Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[Chstrite]

Very cool, Scott. Any details about it? Year, etc?

[Chstrite]

Anyone have a cool Oriole Bank? Found this 1970 Bank recently.

[ripfan008]

Originally Posted by Chstrite

Anyone have a cool Oriole Bank? Found this 1970 Bank recently.

Good afternoon,

Here is a 1955 Orioles bat bank with 10 plastic bats.

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[Chstrite]

Saw one on eBay. Thought about it. It was really nice. Had to let it go. I do like that one. Thanks for sharing.

[Chstrite]

Back in the 60'S & 70'S Brooksipersted a restaurant. Brooks Robinson’s Gorsuch House was located at 511 Gorsuch Avenue, off of Greenmount between 32nd and 33rd streets. Brooks Robinson was a part-owner from around 1964 to 1977 Waverly’s Gorsuch House originally shared a name with another Oriole (and Robinson) before Brooks Robinson entered into partial ownership with former Orioles coach Eddie Robinson in the early 1960s. The menu had many Maryland favorites. Here are a couple items from the restaurant…a matchbooks and napkin. Would love to find a glass ash tray.

[Chstrite]

NFS - Not directly Brooks related. The Orioles were ready for a big year in 1961 and their motto was, “It can be done in 61.” Here, I show a larger bumper sticker, napkin and a Christmas Card. Are any of you familiar with other related items with this slogan?

[Chstrite]

NFS - Recently I found the 1969 Globe Import Checkerboard Back Card, which completes my Brooks Robinson PSA Master Set. I have 303 of the 303 items in the set. There are two versions of this card…plain back and the one below, the Checkerboard. Only two are graded. The other one graded is a PSA 8. I thought there was only one of these but through a little persistence, I found one to complete the set. Ironically, this is my least favorite item in the Brooks Robinson PSA Master Set. This will be the second time I completed the Brooks Master Set. God help me if something else is added, which I can’t find.

[quitcrab]

Originally Posted by Chstrite

Very cool, Scott. Any details about it? Year, etc?

It’s was licensed by MLB. It is sealed and I think it was sold at Wards or Sears in the early 1970s. It’s either a shirt or pajama top. It has Brook”s number 5 on front and I am unsure if “Robinson” is printed across back shoulders.