Baseball Scoreboard help needed

[Michael Peich]

Thank you for the responses, and I agree that the price is extremely high by at least a zero. The dealer did say it "probably" came from a bar, and that seems plausible, possibly Philly, Jim. Even at $200 it would be a stretch since it looks as though someone manufactured it by hand with not so sophisticated materials, certainly nothing like Jim Murphy's scoreboard.

That being said, now I need to look for silk ballet slippers for the man-cave!

Cheers,
Mike

[sayhey24]

At first when I read the replies I couldn't understand why everyone thought the price was so absurd. Then I realized I had initially read the price as being two hundred, not two thousand. Even at two hundred, I would have some angst about buying it.

Greg

[Deertick]

Originally Posted by Michael Peich

Thank you for the responses, and I agree that the price is extremely high by at least a zero. The dealer did say it "probably" came from a bar, and that seems plausible, possibly Philly, Jim. Even at $200 it would be a stretch since it looks as though someone manufactured it by hand with not so sophisticated materials, certainly nothing like Jim Murphy's scoreboard.

That being said, now I need to look for silk ballet slippers for the man-cave!

Cheers,
Mike

DEFINITELY Philly. Should have a good coat of nicotine on it. It probably doesn't matter since the dealer is VERY proud of it, but I've been known to pay in the $5-600 neighborhood for "utilitarian folk art". The size is very nice for display. If you like it, have a place for it, and can get it under $400, I think it's a good pickup.

[1880nonsports]

the dimensions. It's much larger than I thought @ 2' x 3.5' and if it's truly vintage - even without a story - as a few others have said - 200.00/250.00 doesn't seem that unreasonable as a retail price for an interesting "primitive". To pay more than that I would need some sort of provenance or perhaps just another beer from the barkeep.