1913 1914 Tailor Made Mathewson Chance

[trib01]

Leon - I was told that they were samples for Royal Tailor. Maybe they are from another company I suppose.

[GeoPoto]

"Never seen these, but there is another Tailer-Made book with poster sized pages of Matty and Chance but different from the ones shown, as well as a Walter Johnson and maybe another player or two. It's been a long time since I've seen any of them. The likenesses in those are much better than the ones shown here, and the backgrounds much more elaborate."

I picked these three 1914 Royal Tailor album pages up last year in a Leland's auction. I really only wanted the Johnson as a gift for my son-in-law who lives and works near Washington D.C. But before I could figure out what to do with the other two, pitcher Eddie Plank and entertainer Joe Foy, my daughter saw them and wanted all three. So, I got all three framed (or reframed in the case of Foy) and they are hanging in her Bethesda home.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by GeoPoto

"Never seen these, but there is another Tailer-Made book with poster sized pages of Matty and Chance but different from the ones shown, as well as a Walter Johnson and maybe another player or two. It's been a long time since I've seen any of them. The likenesses in those are much better than the ones shown here, and the backgrounds much more elaborate." I picked these three 1914 Royal Tailor album pages up last year in a Leland's auction. I really only wanted the Johnson as a gift for my son-in-law who lives and works near Washington D.C. But before I could figure out what to do with the other two, pitcher Eddie Plank and entertainer Joe Foy, my daughter saw them and wanted all three. So, I got all three framed and they are hanging in her Bethesda home.

Wow, George, that's really bringing it! This forum can be amazing. Now I'm wondering if I actually mis-remembered and that it was a Plank instead of Chance I saw many years ago, also if I might have mis-remembered a Royal Tailor Matty for the Crack-a-Jack Matty I know exists. At any rate, I did have two WaJos at one point, and neither of them was this one, so that makes three of those known. A truly rare and beautiful issue whatever players were depicted.

[trib01]

I figured I would post a follow-up to this on what I have been able to find through some research. These items have been attributed to Royal Tailor Made company, and somewhat similar items can be found. From what I have been able to gather these actually came from a possible salesman sample from the company Tailor-Made Clothing Company based in Chicago - they later became Kings Tailor Made Clothing. I have been able to find random advertising and even a different salesman sample that includes fabric and other pictures, but nothing to do with baseball. From everything I have been able to find so far these are the only two examples that have surfaced. No other copies or players have come for auction or have been sold that I have been able to locate. If anyone happens to know something different I would love to know about it.

[Leon]

Thanks for the follow up on some great looking ad pieces.

Originally Posted by trib01

I figured I would post a follow-up to this on what I have been able to find through some research. These items have been attributed to Royal Tailor Made company, and somewhat similar items can be found. From what I have been able to gather these actually came from a possible salesman sample from the company Tailor-Made Clothing Company based in Chicago - they later became Kings Tailor Made Clothing. I have been able to find random advertising and even a different salesman sample that includes fabric and other pictures, but nothing to do with baseball. From everything I have been able to find so far these are the only two examples that have surfaced. No other copies or players have come for auction or have been sold that I have been able to locate. If anyone happens to know something different I would love to know about it.