Show Something That Could Be in the Baseball Hall of Fame

[puckpaul]

well, perhaps this pendant given to John McGraw by the Giants Boosters in October of 1904 commemorating his "Champions" declaration could go alongside that other photo?

also, Dummy Hoy wool from 1890's

[Bpm0014]

The pendant and the Hoy jersey! Wow is all I can say. That Hoy SHOULD be in the HOF. 2 great contributions, thanks!

[gracecollector]

Parts of my item are already in the HOF. These are two 1908 "OUR HOME TEAM" Postcards published by H. E. Smith Publishing, St. Louis. and include one Chicago Cubs version and one Chicago White Sox version.

These were once owned by Alan Jackman, a very early autograph collector. As a boy, he and his brother David spent 9 years (1902-1912) assembling a scrapbook with photos of just about every player, manager and umpire in the majors. The boys cut photos out of Spaulding Guides, newspapers, and - you guessed it - these "Our Home Team" postcards. When it was finished in the fall of 1912, they began taking it to Pirate games in their hometown of Pittsburgh and also traveled by train to other parks in order to get as many of the photos autographed as possible. Their successes included Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson and at least 34 other HOFers. Ty Cobb, according to legend, stopped a game and had all his teammates sign for the boys.

Alan became the custodian of the scrapbook and kept it in his possession until 1975. Towards the end of his life, Mr. Jackman donated the incredible scrapbook to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. It was "enthusiastically received by the director and librarian 'who could think of no compilation of autographs to match it'." I like the anecdote that only one player ever refused to sign for the young boy (identity unknown), and he was a non-hall of famer, so in Alan's words "he missed out on his chance to be in the Hall of Fame!"

I've contacted the HOF about the postcards and they've invited me to bring them to the Archives Library and match them to the scrapbook if and when I visit Cooperstown.



Photo of Jackman Bros. Scrapbook from the book "Inside the Hall of Fame."

[tazdmb]

I know that you could previously see the entire scrapbook online through the BBHOF digital archive, but can't seem to find it anymore.

[Bpm0014]

That's incredible. We may have a winner. I'm assuming Joe Jackson actually signed it? I can't tell from that pic, but it doesn't look like his wife Katherine signed it...

[pencil1974]

1885 Imperial Cabinet of the Chicago White Stockings used in the Oct. 1885 issue of Harpers Weekly as woodcut art.

[KCRfan1]

This stuff is incredible!

[tazdmb]

Originally Posted by Bpm0014

That's incredible. We may have a winner. I'm assuming Joe Jackson actually signed it? I can't tell from that pic, but it doesn't look like his wife Katherine signed it...

Updating this old thread. Went to the HOF and saw the Scrapbook-has some incredeble signatures including Jake Beckley, Hank O'day and Frank Chance...to name a few. However, there are several Jackson autographs in there that all appear to be secretarial. I have pictures....somewhere.

[guy3050]

If not the Hall of fame,,,maybe the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame , Full tickets to the 1st ever official game played outside the United States.



thumbnail_IMG_1502 by Guy Bourque, on Flickr

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by puckpaul

well, perhaps this pendant given to John McGraw by the Giants Boosters in October of 1904 commemorating his "Champions" declaration could go alongside that other photo?

also, Dummy Hoy wool from 1890's

Hoy Jersey!.....Wow.

[Bpm0014]

July 16, 1914 RPPC of Babe Ruth on the mound at Fenway during his second ML game. This is the earliest known image of Ruth in the Majors. Here is an article about it in the June 2017 SABR Pictorial History Research Committee Newsletter if you want to know more: http://sabr.org/research/pictorial-h...ee-newsletters. And yes, the HOF made it clear they when they were assisting me with my research that they would love to have this in their collection if I am ever so inclined.

Jim, can you even put a price tag on something like this? I'm assuming you bought it first and then learned that that was Ruth on the mound (later)?

[T206Jim]

Brendan, yes I bought it as a circa 1914 Fenway RPPC and did my due diligence. As to value, I don't think anyone can really tell me. I wouldn't be shocked by almost any amount, low or high, there are simply no comps.