1910 b-unc felts

[ValKehl]

Leon - What I find interesting about your McBride felt is that McBride was not a catcher; rather, he was one of the best, if not the best, defensive shortstops in the A.L. during his years with the Senators; but, unfortunately, he didn't hit for much.

The Meyers felt in this thread and the Eddie Ainsmith felt that Rob D. just sold on the B/S/T have this same catcher pose, which is correct as Meyers and Ainsmith were both catchers.
Val

[birdman42]

I have a ("the"?) red Ainsmith. It's not as stiff as some of the BF2s, but about the same thickness.

Note that there's a bit more of a "W" on the sleeve of my Ainsmith than there is on ex-Rob's. The McBride has a very distinct "W." And while the pose is the same for Meyers, McBride, and Ainsmith, the picture isn't quite the same. Look at the way the folds fall on the uniform and the sock patterns. These were not just one-pic-for-all like the E-91s.

Is the Stirling catalog worth picking up? I see one on eBay and one on Amazon.

Bill

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by birdman42

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Is the Stirling catalog worth picking up? I see one on eBay and one on Amazon.

Bill

Bill,

I think it is. I have my original copy that I bought in the '70s and refer to it every now and then. There are a few issues of cards found in this book that I don't think I've seen elsewhere.

Rob

[vintagecpa]

I was curious how the felts have been narrowed down to the year 1910? I've never seen one, but they look like they came from some type of promotional pennant, perhaps given out at a ballgame.

[matty39]

I think the dating is kind of a guess. Meyers first year with the Giants was 09 and Ritchie's last year was 1913. So 1910 sounds pretty good.

[birdman42]

Mike,

The date is an estimate based on player/team dates. Frank Ward had them as ca. 1912. The range is based on who was with what team.

• Lew Richie was with the Cubs 1910 to 1913.
• Buck Herzog was with the Giants 1908-09, '11-'13, and '16-'17.
• Bris Lord was with the As 1905-07 and 1910-12.

Certainly any player could have been shown with a former team, but based on this data I'd say that the best guess is 1911 or 1912.

As to these being cut from a larger piece, maybe a pennant, the material feels like that's a possibility, but I'm not aware of any larger pieces with an image like these.

Bill

[ValKehl]

Eddie Ainsmith's first year with Washington (and in the major leagues) was 1910, and he appeared in only 33 games. He appeared in 61 games in 1911 and again in 1912. So, I would think that 1911 is the earliest year, and 1912 perhaps more likely.
Val