19th Century Memorabilia

[GaryPassamonte]

There is not one piece of 19th century memorabilia in the new REA. I guess this validates what is being said here.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by GaryPassamonte

There is not one piece of 19th century memorabilia in the new REA. I guess this validates what is being said here.

Well to be fair, it is strictly a card auction. REA is now doing these lower-grade events periodically for collectors with smaller budgets. They'll still do their premier events, but have now added these smaller auctions, similar to what Hunt does monthly and Heritage does weekly.

The next REA premier event will be much more telling.

[perezfan]

As for Heritage...

They ARE in the midst of a premier auction. On the card side, they have a very nice assortment of 1895 Mayo Cut Plugs.

But on the memorabilia side, not a single lot from the 1800s. It's not that the interest or demand is lacking.... most of this stuff is simply mired away in peoples' collections.

[GaryPassamonte]

Mark- REA does have a small group of post 1900 memorabilia, but point well taken on the current auction not being a premier event. REA has had a smaller and smaller 19th century memorabilia offering in recent years. Unfortunately, I wasn't collecting memorabilia when the selection was diverse and contained on many pages in the catalog.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by GaryPassamonte

Mark- REA does have a small group of post 1900 memorabilia, but point well taken on the current auction not being a premier event. REA has had a smaller and smaller 19th century memorabilia offering in recent years. Unfortunately, I wasn't collecting memorabilia when the selection was diverse and contained on many pages in the catalog.

Crap, you're right...

I could have sworn their official announcement of these auctions said "cards only", but I stand corrected. I checked the current memorabilia offerings and it was very sparse, IMHO. Thanks for the clarification!

[bgar3]

Recently picked up a small collection of pre 1880 images, including these 3 cdvs.
I don’t have any confirmed information on any of them as far as teams or id’s, other than photographer information on 2 of them. However, I have found a reference to a Hamilton Ohio Resolutes who played the 1870 Cincinnati Red Stockings, losing badly. There is a star on his cap.
The earliest, possibly circa 1860 or so, is interesting as a it depicts a transitional batting stance between cricket and base ball.
Appreciate any thoughts or help.

[bgar3]

1871 Central Base Ball Club, Plainfield NJ, players are identified
Circa 1878 Chicago area team by renowned photographer Carlos Gentile
1878 Washington and Lee team. Apparently, Sykes, their pitcher, used the curve ball for the first time in a college game in the South. UVA felt cheated.
Sykes learned the curve from Bobby Mathews.
Help appreciated on information.

[GaryPassamonte]

It's always nice to see images I've never seen. The transitional bating stance cdv sure does look early. This "Lon Kinch" cdv is the only other one I've seen with the "stance." The Kinch cdv is no longer in my collection.
The Plainfield cdv looks very familiar.

[pedodds]

Great pickups Bruce! Thanks for sharing! It's been a long time since I've seen so many great and historic images.

Originally Posted by bgar3

Recently picked up a small collection of pre 1880 images, including these 3 cdvs.
I don’t have any confirmed information on any of them as far as teams or id’s, other than photographer information on 2 of them. However, I have found a reference to a Hamilton Ohio Resolutes who played the 1870 Cincinnati Red Stockings, losing badly. There is a star on his cap.
The earliest, possibly circa 1860 or so, is interesting as a it depicts a transitional batting stance between cricket and base ball.
Appreciate any thoughts or help.

[GaryPassamonte]

Mark- REA does have a small selection of post 1900 memorabilia, but your point is well taken on this not being a premier event. REA has had a smaller and smaller offering of 19th century memorabilia in recent years. Unfortunately, I wasn't collecting memorabilia when REA had the great selection.

Sorry, duplicate post.