World's best private collection

[ruth-gehrig]

Thanks for sharing! That was very visually stimulating.

[vintagechris]

Man, that Cracker Jack Connie Mack that has fallen from its display is making me squeamish!

[MGHPro]

That's an amazing collection! Its amazing how diverse it is .. wish I was closer to go see it in person. Thanks for sharing the pictures

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

Hey Chris I know right! That was the only set of cards where some had fallen out of place. As a CJ collector I was besides myself and alerted the museum manager and he said he would tell the owner who would fix. Killed me to see the Cobb had also fallen down. Looked like they were all 15's and had been previously displayed with tape at top as you could see damage on top center of each. The Shoeless still looked pretty good even with the tape mark!

I could have stayed there all day and would love to get a tour by the owner

[familytoad]

That collection is unreal.
Superlatives fall short....

This Cypres fellow has a good design flair too...it's a stunning display.
Congrats to him to be able to assemble his passion , and now for others to view.

[Jobu]

This is great - thanks for posting AJ. I have never heard of this museum before. I must admit I was pretty excited to see the first photo that you have, I thought the HOF had the only copy of the poster from which my Kelly was cut, but there is another one!

[Thekid1]

Amazing!

[ajjohnsonsoxfan]

Paul I know you were kidding..but yes there were cameras and docents in some of the rooms. What was amazing though was that many of the items were very accessible. Some of the turn of the last century equipment was just sitting on display and could be picked up and examined. Many of the jerseys were hanging on hangars in reach of the patrons. Game used bats were sitting in displays that allowed you to touch and feel them. I think that's what Gary wanted when he set it up was it to be better fan experience than a typical museum. My friend who I was with had also been to the Hall of Fame and said the collection rivaled that and said the displays were better seen than there.
One thing that really stood out to me was the one of kind set of 50 or so paintings of baseball players on canvas that Gary found from a collector in Chicago about 10 years ago. This collector owned gas stations and had these large portraits commissioned to hang in his stations. They were all super amazing and owning just one would be something special to have in your man cave.

[icollectDCsports]

So much fun looking through those photos. Thanks for sharing them.

[kailes2872]

Really cool pictures - thanks for sharing.

The Matty "Yer Out" photo looks familiar. I think that I remember seeing it in a recent auction catalog. I don't know if it is a 1/1 or if there are multiples, but if it was the actual one, it was neat seeing it displayed with the new owner.

[pherbener]

Great pics A.J.! Thanks for sharing!

[1880nonsports]

thanks so much for taking the time and effort to post the pix.!

[clydepepper]

That's amazing! Thanks for sharing.

However, I think the Barry Halper Collection was much bigger....as hard as that is to believe.

Of course, that collection is spread all over now...who knows, some of it may be in what you are sharing.

[irv]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

That's amazing! Thanks for sharing.

However, I think the Barry Halper Collection was much bigger....as hard as that is to believe.

Of course, that collection is spread all over now...who knows, some of it may be in what you are sharing.

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