Info Checklist for 1960/61 Pirates Horne's Department Store Set

[DaClyde]

There were Joseph Horne Co. ads in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for the appearances. Luckily that's one of the papers Google has in their newspaper archive:

http://news.google.com/newspapers

September 15, 1960, on page 19, the ad says Clemente, Dick Stuart, Bill Mazeroski and Smoky Burgess were to appear. Should just take an hour or two to dig out all the appearance notices to build complete checklists (barring any missing issues of the newspaper).

[whiteymet]

Originally Posted by DaClyde

There were Joseph Horne Co. ads in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for the appearances. Luckily that's one of the papers Google has in their newspaper archive:

http://news.google.com/newspapers

September 15, 1960, on page 19, the ad says Clemente, Dick Stuart, Bill Mazeroski and Smoky Burgess were to appear. Should just take an hour or two to dig out all the appearance notices to build complete checklists (barring any missing issues of the newspaper).

Hi Jason:

THANKS!! A GREAT reference! never knew this existed. Now I get to spend MORE HOURS in front of the computer!

Fred

[DaClyde]

Well, so far, this has been a bust for 1960. Aside from the two ads for the Sept 15th appearance (one on the 14th, and one on the 15th), I've gone through two months worth and not found another ad for a Horne's appearance. Did find one for an appearance by Burgess and Hoak at Kaufmann's, but no mention of photos.

[hcv123]

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Sports-Mem-C...H_Sold=1&rt=nc


Looks like a bunch of these (see above link) sold recently on ebay including the one Larry referenced. I have a couple of copies of that Horne's booster club team composite. I don't believe that indicates it in any way is a "checklist" of appearances.

Cross referencing the ad from the post gazette September 15th 1960 (That newspaper archive is INCREDIBLE!) indicating that Clemente, Stuart, Burgess and Maz were appearing that day with the Stuart and Burgess photos that sold on ebay and have Sept 15 dating on them would seem to be strong evidence that a Maz and Clemente exist as well!

Other dates from the other players that sold include:

Groat - May 26, 1960 (no papers available from archive for that date)
Skinner May26, 1960

Groat April 17, 1961 See ad from newspaper archive:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...rontpage&hl=en

Cool - It's been a LONG time since I've been able to add something to my want list.

[hcv123]

Mike from Columbia city has this Bob Friend for sale on ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/c1958-Joseph...item540579de36

has a May 15, 1958 date

See corresponding newspaper ad:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...rontpage&hl=en

Page 9 indicating: Bob friend, Dick Groat, Ted Kluszewski, and Frank Thomas to be appearing

Anyone know how to try to access another archive to get a look at the paper from May 26, 1960?

[DaClyde]

Originally Posted by hcv123

Groat - May 26, 1960 (no papers available from archive for that date)
Skinner May26, 1960

The Pittsburgh Press has an ad for that group in the issue from the 25th. It was Groat, Skinner, Vernon Law and Bob Friend.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id...4448%2C3077898

[hcv123]

So I guess the checklist so far would look like this:

May 15, 1958
Bob friend
Dick Groat
Ted Kluszewski
Frank Thomas

May 26, 1960
Bob Friend
Dick Groat
Bob Skinner
Vernon Law

Sept 15, 1960
Roberto Clemente
Dick Stuart
Smokey Burgess
Bill Mazeroski

April 17, 1961
Dick Groat

Wonder if they did it twice in 1960 because of the world series bid. Would also make sense that they did something with personal appearances in 1959 - although I quickly searched all the papers in the archive from April and may of 1959 and couldn't find any adds. Interesting to note that the Horne's Pirate "Booster club" team sheet is from 1959!