Who Are The Pioneers Of The Baseball Autograph Hobby?

[T206Collector]

Tom-

Thanks so much for taking the time write your insightful post. It gives us all a looking glass to go back in time to the collectors who inspired us and handed us the torch to keep the experience going. I look forward to reading any additional information you can provide about the dawn of our beloved hobby.

[mr2686]

Tom mentioned Karl Wingler and his questionnaires he sent to ballplayers. Here's a photo of one of them he sent to Eddie Murphy from the 1919 Black Sox.

[WillowGrove]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

Tom-

Thanks so much for taking the time write your insightful post. It gives us all a looking glass to go back in time to the collectors who inspired us and handed us the torch to keep the experience going. I look forward to reading any additional information you can provide about the dawn of our beloved hobby.

+1!

Thanks so much Tom. Ive been collecting bb cards for decades but only recently got into autographs, so I appreciate the context for this area of our hobby.

Just thought of a question actually...did getting baseball cards signed play a role? Or was the goal securing the autograph via whatever method was easiest/worked? Any insight into the use of bb cards by these early collectors would be great to hear.

Thanks again Tom.

Peter

[prewarsports]

Tom is too modest He knows more about the hobby than I think anyone who has ever dived into it regardless of who came first or who started it all. I have been a student of the hobby for about 20 years and am blown away every time I have a conversation with Tom.