January 2019 Pickups

[ksfarmboy]

It’s been well over 10 years I’ve chased after an image of the Topeka Goldsby Golden Giants and today I got one. This to me is the Honus Wagner of Kansas photos and anything else is a distant second. I couldn’t be happier and owe a big shout out to Jay Miller (oldjudge) for making it possible.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

It’s been well over 10 years I’ve chased after an image of the Topeka Goldsby Golden Giants and today I got one. This to me is the Honus Wagner of Kansas photos and anything else is a distant second. I couldn’t be happier and owe a big shout out to Jay Miller (oldjudge) for making it possible.

Congrats Clint!

[ksfarmboy]

Thanks Scott!

[batsballsbases]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

It’s been well over 10 years I’ve chased after an image of the Topeka Goldsby Golden Giants and today I got one. This to me is the Honus Wagner of Kansas photos and anything else is a distant second. I couldn’t be happier and owe a big shout out to Jay Miller (oldjudge) for making it possible.

Clint,
For you and your collection that is a great piece !~ Enjoy it....

[71buc]

Congrats Clint awesome pick up very happy for you.

[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

It’s been well over 10 years I’ve chased after an image of the Topeka Goldsby Golden Giants and today I got one. This to me is the Honus Wagner of Kansas photos and anything else is a distant second. I couldn’t be happier and owe a big shout out to Jay Miller (oldjudge) for making it possible.

Congratulations Kent...very nice....can you give some details about it...i.e. the team...the dimensions...photographer....How you came to find it...etc...

[ksfarmboy]

Thanks guys.

Carlton I’ll give you basically the short story. Topeka was growing quickly in 1887 with aspirations of becoming the next Chicago. Local business men hired Walt Goldsby as manager and gave him free reins to get the best players possible. Goldsby acquired several professional players, some of which had played on championship teams. The team was so good that attendance actually fell and they lost money. The team was broke up after the one season with most players returning to major league ball. Many of the players have old judge cards. They also played the future major league champs that year and beat them 2 out of 3.

I’m not sure on the photo dimensions as I don’t have it in front of me. It is a little bigger than the standard cabinet card. The photo was by Downing out of Topeka with two basic versions. Downing made a horizontal style like mine and there was a more elaborate vertical style in standard cabinet form.

I knew of both cabinets but had lost out in past auctions despite hefty bids. I was able to get my photo thanks to a thread started on the card side about what was the one card you would like to have if money was no object. The usual reply was A T206 Wagner but mine was the Topeka cabinet. A fellow board member saw my post and offered me the card. The rest as they say is history.

What makes this card so incredible to me is anything 19th century baseball from Kansas is rare. Only two photos of this team are known and none of any other 19th century Kansas minor league teams. The great player selection with so many professionals puts it over the top.

Clint

[brookdodger55]

Topps Robinson Pin

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

Thanks guys.

Carlton I’ll give you basically the short story. Topeka was growing quickly in 1887 with aspirations of becoming the next Chicago. Local business men hired Walt Goldsby as manager and gave him free reins to get the best players possible. Goldsby acquired several professional players, some of which had played on championship teams. The team was so good that attendance actually fell and they lost money. The team was broke up after the one season with most players returning to major league ball. Many of the players have old judge cards. They also played the future major league champs that year and beat them 2 out of 3.

I’m not sure on the photo dimensions as I don’t have it in front of me. It is a little bigger than the standard cabinet card. The photo was by Downing out of Topeka with two basic versions. Downing made a horizontal style like mine and there was a more elaborate vertical style in standard cabinet form.

I knew of both cabinets but had lost out in past auctions despite hefty bids. I was able to get my photo thanks to a thread started on the card side about what was the one card you would like to have if money was no object. The usual reply was A T206 Wagner but mine was the Topeka cabinet. A fellow board member saw my post and offered me the card. The rest as they say is history.

What makes this card so incredible to me is anything 19th century baseball from Kansas is rare. Only two photos of this team are known and none of any other 19th century Kansas minor league teams. The great player selection with so many professionals puts it over the top.

Clint

Glad you snagged youe white whale, Clint!

[ksfarmboy]

Thanks Rob!

[bobfreedman]

One of my few pick up's, I have been saving my money for bigger things but could not resist this pin

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by bobfreedman

One of my few pick up's, I have been saving my money for bigger things but could not resist this pin

I can certainly see why! Wow!

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by bobfreedman

One of my few pick up's, I have been saving my money for bigger things but could not resist this pin

Unreal pinback, Bob! Nice pickup

[sallen]

Clint--just saw your post about you chasing this card. Congrats on finding it, I had never heard of that Topeka team..Steven Allen

[ksfarmboy]

Originally Posted by sallen

Clint--just saw your post about you chasing this card. Congrats on finding it, I had never heard of that Topeka team..Steven Allen

Thanks Steve!