SIZE MATTERS - Show your largest item!

[71buc]

1971 Pirates NL Championship banner measuring 4ft by 9ft hung in Three Rivers during 1971 World Series, and 4ft by 4ft 1979 Pirates World Series celebration street banner.

[perezfan]

Big Panorama, Big Trophies, Big Pennants.

But I think my runner-up item is this 7' Ladder from Crosley Field. It came from the Press Box, probably in case of Fire or Emergency.

My biggest might be this 1940s DeLuxe Baseball Pitch & Hit Machine.

Great thread!

[Oldtix]

Wonderful items, gentlemen. I'll add another arcade game to the pile - this 1939 Bally's "FIFTH INNING" pinball machine. I removed the top glass for the photos.

[bobfreedman]

By far my largest piece

[Kzoo]

Guys.............Hello. These are the two large, original, section direction signs from the upper deck in Tiger Stadium dating back to about 1938 when the outfield upper deck was built. We purchased both signs in the city's very unorganized online auction in 2007. Each measures roughly 4'x8'. As shown in the photo, one of our two original signs is on the top with the wood frame and flaking paint, and the lower sign was an aluminum overlay that was pop-riveted to the original with white vinyl decals at some point in later years to probably 'freshen up' their look by stadium crews who were tired of painting the originals. From what we saw when picking up our signs at the stadium, even all of the smaller section signs that measured about 4'x4' had these aluminum overlays.....so each sign was really 2 signs. Once home, we immediately popped off the crappy, newer overlays to reveal the original beauties underneath. The last photo was taken through the center field tunnel to the field with the famous flag pole's white base just to the right.....and most of the orange and blue seats already yanked out and sold by the crew.

Matt

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Kzoo

Guys.............Hello. These are the two large, original, section direction signs from the upper deck in Tiger Stadium dating back to about 1938 when the outfield upper deck was built. We purchased both signs in the city's very unorganized online auction in 2007. Each measures roughly 4'x8'. As shown in the photo, one of our two original signs is on the top with the wood frame and flaking paint, and the lower sign was an aluminum overlay that was pop-riveted to the original with white vinyl decals at some point in later years to probably 'freshen up' their look by stadium crews who were tired of painting the originals. From what we saw when picking up our signs at the stadium, even all of the smaller section signs that measured about 4'x4' had these aluminum overlays.....so each sign was really 2 signs. Once home, we immediately popped off the crappy, newer overlays to reveal the original beauties underneath. The last photo was taken through the center field tunnel to the field with the famous flag pole's white base just to the right.....and most of the orange and blue seats already yanked out and sold by the crew.

Matt

Matt,
Those signs from old Tiger Stadium are beautiful. Very cool!
My wife and I went on our very first date was a Tigers game in 1989.