Series."

[batsballsbases]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

That's a world-class WaJo pin collection there, Al! With TWO of those great 1924 Pennant Winner pins? Wow! Here's what I'm down to after selling off my P1 and P2s some years ago. There were other configurations of the '24 pin, including this one with a smaller ball and one with three longer ribbons printed with "1924 World Series."

Very nice Hank! Had a feeling you might enjoy that....

[batsballsbases]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

That's a world-class WaJo pin collection there, Al! With TWO of those great 1924 Pennant Winner pins? Wow! Here's what I'm down to after selling off my P1 and P2s some years ago. There were other configurations of the '24 pin, including this one with a smaller ball and one with three longer ribbons printed with "1924 World Series."

Hank maybe that is why you dont see the large ball maybe they swapped it out for the smaller ball and that ribbon instead as sales with the large ball didnt go over well or people just didnt want to ware it like that.... just a thought...

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by batsballsbases

Hank maybe that is why you dont see the large ball maybe they swapped it out for the smaller ball and that ribbon instead as sales with the large ball didnt go over well or people just didnt want to ware it like that.... just a thought...

Yes, we can only speculate. I've never seen the large ball, even if, as you point out, there's a whole board full of them in that picture. But I have seen a couple with the smaller ball, and at least one with the longer red, white, and blue ribbons and a beautifully printed "1924 World Series" on the white one. They would have had at most a few days to get those made and distributed, so it's a real mystery why there would be any variations at all. Considering I've probably only seen ten or so of these pins total, its rarity only adds to the mystery.

[JimmyC]

Just ordered my copy of the book - Natalie is off the charts nice….

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by JimmyC

Just ordered my copy of the book - Natalie is off the charts nice….

Yeah she’s a sweetheart.

[JimmyC]

Incredible - the photo is great - the guy wearing the pin with the two balls hanging…..just looks…..well, I’ll just stop there and say what a great photo….

[batsballsbases]

Originally Posted by JimmyC

Incredible - the photo is great - the guy wearing the pin with the two balls hanging…..just looks…..well, I’ll just stop there and say what a great photo….

You know Jim I was going to say something about that ! But Im glad you said it first...