Favorite pick up of 2019

[MVSNYC]

Fantastic pieces, guys!

Is there some documentation or knowledge of Ruth using that Bat? It's awesome! As you may remember a few years ago, LOTG had a Gehrig Batrite that was gamed used AND photo-matched.

Here's mine, acquired just recently, and mentioned in another thread. I love it, it's very special to me. 2014 Jeter Game Used Home Uniform (photo-matched).

[ramram]

It made it's return to KC.

Rob M

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[bobfreedman]

I can’t believe that I didn’t add this Type 1 Conlon;

[bigfanNY]

Thanks for sharing the Matty photo and the 3 earlier displays. Great items...

[pherbener]

Originally Posted by bobfreedman

I can’t believe that I didn’t add this Type 1 Conlon;

The Matty stuff is beautiful Bob!!

[JoeDfan]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

Fantastic pieces, guys!

Is there some documentation or knowledge of Ruth using that Bat? It's awesome! As you may remember a few years ago, LOTG had a Gehrig Batrite that was gamed used AND photo-matched.

Here's mine, acquired just recently, and mentioned in another thread. I love it, it's very special to me. 2014 Jeter Game Used Home Uniform (photo-matched).

Unfortunately, there is no provenance linking Ruth to the bat. Mears gave it an A5, and said it is both a pro model and a store model. However, if there was, I would never have been able to afford it!
That said, it has some clear use. It is 35"and currently weighs 37 ounces. So it probably weighed 40(ish?) ounces back in the day? Someone was strong enough to crack it; so I definitely think there is a chance.
I have never seen a photo of Ruth using a Hanna bat, and would love it if someone showed me one. But I did see the Gehrig bat, so I am always holding out hope!

That Jeter uniform is fantastic!

[Bill Rayburn]

This is my favorite pick up 2019. I can't find much about it other than printed in Akron, Oh by the Werner Printing and Lithograph Co. If anyone could point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.

[baseball tourist]

Humble offering, but I’ve only seen one other example (Ernie Whitt’s, sold
By Huggins and Scott in 2012, shown below) - a Jesse Barfield, mid-‘80’s Toronto Blue Jays team jacket with name on back.

Jesse was kind enough to respond to my Twitter message asking him about the jersey.

[Exhibitman]

A 1929 magazine with my cousin on the cover. One I'd never seen before.

[packs]

Has to be my John Sterling signed scorecard from one of the Yankees radio broadcasts:

[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by Bill Rayburn

This is my favorite pick up 2019. I can't find much about it other than printed in Akron, Oh by the Werner Printing and Lithograph Co. If anyone could point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.

https://www.sportsantiques.com/deafmutesfbposter.htm
Here ya go Mr Bill Sir...

[Bill Rayburn]

Originally Posted by CarltonHendricks

https://www.sportsantiques.com/deafmutesfbposter.htm
Here ya go Mr Bill Sir...

Thanks so much Carlton, your research and knowledge are a great asset to me and, I am sure, other members of this forum.

[Runscott]

Great stuff as always. I'm not even sure if I can technically 'play' this year. My last baseball memorabilia purchase was an 1863 letter that I won from LOTG. The appeal was that it was written just after Port Hudson fell in 1863 and it also discussed baseball, so it covered two of my collecting interests. I paid for the item in December, 2018 and probably received it the first week of January, 2019.

I will make a point of buying one super-cool baseball item in 2020, and I will be a huge show-off in 12 months!

[aelefson]

Incredible pickups posted so far! I couldn't choose one, but my three favorite items are all baseballs. I found them all between September and November of this past year. The smaller figure eight style baseball I found at the Brimfield antique show just as the dealer set it on his table. It had been found in a barn in Pennsylvania a few weeks prior. The lemon peel style baseball (similar size to the small figure eight) came out of the Newburyport MA area years ago. I acquired it in a trade with a friend (he got a rare glove and I got a crescent pad glove plus the ball, plus cash. We were both very happy with the trade). I found the third baseball in a central MA antique shop about two months ago. It is figure eight style, full size and shows old stitching repairs.

Alan

[vintagesportflips]

Originally Posted by Bill Rayburn

This is my favorite pick up 2019. I can't find much about it other than printed in Akron, Oh by the Werner Printing and Lithograph Co. If anyone could point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.

Fantastic poster Bill. I won this one at auction (don't have it yet) and I would assume its from the same years as yours. I was able to date it to 1897. I don't think Akron is Buchtel College as Carlton stated in his article, because I found articles mentioning that Buchtel College had practice games versus the Akron Football Club (Akron AC). I am not sure who the Deaf Mutes were in your poster, but I would assume that your Akron is the Akron Football Club as well.
Here is an image of the DAC vs AKron poster as well as 2 articles - one from Tuesday November 2, 1897 mentioning the upcoming game, and a box score from an article November 8 that features details of the game.

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[Bill Rayburn]

Great info Keith, thanks. Congratulations on winning your poster as well.

[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by kjjavic

Fantastic poster Bill. I won this one at auction (don't have it yet) and I would assume its from the same years as yours. I was able to date it to 1897. I don't think Akron is Buchtel College as Carlton stated in his article, because I found articles mentioning that Buchtel College had practice games versus the Akron Football Club (Akron AC). I am not sure who the Deaf Mutes were in your poster, but I would assume that your Akron is the Akron Football Club as well.
Here is an image of the DAC vs AKron poster as well as 2 articles - one from Tuesday November 2, 1897 mentioning the upcoming game, and a box score from an article November 8 that features details of the game.

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Congrats keith...really nice grab...

[Chris-Counts]

It was a great year for finding great old stuff, but in the end, nothing came close to this treasure, a 1938 Boston Bees cap ...

[tjb1952tjb]

Nice Boston Bees 1938 cap! Rookie Ted Williams and Boston Bee Eddie Miller (1939).