April Pickup Thread

[ksfarmboy]

I added this recently too. I also collect Kansas college and high school letter sweaters and patches. This one is from 1925-1927 and features a crude gorilla from Pittsburg State.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

I added this recently too. I also collect Kansas college and high school letter sweaters and patches. This one is from 1925-1927 and features a crude gorilla from Pittsburg State.

The crude gorilla sweater is awesome! What a mascot

[ksfarmboy]

Thanks Scott it’s one of the first renditions of their mascot. They had a group of guys that supported athletics and cheered the teams on calling themselves gorillas. The school adopted the gorilla as a mascot soon after. I’ve got yearbook pictures of guys wearing this exact shirt. The little things that make us happy right😁.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

Thanks Scott it’s one of the first renditions of their mascot. They had a group of guys that supported athletics and cheered the teams on calling themselves gorillas. The school adopted the gorilla as a mascot soon after. I’ve got yearbook pictures of guys wearing this exact shirt. The little things that make us happy right😁.

That is awesome... My new favorite mascot!

[eastonfalcon19]

A nice $10 pickup. Baseball Centennial fountain pen.

[UKCardGuy]

I was at an Antique Fair in the UK today and was pleasantly surprised to find this 1950s "Star of the Diamond" decal bat. The decal is a little hard to read but it's Ray Boone from the Tigers. So that places the bat to the 1950s.

If anyone has any info about the series, I'm keen to learn more about it. I think the 252J model was a little league bat but are there other players in the "Star of the Diamond" series?

[Vintagedeputy]

Couple of new items…