N.y. Baseball giants megaphone - need help please

[Mark]

that looks like a tremendous item. I'm reminded that when I was a boy I attended some sort of old timers' game (possbily the 60th anniversary of the opening of Forbes Field) when they announced the lineups through a megaphone like that. I remember that it wasn't all that easy to hear what the guy was saying, even though we had some pretty good seats.

[murphusa]

Have seen a lot of them over the years with and without names painted on them. All different sizes and colors.

I would be weary of it.

[khkco4bls]

Same here the lettering just looks way to clean

[jerseygary]

I think the lettering looks too sloppy. This is supposed to be a megaphone used at home in the Polo Grounds, right? Then why would the team need to put "N Y. GIANTS B.B. CLUB" on it? It isn't traveling anywhere. The Giants had a pretty solid graphic identity over the years with their "NY" design. I would imagine if this was a Polo Grounds-used megaphone and if it did have markings it would have that nice "NY" on it or "GIANTS" in a fancy typeface, not something that looks like a stencil for a footlocker. I think the Giants had more pride than to field something that crude.

Plus, is it missing a period after the "N"?

[ooo-ribay]

If Lou puts this in an auction, I hope you’ll all let me get it for cheap!

[parker1b2]

Any history on how it was obtained or found? If real it is a great item, a bit skeptical as looks like a restoration job or too good imho

[Lou Criscione]

Hi Guys!

Thanks again for all your help. I'm not sure what to do with it until I get get some solid authentication. I've showed it around and nobody can give a definitive judgement.

Lou

[Mark]

Originally Posted by jerseygary

I think the lettering looks too sloppy. This is supposed to be a megaphone used at home in the Polo Grounds, right? Then why would the team need to put "N Y. GIANTS B.B. CLUB" on it? It isn't traveling anywhere. The Giants had a pretty solid graphic identity over the years with their "NY" design. I would imagine if this was a Polo Grounds-used megaphone and if it did have markings it would have that nice "NY" on it or "GIANTS" in a fancy typeface, not something that looks like a stencil for a footlocker. I think the Giants had more pride than to field something that crude.

Plus, is it missing a period after the "N"?

You might be right about the quality of the graphics, but the Giants might have put their name on the megaphone to keep the Yankees from using it when the two clubs shared a ballpark.