What was your best memorabilia addition to your collection in 2014?

[LEHR]

Originally Posted by batsballsbases

Bob,
Rotated this great piece for you as it was driving me crazy looking at it! Nice pickups all!!

Bob, that is a beautiful piece! Exceptional quality! Never seen one of these before. Congrats!

[Lordstan]

Wow. Some great stuff so far.
Personally, 2014 has been a banner year. I have acquired over 50 Gehrig original(Type 1) photos of all sizes including snapshots. I want to thank everyone who I did business with this year, both as a buyer and seller. Because of both of you, I was able to add to my collection and I really appreciate it.

It is really hard to pick just one overall favorite, so I have broken it down into categories.

Best Snapshot

Gehrig showing off the guns.


Gehrig solo photo.

It was a very close race between a few photos, but this Burke 8x10 won out due to the epic smile.


Best group photo.

Easy choice was this 1934 Quaker Oats winners photo with Lou and Babe


Best Non Photo item.

1929 Gehrig Foul Ball

[ksfarmboy]

Great pick ups everyone.

The quantity was down this year but the quality was up.

1957 Wichita Braves Ring
1913 World Tour Ticket
Ad Brennan Postcard
Junction City, KS Cabinet
1960s Orioles Helmet

[eastonfalcon19]

Here are my best picks this year. Zinn Beck Joe Jackson bat and Lou Gehrig LS bat all for $43.

[Bugsy]

This is one of my favorites from this past year. A 1940 Larry Rosenthal White Sox game used jersey. He had a nice, but unspectacular career in the Majors. He played 6 seasons for the St. Paul Saints and was a local hero since he actually lived in St. Paul his entire life.

[Bugsy]

And this is definitely my favorite. These are Jack Dempsey's fight worn gloves from the 1918 Fred Fulton fight. Fulton was the top contender to get a title fight with Jess Willard. Dempsey wasn't an unknown at the time, but he wasn't a top contender either. Dempsey knocked out Fulton in 18 seconds and it really added his name to the discussion on who should get the shot with Willard. A year later, he had the title.

Both gloves are inscribed in Dempsey's hand and come with fantastic provenance.

[packs]

Definitely this type 1 photo of Joe DiMaggio extending his historic hit streak to 56 games. Have not seen too many other type 1's:

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

1960s Orioles Helmet

Clint,

Was the Orioles helmet attributed to anyone? Love the '60's O's helmets!

[perezfan]

Chris:
Those are 2 great posts. The Dempsey Fight-worn gloves are beyond epic, and the Rosenthal SOX Jersey is one of the prettiest/most classic styles out there. Congrats on both!

[ruth-gehrig]

2 Reach Baseball Signs

[perezfan]

Those ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ are wonderful display signs, and both so incredibly rare. Great stuff so far!

Keeping in mind "It ain't Over til it's Over", 2014 still has a couple weeks left. But here are my "Top 5" to date (subject to change )

1. Muller Baseball Clock
2. Early Teens NY Giants Oversized Champions Pennant (thank iPhone for inverted image)
3. Red Schoendienst 1957 Milwaukee Braves Jacket
4. Willie Mays Chesterfield Easel-back Ad Sign
5. Pristine 1910 Baseball Trophy with engraved Batter

[CarltonHendricks]

wow that reach burley bats sign is really something...that and Mark's Mueller clock are my favorites I've seen in the thread

Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig

2 Reach Baseball Signs

[ksfarmboy]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Clint,

Was the Orioles helmet attributed to anyone? Love the '60's O's helmets!

Mark, no it wasn't attributed to anyone. There was no evidence of any number being placed on the helmet.