July pickups

[kdixon]

Kansas City Monarchs vs House of David full ticket.

[Bugsy]

Originally Posted by kdixon

Kansas City Monarchs vs House of David full ticket.

Do you know anything else about this ticket? I have a similar one and did some research on it. It looks like the House of David rented the Monarchs' lighting system for barnstorming. I can't help but wonder if these stubs are House of David exhibitions where they used the Monarchs lighting, but the Monarchs weren't actually playing.

This is where I found some details:

"The House of David rented Wilkinson’s lighting system to play night games during the early months of their barnstorming season. In time the two teams developed a working relationship that included Thomas Baird doing the booking for both. Sometimes they coordinated barnstorming tours so first one team would route through a state, playing all the local teams, and then the other would follow along the same route. Since the Monarchs and the House of David had great baseball talent, both usually defeated the local teams. When the second team finished the route, they joined and worked their way back along the same route, playing each other."

https://kchistory.org/blog/monarchs-...light-baseball

[kdixon]

I just picked it up at a show know nothing about it .

[perezfan]

What a great month for pickups!

Great stuff everyone... I especially love the Orange Crush Sign, the Ty Cobb Fan and the Pirates Flannel.

And Brock... that plaque is so cool. Usually these figural plaster plaques have chips/cracks, but yours looks amazing. I specifically look for this oddball stuff (and have done so for 3 decades). But have never seen that version. Super cool display piece and a GREAT find!

[BrockJacob]

Thanks Mark. If you’ve never seen one I know it must be super scarce. These little plaster and chalk ware pieces just didn’t hold up to the test of time I suppose.

[GaryPassamonte]

I've been looking for an exceptional early glove for a while and my patience has paid off. Thanks to Tim Whitman for making this beautiful webless crescent pad glove available to me. Pictures don't do it justice. The leather is as soft as the day it was made. It measures about 8.5 x 8 in.

[bgar3]

Gary, glad you found one you like. You have checking some boxes lately.

[CobbSpikedMe]

I couldn't help but think the same thing to be honest. The KC Monarchs lighting system was fairly advanced for the day but nothing compared to today's lights.

Originally Posted by Bugsy

Do you know anything else about this ticket? I have a similar one and did some research on it. It looks like the House of David rented the Monarchs' lighting system for barnstorming. I can't help but wonder if these stubs are House of David exhibitions where they used the Monarchs lighting, but the Monarchs weren't actually playing.

This is where I found some details:

"The House of David rented Wilkinson’s lighting system to play night games during the early months of their barnstorming season. In time the two teams developed a working relationship that included Thomas Baird doing the booking for both. Sometimes they coordinated barnstorming tours so first one team would route through a state, playing all the local teams, and then the other would follow along the same route. Since the Monarchs and the House of David had great baseball talent, both usually defeated the local teams. When the second team finished the route, they joined and worked their way back along the same route, playing each other."

https://kchistory.org/blog/monarchs-...light-baseball