June Pickups Thread

[tkd7]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Just started collecting tickets. Here are a few initial pickups; one is prewar, so I qualify!

Congratulations on the new foray - careful - you'll get hooked!

Great tickets for sure.

[Brian]

Great stuff, everyone.
Happy to pick this one up. Have only seen one other example.

[CobbSpikedMe]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

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Happy to pick up a Blue Crofts for the type collection.
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Hey Phorrest!!

Nice pick up. That Knight image is one of my favorites. Love the colors on that one.




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[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by CobbSpikedMe

Hey Phorrest!!

Nice pick up. That Knight image is one of my favorites. Love the colors on that one.




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Thanks Andy,
Hope you and the kids are well. I’ve been on the lookout for a decent Blue Crofts for awhile now, they don’t pop up too often anymore.

[mrreality68]

Nice Pickup Brian Congrats

[Brian]

Thanks, Jeff. Awesome postcard!

[mybuddyinc]

Boy oh Boy (as Grandpa Gross used to say), there are some unreal June pick ups .............

Big Thanks to Jay for a nice deal that makes me Happy .......

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Makes No. 37 Cycle 460 ........... ................. Not sure how many more I can get ......

Fun, Fun, Scott

[Cody77]

I was able to pick up this awesome Christy Mathewson “Fadeaway” Gum Ball Box with original gumballs! My Matty collection keeps growing and I love unique items like this!

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Cody77

I was able to pick up this awesome Christy Mathewson “Fadeaway” Gum Ball Box with original gumballs! My Matty collection keeps growing and I love unique items like this!

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Great piece Cody, congrats.
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[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Cody77

I was able to pick up this awesome Christy Mathewson “Fadeaway” Gum Ball Box with original gumballs! My Matty collection keeps growing and I love unique items like this!

Impressive. It is amazing that not only did this survive, but many of the gumballs look to be almost mouth ready. What a fun display!

Brian

[ruth-gehrig]

It's a cool box Cody congrats on the pickup! I've been after one but always roll my eyes when it's advertised as original gumballs. I have yet to see one sold that has gum that actually looks like the balls that are on the box

[Beercan collector]

Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig

It's a cool box Cody congrats on the pickup! I've been after one but always roll my eyes when it's advertised as original gumballs. I have yet to see one sold that has gum that actually looks like the balls that are on the box

? So are them gumballs original ? If they are that’s pretty incredible

[ruth-gehrig]

Originally Posted by Beercan collector

? So are them gumballs original ? If they are that’s pretty incredible

Considering
1) You can currently buy identical gumballs(google baseball gumballs)
2) So many of these 100+ years old boxes still contain "original gum". Seriously what are the odds??
3) In my opinion the phrases on the contained gumballs just doesn't fit. The phrases lead me to believe they would have originally been in a machine where it would be a suprise of which ball you would get. If you get "fly out" or "strike out" out of a machine you will keep putting coins in until you get a "home run" ball! Who in their right mind is going to choose anything other than "home run" when you can choose your own gumball?

......I vote not original

[Beercan collector]

Thanks mr ruth-gehrig ! Very interesting

[Cody77]

This piece was originally part of the Al Tapper collections sold by SCP auctions in 2021 along with several other unique items of his. While we can never be 100% sure of the claims that the gum balls are original to the piece, I’m guessing that some research had gone into them along the way to keep them with the box in such a prestigious collection. While there are modern gum balls sold with the same print, someone would have had to go to painstaking lengths to artificially age and show proper deterioration to them for the sake of display. The boxes sell in similar price ranges with or without the gum balls, so I guess I’m not sure what would be the point as it doesn’t really add to the value that much, if at all. The white has yellowed on them and many show degradation to varying degrees. So the original auction from the original collector lists as original, so I’ll take them on their word and they definitely pass the eye test as I’ve picked through a couple to read what ones were included. I was more excited by the box rather than the candy.

[Casey2296]

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Only one way to tell Cody, pop one of those old-timey gumballs in your mouth, bite down hard, and see if you lose a tooth.
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[Beercan collector]

Anything is possible - they certainly look old and there’s some messed up print on some of them - irregardless it’s a terrific piece !