Collecting Woodcuts - where to start?

[minibatsman]

Wod cuts. I have been collecting news paper for years. especially wood cuts I framed a few . A 1869 red stockings is one. they look great. I didn't want to bend or cut the paper. so I framed the entire page. Cool Baseball team and a paddle Boat. The ones that have actual color do sell. The ones someone colored ? One day they may actually go up in value. You buying one helps?.

News paper. Knute Rockne's last collage game. Both sides of the full page is showing. big papers back then.
Guys in Old leather helmets going at it cool. has several teams . great graphics color. names off the players
They look really good. I buy them as I find them. Wood cuts only in excellent condition. there available. Dollar value not much. I got a couple hundred dollars in the frames. On $10 dollar news papers. I really like them . that's all that matters.
Store them properly . Don't handle them . If you do your probably causing damage of some kind.

[bgar3]

The Chadwick is from the New York Clipper

[bcbgcbrcb]

Yes, the Chadwick is much larger (more like a full page) than the late 1870's-early to mid-1880's standard NY Clipper baseball player images which were more like a 1/4 page or so.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Here's a link to an Amazon listing of Lew Lipset's old book which pictures most/all of the baseball player woodcuts from the NY Clipper paper:

https://www.amazon.com/New-York-Clip.../dp/B003KDE5NC

Probably a good pick-up for the $15.00 plus shipping if you are considering collecting/searching for these originals. The cover subject is a good representation of what you would be looking at for each individual ball player.

[brianp-beme]

Perhaps this is the Old Judge auction listings that Phil mentioned.

http://www.oldjudge.com/archive/2008...york-clippers/

Brian