1st May Pickups Thread

perezfan · #1 05-11-2009, 11:15 AM

The lamp works! As for the clock, it may be a long time before one rolls around. The last one I saw was in Hunt's and went for crazy money. I think this figural came in the form of Bookends as well. I'm pretty sure I have seen them but memory may be playing tricks on me...

BrockJacob · #2 05-11-2009, 11:36 AM

You're right about the bookends Mark. Carlton pictured both the clock (2 examples actually) and the bookend in his 2007 National story.

jmk59 · #3 05-11-2009, 09:10 PM

From Tony Andrea via the BST (Memorabilia version). Assist goes to Dan Bretta for tipping me to the post.

I think this may be a really early image of Maude. Look at the difference between this one and the one at the bottom. The one at the bottom is a much more classic look for Maude - probably from her Western Bloomer Girls days in the early 19-teens - with the big hair, older, etc.

I've never seen an image of her where she looks as young as she does here. I'm not sure I'd go into the 19th Century (although she may very well have been playing with some of the Star Bloomer teams that were active by then), but I would bet a lot that it predates 1910, and probably by several years, at least.

Anyone know when the collar-up look became popular? I might be all wrong on my dates here.

Early Maude from Tony, rec'd this week:

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Later Maude - much more common look and period for her:

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perezfan · #4 05-12-2009, 03:55 AM

Maud certainly looks much younger in the first pose. I don't think it's a stretch to say late 19th Century for the first photo. Other potential tip-offs (besides the obvious difference in her appearance and high collar) might be the lack of a glove in the first pose, as well as her tightly corseted waist. I am not sure exactly when corsets had their heyday, but I can't imagine them being condusive to playing baseball... ouch!

Amazing pickup, btw!