July 2012 Pick-ups

[Ladder7]

Early retirement gift from my everything. Boy, am I freakin old.

[thekingofclout]

That's the BEST pick up of the year Paisan! Congrats on the Retirement too.

[mr2686]

You're not old. You're just starting the best part of life. Welcome to retirement...you'll wish you had done it years ago!

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Ladder7

Early retirement gift from my everything. Boy, am I freakin old.

Sweet bike, Steve! Congrats on your retirement!

Please enjoy the next phase of your life.

[glchen]

Won the Ruth Underwear Box from the latest Hakes auctions. This is my first real piece of memorabilia (besides photos), so not exactly sure how much I'll be collecting here since these can take a lot of space, and I'm not much of a display person. Still, I've always liked this box and have wanted to pick one up.

BTW, I assume that this should be a genuine box and not a fake per this thread: Link

[aelefson]

Here are some additional acquisitions from Brimfield last week. The tintype is my first of this style (it was originally purchased from an estate in Fulton NY) and I love the team photo (really cool early bird cage mask and the kids look like they might be drunk). I could not pass up the pennants at 10.00 each. Any idea on when the Mets pennant is from?

Steve, incredible retirement gift! I hope you enjoy it for years to come.


Alan

[mjkm90]

You STOLE the pennants. The Mets is mid 60s IMO.

[aelefson]

Thanks Mike! I could not believe the prices myself. The dealer had these and other circus/state pennants from the 50s and 60s. They were hung up around the booth, and thus were in plain sight. It definitely pays to be an early bird (I got these at about 5:45am)!

Alan

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by aelefson

Thanks Mike! I could not believe the prices myself. The dealer had these and other circus/state pennants from the 50s and 60s. They were hung up around the booth, and thus were in plain sight. It definitely pays to be an early bird (I got these at about 5:45am)!

Alan

Nice grab, Alan. I had a similar pennant experience last Fall and as a bonus, learned a little about pennants. Now I even own the definitive pennant book, authored by one of our board members.