February 2020 Pick ups

[JoeDfan]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

I had the Coffematic on the left. Presented to Ira Blue, a counter culture radio DJ, when the Giants arrived in SF in 1958. I just picked up another, presented in 1954 to Hugh Bradley, a sportswriter for the NY Times.

How do you find this stuff? I would have never even thought to look for something like that.
Very cool though.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Rob,

Love stuff like this. Both are super cool and I like that the tops are a tad different. Makes for a great display piece in my view.

The handles are different, too. The older one is noticeably heavier.

Originally Posted by JoeDfan

How do you find this stuff? I would have never even thought to look for something like that.
Very cool though.

Even a blind squirrel sometimes finds a nut!

Both came off ebay. My buddy also has the 1958; his given to another local quasi-celebrity. I saw the 1954 with 7 hours to go. The seller had listed it under pennants and flags , where I was searching new york giants, minus NFL, football, etc.

[Mark]

Joe Judge pro-model from the mid-20's. I don't suppose it's highly sought after by collectors, but this contributes to my TINY 1924-25 Senators collection. I always wonder how many bats of a minor star like Joe Judge are in collectors' hands. Anybody out there have one or more of these?

[MGHPro]

There aren’t many judge bars around - I’ve had 2 . That may be one of them . Nice bat

Originally Posted by Mark

Joe Judge pro-model from the mid-20's. I don't suppose it's highly sought after by collectors, but this contributes to my TINY 1924-25 Senators collection. I always wonder how many bats of a minor star like Joe Judge are in collectors' hands. Anybody out there have one or more of these?

[71buc]

During the 2016 season the Pirates hired sports artist Ronnie Joyner to create art celebrating members of the 1971 Championship team. The art was featured as full pages in the Pirates programs that year. These two are pen and ink original production art pieces I purchased from the artist. The adjacent image is how they appeared in the programs.

[ooo-ribay]

Mike, your 1971 Bucs collection is f’ing outstanding!

[71buc]

Thanks Rob, those are kind words considering the depth and quality of your Giants collection. I think the 71 Bucs have been the one unfailing constant in my life for the past 49 years. I fell in love with baseball because of that team. I remain grateful to them for that.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by 71buc

During the 2016 season the Pirates hired sports artist Ronnie Joyner to create art celebrating members of the 1971 Championship team. The art was featured as full pages in the Pirates programs that year. These two are pen and ink original production art pieces I purchased from the artist. The adjacent image is how they appeared in the programs.

Mike,

Very COOL! Love original art and these are nicely done.

[eastonfalcon19]

Picked these up at a local antique shop. Joe Morgan, Mickey Stanley (Possibly used by Alan Trammell), Roy White (Mickey Rivers #17 on knob), Len Randle the guy who blew the ball foul, Dave Collins, Dave McKay, and a Tomateros team bat.