May 2011 Pickup Thread

[laughlinfan]

Picked this Brooklyn Dodger photo up. Did some research and this photo was taken during spring training in 1955. Zim used to be pretty spry!

[Lordstan]

just picked up a few pics. First one is a type 2 (original neg produced later). It is also mislabeled as being from 1938 when it is from 1926-1930 based on his uniform.
Second two are type 1s.

[baseball tourist]

Picked up an interesting group of items this week:

-1960, (first season at Candlestick) SF Giants schedule put out by the distillers of Cyrus Noble bourbon

-34" Burke Hanna "Grand Prize" bat. Can anyone tell me the approx era of this bat and possibly the significance to the "Grand Prize" label (marketing slogan?)

-a July 18, 1898 scored, baseball game scorecard played between two "Canadian League" teams (I am unsure if this is the correct league identifyer as web reasearch indicates that it may be an ressurrection of the older International league?) - the London Cockneys and the Hamilton Hams.

London players include "Kid" Mohler, Sam LaRocque, Pete Lohman etc.

This team appears to be the first stop in Moose Grimshaw's career, as Baseball ref.com lists him appearing in 4 games in London and while his name isn't on the pre-printed line up portion of the card, the fan who owned this card has pencilled in what appears to be full roster of the London team on the back and it includes Grimshaw.

Sorry about the poor picture quality, I will scan this scorecard and repost this weekend for those interested (it is carefully scored) .

Hamiton players include - Bunk Congalton, Marr Phillips etc.

[leftygrove10]

Here are Lefty Grove's two Masonic Rings and a Police Badge from when he was Police Chief in Lonaconing, MD in the 1950's. The middle ring is inscribed, "Robert M Grove, Oct 24, 1929"

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by leftygrove10

Here are Lefty Grove's two Masonic Rings and a Police Badge from when he was Police Chief in Lonaconing, MD in the 1950's. The middle ring is inscribed, "Robert M Grove, Oct 24, 1929"

Beautiful items Brad- congrats!

[CarltonHendricks]

9 1/2" wide
European made Cigar Tin for Cuban cigar (so it said)

Picked up this tin yesterday on eBay...had a BIN of $249.00 and a make an offer option....hit it at $150.00 and they took it...Worn but never seen it before...title didn't have the word "rowing" otherwise probably wouldn't have lasted

[slidekellyslide]

I completely lucked into this pickup...well, not really..it was an easy pickup (99 cents on ebay), but I didn't realize it had baseball significance until just tonight when I was researching the former mayor of Lincoln. Frank Zehrung was the president of the Western League 1916-17 at which time Lincoln was a member so this autograph fits nicely into my collection.