Sporting Life covers

[BeanTown]

Super cool, super fragile, and very under priced! Sporting Life put out many items from around the turn of the century and how can you not own one of these papers?!?! Everyone should get at least one of these papers which has your favorite player or team on it and stick it in the back of your closet!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by BeanTown

Super cool, super fragile, and very under priced! Sporting Life put out many items from around the turn of the century and how can you not own one of these papers?!?! Everyone should get at least one of these papers which has your favorite player or team on it and stick it in the back of your closet!

Nice ones, JC. I have had some in the past and they are a neat financial alternative to the insanely expensive cards we collect .

[pbspelly]

What's a good way to store these? I'm worried about the fragility. Do any third party authenticators have good holders for them?

[BruceinGa]

Maybe a very good/experienced frame shop could do an archrival mount?

[BeanTown]

I keep mine in a cardboard sandwich. Just get a the right size box or thick cardboard envelope and keep them in there. The way Andrea (Josh Evans Sister) ships them out, is a perfect way to keep them. Did anyone see the really nice Police Gazette Cobb that went off last night on EBay? My snipe bid wasn't high enough and congrats who won it.

[BruceinGa]

Originally Posted by BeanTown

I keep mine in a cardboard sandwich. Just get a the right size box or thick cardboard envelope and keep them in there. The way Andrea (Josh Evans Sister) ships them out, is a perfect way to keep them.

Don't use common cardboard. Go to a framming shop and ask for some archival acid free mat board.

[Leon]

For storing I like the super large top loaders too. But getting them in and out can be tricky as, has been stated, they are usually brittle and easily damaged.

[h2oya311]

you can go even earlier too...here's one from 1897 w/ Louisville stud and future HOFer Fred Clarke:



And another from 1897 w/ HOF manager Frank Selee, manager of the Boston Beaneaters:



and Wondo, very nice Cobb!

[autograf]

Great items. Had a few when I had a few W600's but the papers are often VERY brittle. Oversized toploaders are cool but don't expect to turn the pages very often if at ever.....

[DixieBaseball]

Originally Posted by pbspelly

What's a good way to store these? I'm worried about the fragility. Do any third party authenticators have good holders for them?

These work great for my collection of Sporting Life Magazines. Yes, their brittle, but surprisingly resilient. I have had mine in these for a few years... Display and work great!