December Pickups

[pherbener]

Great stuff Scott! Love the J.J. Murph! I just got this Horner Mathewson for my Matty collection. Used for the 1912 Philly Mfg. Base Ball Game (not mine) It's small but I love the image.

[TUM301]

Hey Paul, hope all`s well. Nice Christy item sir, what would you estimate his age was during that shot ? Have seen that in-door board game before and it certainly covers the stars of the day, and then some. Beautiful piece, any chance you one day land one ? Bye the way, been a while since viewing your collection, really like the photos and your Matty collection is a MUST see for all. Happy hunting...….Murph

[Bicem]

Amazing Matty Horner. Is it mounted? What's the size?

[pherbener]

Thanks Murph and Jeff. It's slightly smaller than 3 x 2 inches and trimmed from the full image(I'd love to have seen that!). I'd maybe guess late 20's as his age. (1909-1910). The stamp that I can see on the back comes from his later studio in Boston at Huntington Ave. which he moved to in 1911 as far as I can tell. Yes Murph, I'd love to add that game to my collection someday!

[baseball tourist]

Back to the flea market again this past Sunday and found two oversized photo reprints of boxers Tunney and Dempsey. Not sure what they were used for but they were in a group of period (1920’s and ‘30’s) actors, politicians, musicians and gangsters and have some age to them.

Also found two Montreal Maroons and one NY Rangers beehive-like photo cards. I am not sure what they the Maroons are as they don’t have the facsimile signatures and have a type face name on the border; and 1949, 50 and 1951 Baseball Digests with Feller and DiMaggio.

[sicollector1954]

This spoke right up to me at the recent November 16th Chicago show! My birthday....coinciding with this calendar.....right month---right year! Had to buy it....and then frame it....now on the wall in the sports room.

[71buc]

I always loved the Curious Case of Sidd Finch. I was very pleased to add this original 35mm slide shot by SI photographer Lane Stewart. I think it captures the essence of Hayden Siddhartha "Sidd" Finch.