June Pick-ups

[GKreindler]

Beautiful shots, Mike. The Stengel is absolutely classic. The shot of the '25 Pirates is also pretty darn amazing!!

Bravo!

Graig

[71buc]

Thanks Graig, I have been wanting that Stengel image for a long time. I saw it twice in past Henry Yee auctions. Due to the price, I was out of the competition early on both occasions. This one was a lucky find and much more in line with my budget.

[horzverti]

Originally Posted by Runscott

This is literally a 'pick up'. I've been in Colorado for the last five weeks, running in the desert/mountains, and I've picked up a few arrowheads and Indian tools along the way. The other day I picked up a beautiful spear point right on the running trail, so started looking around and found a few other items. Took my brother with me the next day I found this tiny one inch long arrowhead, sitting in the dirt exactly as shown. Through a weird feature of my phone that I accidentally turned on, it took an 'inverse' pic an the same time, showing my brother and myself looking down at the find:

You actually are RUN-Scott! Nice finds. As a kid I found a partial spearhead while bird hunting in a freshly plowed field in Wisconsin. It was found many miles away from the nearest river. Must have been lost while the original owner was away from his group/tribe on a hunting trip. Only one I ever found. It is something I cherish and will always keep. Very cool Scott.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by smokelessjoe

Scott,

Beautiful find! This is another passion of mine, although I do not get to "hunt" as much as I used too... I used to be a Land Surveyor, but for me it was like getting paid to arrowhead hunt! So you can imagine I have quite a few. I really like the small bird points - the smaller the better - They are just so much harder to find. Its really sweet when the points are laying on top of the ground just screaming "pick me up!"

I've recently started taking my son (he is starting to figure out what exactly were looking for) and its been kinda dry... Well this past Monday I came home from work and my wife said "you better go see what your son has found" - so he comes running up and said "I found an arrowhead, a big one!" - Well lets see it? I followed him to the car and he searched & searched & I searched & searched to no avail... He was so disappointed, wife said it was a really nice one over two inches long and must have dropped it at one of the parking lots they were at during the day. Needless to say, he is now hooked - so perhaps it was not a bad thing he lost it

Would love to see a picture of the Spear Point you found...

Shawn, that's too bad your son lost his arrowhead, but now you can design a trip to a site where he's very likely to find one - perhaps it will be a more special find if you do it together.

Almost every piece I find is very special - the moment of discovery is always great - but the spearpoint (or knife blade) was cool because it was the first complete blade with really good detail. I was about halfway through a miserable desert run and was a bit dehydrated, so finding this piece made the rest of it almost pleasant. I wish I had my camera so that I could have gotten a shot of it in the dirt. The trip the next day was specifically to look for arrowheads, so we were ready - other than the small black one and a rough scraper, we only found pieces. The blade is in the center of the pic. The one to the left of it is also very cool - worked all the way around and it's been heated on the back (same design as piece at center bottom). The quartz tool is also one of my favorites - there is a lot of quartz in the area, but it must be hard to work - very few tools. I found all of these in wash areas over the last 4 weeks.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by horzverti

You actually are RUN-Scott! Nice finds. As a kid I found a partial spearhead while bird hunting in a freshly plowed field in Wisconsin. It was found many miles away from the nearest river. Must have been lost while the original owner was away from his group/tribe on a hunting trip. Only one I ever found. It is something I cherish and will always keep. Very cool Scott.

All the collectors I know go to freshly-plowed fields, or drained lakes. I have always just scoured arid areas where game live, mainly because I like running in such places.

Unfortunately, my antique store baseball collectible hunting has turned up almost nothing. I found a display of three RPPC's from about 1910 of minor league teams from the Southeast, but they were badly creased and the seller wanted $275. I googled the rosters for all three teams for 1908-12 and there was nothing special.

[smokelessjoe]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Shawn, that's too bad your son lost his arrowhead, but now you can design a trip to a site where he's very likely to find one - perhaps it will be a more special find if you do it together.

Almost every piece I find is very special - the moment of discovery is always great - but the spearpoint (or knife blade) was cool because it was the first complete blade with really good detail. I was about halfway through a miserable desert run and was a bit dehydrated, so finding this piece made the rest of it almost pleasant. I wish I had my camera so that I could have gotten a shot of it in the dirt. The trip the next day was specifically to look for arrowheads, so we were ready - other than the small black one and a rough scraper, we only found pieces. The blade is in the center of the pic. The one to the left of it is also very cool - worked all the way around and it's been heated on the back (same design as piece at center bottom). The quartz tool is also one of my favorites - there is a lot of quartz in the area, but it must be hard to work - very few tools. I found all of these in wash areas over the last 4 weeks.

Scott,

Nice haul! Its funny, but here in Georgia, quartz points are the most prominent... It's really special when you find a Flint / Chert point.

My wife & I used to live in Zion National park and while I did find a few points (in the park) it was the outlying areas (outside the park) that would really produce. We have a friend who lives in Kanab, Utah (where allot of the original Lone Ranger was filmed - I have even been to the spot where Silver & the Ranger ride up on the cliff "Hi-Ho, Silver! Away!") and he & I would load up. Tons of beautiful stuff on his land including pottery pieces. Plus my first obsidian point!

One of my most insane finds - you have probably been to an old mom & pop restaurant or an old country store and seen the displays of arrowheads glued to a piece of ply-wood, usually in some kind of crazy pattern... Well one day surveying in Tennessee I was walking down the road locating the edge of pavement when I came up on a piece of wood laying in the grass - looked like the backing out of a cheap picture frame probably 1' x 2' - well when I flipped it over, to my surprise it was covered in arrowheads, little tools and even human teeth! Some of the artifacts had fallen off so I spent a fair amount of time searching in the grass and found several more. Then I walked farther down the road and found two more boards!!!! I can only guess that some old man had them in a box in the back of his pick-up and they blew out while driving down the road?

Have you found any pottery pieces?

[Runscott]

That is a very strange find.

I did find a nice quartz arrowhead in Georgia. I was at a triathlon - as we left the parking lot to head down a trail to the start of the race, right where there was a small wash where the parking lot met the trail, it was just lying there. Most of the arrowheads I have found have been along trails I had been running, when I took a short break to rest - makes me wonder how much stuff is out there, but I run in some pretty weird places.

[repsher]

Hey Guys,
I just received 3 original Jackie Robinson 4x5 negatives that I purchased. The images were taken by Barney Stein who was the Dodgers' official photographer for 20 years. The one with him on the bus was from 1954 the other 2 were from 1955.

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[Lordstan]

Very nice photos Ryan.
Great Pickups.

[Scott Garner]

I was happy to add this Type I photo of Johnny Vander Meer and Lefty Gomez who were the NL and AL starting pitchers in the 1938 All Star game at Cincinnati.

Vandy got the win and Lefty Gomez took the loss.

[Lordstan]

Very excited to add a copy of one of my favorite Gehrig pics. Yes, it's cropped, but it doesn't matter to me. I got it for a great price and the most important part of the pic is still there.

[repsher]

That's a good one Mark. Any original photos with Lou are becoming very hard to find. It's also nice that it's still got Greene's stamp on the back.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Lordstan

Very excited to add a copy of one of my favorite Gehrig pics. Yes, it's cropped, but it doesn't matter to me. I got it for a great price and the most important part of the pic is still there.

Nice pickup Mark! Congrats!

[Lordstan]

Thanks guys.
Lou pictures are still out there, but they are getting pricier.


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[repsher]

I've been on a negative kick lately. Since I got a scanner that can scan them I can't stop myself. Here's a couple I recently picked up:

Here are 2 of Joe DiMaggio from 1936. I really haven't begun to research what is going on in the images yet but the only thing I have to go on is the title when I purchased them was "Joe Dimaggio reading telegram about World Series". The only thing I can think of is he is receiving his check with his winnings from the WS? If anyone has any good ideas they would be appreciated.
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This one is Hal Newhouser from 1947

[71buc]

love that Hal Newhauser. Is it a Burke?

[thecatspajamas]

In my never-ending quest for esoteric baseball photos, I recently picked up this one of King (or Kingfish) Levinsky, Jewish fish monger turned boxer of the late 1920's and 1930's who apparently tried out for (or more likely just worked out with) the Cincinnati Reds on March 8, 1935. I'm assuming this was just a fun interlude between bouts as he had fought 4 days before in Tampa (where the Reds training camp was located), and was back in the ring again on the 27th in Dallas.

How's that for obscure? I thought it was neat and worth sharing anyway.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

In my never-ending quest for esoteric baseball photos, I recently picked up this one of King (or Kingfish) Levinsky, Jewish fish monger turned boxer of the late 1920's and 1930's who apparently tried out for (or more likely just worked out with) the Cincinnati Reds on March 8, 1935. I'm assuming this was just a fun interlude between bouts as he had fought 4 days before in Tampa (where the Reds training camp was located), and was back in the ring again on the 27th in Dallas.

How's that for obscure? I thought it was neat and worth sharing anyway.

Lance,
DEFINITELY obscure! Congrats!

[repsher]

Originally Posted by 71buc

love that Hal Newhauser. Is it a Burke?

Mike - I was thinking the same thing when I purchased it. It definitely looks like his style. The listing I bought it from didn't mention Burke and the envelope the neg was in doesn't either. Plus Burke passed away in 1948 and this is September of 1947 so I don't know how far up until his death he was still shooting.

[thecatspajamas]

Ryan, What are the dimensions of the negative, and are there any letters/numbers written along one of the edges that we can't see in the scan? Even if it was not shot by Burke, it could have been shot by George Brace. It's often hard to distinguish between the two, though as you say, that late in Burke's career, George Brace may have been taking more of the photos. (And FWIW, Burke had a heart attack in 1948, which ended his photography career, but didn't actually pass until 1951.)

Either way though, whether Burke or Brace, if it was shot by either of them it should carry a code written on the edge of the negative of "1454-A4" with "1454" being the player number code they used for Newhouser, "A" indicating American League, and "4" being the Detroit Tigers. They used these codes to indicate a certain player/team combination, but not a unique negative, so there could be (and probably are) a number of different shots of Newhouser that carry the same coding.

Example from a period print:

[repsher]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

Ryan, What are the dimensions of the negative, and are there any letters/numbers written along one of the edges that we can't see in the scan? Even if it was not shot by Burke, it could have been shot by George Brace. It's often hard to distinguish between the two, though as you say, that late in Burke's career, George Brace may have been taking more of the photos. (And FWIW, Burke had a heart attack in 1948, which ended his photography career, but didn't actually pass until 1951.)

Either way though, whether Burke or Brace, if it was shot by either of them it should carry a code written on the edge of the negative of "1454-A4" with "1454" being the player number code they used for Newhouser, "A" indicating American League, and "4" being the Detroit Tigers. They used these codes to indicate a certain player/team combination, but not a unique negative, so there could be (and probably are) a number of different shots of Newhouser that carry the same coding.

Example from a period print:

Hi Lance - The neg is 4x5. I do have several Burke negs that are 5x7. I'm not sure if that is the size he always used?
Also, if you look in the upper left corner of the neg, what looks like a smudge is actually "41" scratched in there. But there aren't any other markings.

[613dodgerblue]

Hi i picked up this duke snider bat and was hoping someone could give me some info on it? I have seen these college bats before but always with the school name under the players name which this one does not have that. Any info would be great thank you.

[MGHPro]

Nice Snider bat. Much rarer version of a college bat, but a college bat nonetheless.
Matt

[thecatspajamas]

Another recent pick-up, more for what else is in the photo besides the subject. It shows Al Zarilla ca. 1953 showing off his "hobby of making lamps and ashtrays out of bats and baseballs." Anyone ever run across one of these? I thought the photo was just as interesting for the other pictured pieces of memorabilia pictured that are popular nowadays, and was delighted to spot what looks to be a George Burke standee of Zarilla in his mid-to-late-40's Browns uniform sitting on the table to his right, something I overlooked when I first spied the photo. Lots to see in this one

[LincolnVT]

I'd like to see other Ruth rookie type 1 (original news service) photos if people have them. I know that they are very scarce. Here is mine: http://www.psacard.com/DNACert/I04937

It looks a lot like the post card seen here: http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/auction/2012/14.

Attached is the back of the photo where you can see the photography stamp and caption, indicating that the photo was taken ot September 30th, the day that the Red Sox took the American League. This is a cool link to a very simular photo that ran in the paper a day later on October 1, 1915. If you look closely under the photo you will see a copywrite line from the International Press: http://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/587997

Cool stuff.

ethan_ready@hotmail.com

[71buc]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

Another recent pick-up, more for what else is in the photo besides the subject. It shows Al Zarilla ca. 1953 showing off his "hobby of making lamps and ashtrays out of bats and baseballs." Anyone ever run across one of these? I thought the photo was just as interesting for the other pictured pieces of memorabilia pictured that are popular nowadays, and was delighted to spot what looks to be a George Burke standee of Zarilla in his mid-to-late-40's Browns uniform sitting on the table to his right, something I overlooked when I first spied the photo. Lots to see in this one

Lance that is a very fun photo to look at. Although I try to stick to photos of members of the HOF I will occasionally purchase similar photos that are amusing and or interesting. I especially like photos of Nick Altrock and AL Schact for that very reason.

These pick ups are not rare or pre-war. However, I am very pleased to finally add examples of them to my collection. The 1970's Hank Aaron chalkware plaque measures 9'"X12" and was difficult to find in mint condition and in the original box. This one meets both of those criteria so I am thrilled. The Movie poster has been on my want list for a very long time. I was finally able to purchase one that was within my budget.

[kdixon]

Picked up this 1949 wire photo with Stengel, Wheat, Pfeffer, Chief Meyers, Marquard, and Nap Rucker.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by kdixon

Picked up this 1949 wire photo with Stengel, Wheat, Pfeffer, Chief Meyers, Marquard, and Nap Rucker.

Cool photo, Kenny! Congrats!

[kdixon]

Thanks Scott, I liked it.

[Joe Hunter]

I posted this a couple of weeks ago, but just got it back from the framer. I am very pleased with the results.

[whiteymet]

Don't know if this should be here or in the Post war card section. May try to post in both.

Anyone ever seen this? NEAT!

BTW, I contacted Bob Lemke and he said: "No, that's one I have not encountered. I certainly would have added it to the catalog "back in the day."

[bobfreedman]

Two Type 1 photos

[prewarsports]

Beautiful photos Bob. I had that Joe Jackson in my hands for a short period of time but will remember it forever, its a REALLY beautiful image and dated 1919 no less!

Rhys

[kdixon]

Joe, the Blues piece looks nice framed.

[vintagesportflips]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

Another recent pick-up, more for what else is in the photo besides the subject. It shows Al Zarilla ca. 1953 showing off his "hobby of making lamps and ashtrays out of bats and baseballs." Anyone ever run across one of these? I thought the photo was just as interesting for the other pictured pieces of memorabilia pictured that are popular nowadays, and was delighted to spot what looks to be a George Burke standee of Zarilla in his mid-to-late-40's Browns uniform sitting on the table to his right, something I overlooked when I first spied the photo. Lots to see in this one

Cool Photo. I like the lamp with the Rittger statues mounted to the base. The photo reminds of me of a recent group of folk art baseball pieces I picked up - although not the same or as nice as the ones shown in your photo, figured worth showing. They are a group of folk art pieces all composed of Ford Frick team signed baseballs from circa 1948-49. A lot of the signatures are very faded, and some of the balls are tough to identify, but I liked the folk art look to them.

[sports-rings]

from Clean Sweep - George Schuba 1953 Brooklyn Dodger Ring (they lost to who else, the Yankees in the World Series that year).

[bcbgcbrcb]

This one just arrived in the mail yesterday, a double bonus in my eyes. A legitimate, original Negro League photo purchased on e-bay and also a truly rare career contemporary collectible of Effa Manley, I only know of two others in the hobby.

The seller did not have the ID for the Newark Eagles player. I have not done much research yet but believe it to be either Calvin Israel or Fran Mathews. Any opinions on that one?

[71buc]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

This one just arrived in the mail yesterday, a double bonus in my eyes. A legitimate, original Negro League photo purchased on e-bay and also a truly rare career contemporary collectible of Effa Manley, I only know of two others in the hobby.

The seller did not have the ID for the Newark Eagles player. I have not done much research yet but believe it to be either Calvin Israel or Fran Mathews. Any opinions on that one?

I wanted that one badly. I am happy that a fellow board member got it. It is an exquisite photo, unfortunately I had burned through my budget earlier in the month. If you ever decide to move it please let me know.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Will do, Mike.

[novakjr]

Awesome pickup, Phil. I saw that too, but figured it would end up too high for me. Had a feeling you were in on it. Congrats

[RCMcKenzie]

[kdixon]

Picked up a few more Wheats. Never had seen this ad before, I didn't know he advertised for Mail Pouch.