Old Judge Proof?

[Runscott]

The print itself (not the mount) should have near-perfect corners. Why wouldn't it?

[slidekellyslide]

I don't believe it is a proof...I believe there was a larger display of Omaha players that these cabinets were taken off of years ago.

[oldjudge]

It's a trimmed N173

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

It's a trimmed N173

So you believe the bottom was cut off? What about the rough corners on the picture itself as pointed out by Scott?


Also forgot to mention in the original post, that I was the winner of this because I thought the clarity of the image was still very nice and could fill the N173 hole in my collection. (The verified n173 in the auction was way too dull in contrast, to do it for me and never got a bid at $200 so others must have felt the same way).

[triwak]

Sure looks like a trimmed N173 to me. I own this one.

[slidekellyslide]

They all were pulled off of something...I still think it was a display of some sort.

[Exhibitman]

On the back there is a handwritte "A7776"; any ideas on what that means?

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

They all were pulled off of something...I still think it was a display of some sort.

Are you referring to just the image? I bought it thinking it may have just been an image from something else that was reattached to a backing board, but I really don't know enough about cabinets from this era to know anything that wasn't put in the Goodwin Book.

[Joe_G.]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

It's a trimmed N173

I second . . . ah, third that motion.

Originally Posted by z28jd

Are the known N173 poses going to be listed in your next book, Jay? I have one that I haven't seen anywhere else.

John, are you saying you have an N173 that features a pose we didn't capture in the book? If so, there are already 34 poses in the Book that are currently only known in cabinet form, yours would push that to 35. Who is it?, time for show & tell.

[z28jd]

Originally Posted by Joe_G.

John, are you saying you have an N173 that features a pose we didn't capture in the book? If so, there are already 34 poses in the Book that are currently only known in cabinet form, yours would push that to 35. Who is it?, time for show & tell.

No, it's a pose I've never seen pictured or mentioned as an N173. Fred Carroll batting. No scans though, I got my two N173 cards before I had a scanner and I've never got around to scanning them. Give me time, it's only been 14 years

[Joe_G.]

Ah, I see, thanks for clearing that up. The Cartophilic listing and checklists for N173s and especially N175s are notoriously incomplete. But that doesn't change my desire to want to see your cabinets so scan them already !

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by Joe_G.

Ah, I see, thanks for clearing that up. The Cartophilic listing and checklists for N173s and especially N175s are notoriously incomplete. But that doesn't change my desire to want to see your cabinets so scan them already !

I would love to have the listings and checklists the Cartophilic does have for the N173, N175, and N172 cards. I have been wanting to know what year and type each pose can be found in. I can't seem to find a copy anywhere and have been looking for a while.

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by Runscott

The print itself (not the mount) should have near-perfect corners. Why wouldn't it?

That is a good point. That is also why I ask if it could essentially be a "skinned" portrait put on another mount later on.

[packs]

I don't think they are proofs or were issued when the N173 cabinets were. These types of cabinets only seem to mainly exist for Omaha players. It also seems like most (but not all) of the "N173 Proof Glass Negatives" are of Omaha players.

Not sure why Omaha, but I don't think they are contemporary to the set being distributed.