Any One Collect Pins?

[Vintagedeputy]

Today’s antique store rescues, complete with vintage rust!


I was reading on a pinback webpage (https://baseballpinbackbuttons.wordp...r-derivatives/) the following quote “In 1962 when the Minnesota Twins joined the Major Leagues, the Midwest Badge and Novelty Company of Minneapolis issued a set of 1.75” pins for all the MLB teams. The pin for the Twins featured the image of two ballplayers shaking hands, symbolic of the Twin Cities. A crossed bats pin was made for every other team”

Is the Twins pinback pictured here the one described in the quote or am I missing something? I would think this one is smaller than the quote described.

[yanks4]

One year collection...Looking for others I don't have..

Thanks, Marty

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by yanks4

One year collection...Looking for others I don't have..

Thanks, Marty

Whoa! That’s a helluva year! Is the red and blue NY one a football Giants pinback?

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

Whoa! That’s a helluva year! Is the red and blue NY one a football Giants pinback?

There are some NY Giants pins that I think were sold during both seasons. I’ve seen identical pins with both football or baseball “charms.” Red and blue would seem to be the football colors but the Giants baseball team went through many colors before the settled on orange and black.

[MK]

Originally Posted by yanks4

One year collection...Looking for others I don't have..

Thanks, Marty

Great grouping of pins! I especially like all the attachments which is exactly how they were sold by vendors outside stadiums. The Dizzy Dean attachment is much harder to find than the small pennant seen on the Big Bill Lee. It clearly dates these pins from 1938. There is also a Gabby Hartnett.

[ooo-ribay]

As for Lucas’ Phillies ring….I don’t think it’s a pinback charm. I think it’s just a ring; possibly from a gum ball machine (or elsewhere).

[Vintagedeputy]

Found a new antique store today that I had never heard of but apparently it’s been in business for six years. This place was the antique store to end all antique stores. Bigger than anything I’ve ever been in.

So how bad do I have this newfound pinback obsession? Here’s the three big containers of Pinback Buttons that I looked through this afternoon by laying on the floor and sorting through them for over an hour. After I looked through all these, I thought I was done but spotted two smaller jars on the shelf so they’ll have to get looked at next time. I probably have about 15 or 20 new holes in my fingers from getting stabbed while sorting through all of these, but I was able to come up with a few goodies.

Two ‘65 Guys chips pins, the Cubs pinback and the Luzinski.

The airplane one is from a non-sports set that I picked up only because I already have another one so I thought it would be fun to collect those as well. The Reynolds ones were just throw-ins because that’s my last name so I couldn’t resist buying those two.

I did not buy the Fenway one, but I just thought it was neat as it obviously has a baseball connection to it.

[ooo-ribay]

Nice pickups, Jim. I have no idea what you’re paying for your finds but there’s no need to overpay. Some pinbacks can fetch thousands but others, like the Guy’s chips, are pretty common. Some eBay sellers think they can send their kids to college on such stuff but all can be found cheaply, with patience.

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Nice pickups, Jim. I have no idea what you’re paying for your finds but there’s no need to overpay. Some pinbacks can fetch thousands but others, like the Guy’s chips, are pretty common. Some eBay sellers think they can send their kids to college on such stuff but all can be found cheaply, with patience.

Appreciate the info, Rob. I’m paying what I feel are very fair prices. For example, I paid $20 for the 7 pins that I bought today. At $2.85 a pin, I feel very comfortable with what I paid.

[MK]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

Today’s antique store rescues, complete with vintage rust!


I was reading on a pinback webpage (https://baseballpinbackbuttons.wordp...r-derivatives/) the following quote “In 1962 when the Minnesota Twins joined the Major Leagues, the Midwest Badge and Novelty Company of Minneapolis issued a set of 1.75” pins for all the MLB teams. The pin for the Twins featured the image of two ballplayers shaking hands, symbolic of the Twin Cities. A crossed bats pin was made for every other team”

Is the Twins pinback pictured here the one described in the quote or am I missing something? I would think this one is smaller than the quote described.

See post 1181 for picture of Twins pin from the Midwest Badge set.

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by MK

See post 1181 for picture of Twins pin from the Midwest Badge set.

Wow, that's excellent Mike! Thanks for the quick reply. Guess mine is a more generic 60's or 70's pin.

So much to learn!