c.1910 Baseball Magazine Pamphlet w/Cobb-Wagner Horner Portraits, M113(?) Reference

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Bliggity

The pamphlet discusses the history of the magazine, announces the issuing of shares, and discusses why it's a good investment. (I scanned the entire thing if anyone is interested in seeing it.) Then it describes the various departments in the company. One in particular caught my eye - the Baseball Art Department. It discusses how the company began issuing posters of baseball players in news stands. I assume these were M113 posters

I have to admit that I initially treated your post much like I treated Playboy magazine in my youth : fixated on only the pictures.

Now that I have taken the time to READ your post (there really were good stories in Playboy, too) I am amazed by that particular quote, which is absolutely regarding the m113 posters.,

The stuff about the player posters is amazing and definitely about the m113s. If the pamphlet is indeed from 1910 then that fits pretty close with what we have discovered about the poster release schedule. The first Cobb was originally advertised in the August 1909 issue of Baseball Magazine (although the Standard Catalog lists a 1910 release), which fits in roughly with the "since last June" line in your picture, especially if you factor in poster placement in news stands and their subsequent sales.

Doug

[Jerry G]

Very cool and a clever display!

[Bliggity]

Thanks all for the kind words. And to Jeff for the pre-auction advice and Doug for the M113 information. I agree that having to separate the pages would have been a deal-breaker. I called REA before the auction closed to confirm that the portraits were on facing pages, and that the pamphlet laid completely flat, so I was fairly confident that it could be framed intact.

Even though the pamphlet isn't dated, there is some pretty conclusive evidence that 1910 is the correct year. There are multiple references to the Pirates being the prior year's champions, and the stock order form says "Special offer of Oct. 1910."

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Bliggity

Even though the pamphlet isn't dated, there is some pretty conclusive evidence that 1910 is the correct year. There are multiple references to the Pirates being the prior year's champions, and the stock order form says "Special offer of Oct. 1910."

Thank you for the pictures Ben.

I completely agree that there is no question the pamphlet is from 1910.

Can somebody with better knowledge of "lawyer speak" than I explain how the lines "since last June" (in reference to June 1909), and "special offer of Oct. 1910" fit into the same pamphlet?