What was your favorite memorabilia pickups from the last Decade?

[GrayGhost]

Keep em coming. This is like an All star team of pickups. The Best Hobby in the world, bar none.

[smokelessjoe]

One of my favorites this year... Still cannot find another one??? Its simple but its unusual.

[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by smokelessjoe

One of my favorites this year... Still cannot find another one??? Its simple but its unusual.

http://www.sportsantiques.com/05natpg3.htm
Shawn, Check out the links below for some candle tubes like yours. I saw them in the booth of Glen Mechanic at the 05' National story, addressed in the 13th paragraph of the link above.
http://www.sportsantiques.com/05Nate...echSEclip1.jpg
http://www.sportsantiques.com/05Nate...hBothEclip.jpg
http://www.sportsantiques.com/05Nate...echTEclip1.jpg

[smokelessjoe]

Wow Carlton!

Nice memory.... What are the odds? I am certain that the containers you photographed were for Inverted Mantles, some were short and fat and some were long and skinny. It is amazing to me how these mantle companies could apparently cater to individual sectors of business. I would imagine these things are fairly rare. If you think about it, why would anyone save a mantle container. You open it up take out the mantle and chunk the box in the trash.... I do see several on ebay, but they are newer and display the company logo without any great graphics.

Thanks again Carlton,

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

Keep em coming. This is like an All star team of pickups. The Best Hobby in the world, bar none.

I believe you asked for this one Scott...

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[Lordstan]

Hey Jimmy,
Being that some think that the century and decade began in the year 2000 (although many disagree), why not expand the thread to memorabilia pickup of the decade as well? I wonder for how many it would be the same item?

For me the pickup of the year is easy.
It is this because of the item and the way it was obtained.
It came via Hawaii. Thanks very much David.


The decade would be tied between the Dean and the Waner below.
Both difficult cards.


Happy holidays to all.
Mark

PS: My name isn't Jimmy, but perhaps that is the single finest Gehrig sig I have seen.

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by Lordstan

Hey Jimmy,
Being that some think that the century and decade began in the year 2000 (although many disagree), why not expand the thread to memorabilia pickup of the decade as well? I wonder for how many it would be the same item?

For me the pickup of the year is easy.
It is this because of the item and the way it was obtained.
It came via Hawaii. Thanks very much David.


The decade would be tied between the Dean and the Waner below.
Both difficult cards.


Happy holidays to all.
Mark

PS: My name isn't Jimmy, but perhaps that is the single finest Gehrig sig I have seen.

Some Gehrig memorabilia acquired from the last decade...
1939gehrigday2.jpg1939gehrigday1.jpg

1939baseballcentennialpatch.jpg1939allstargameticketstub.jpg

1941GehrigStub.jpg

[Lordstan]

Jimmy,
That pic of him with his hands to his eyes, has to be one of the best Gehrig items I have ever seen. Poignant and historically significant.
Thanks for showing it.
Mark

[D. Broughman]

My 1889 Trophy ball and 1870's Railroad bat. D.

[slidekellyslide]

Two Nebraska Indians cabinet photos that were previously unkown to me.

[mjkm90]

Both of my oversized pennants would be at the top of my (I'm running out of the burning house...what do I grab list) but for variety I'll include my favorite trophy.

[bijoem]

without a doubt it is this item. T200 Fatima box.

a friend sent it to me as a gift, and it will always be one of my favorite hobby items....

[Epps]

Wow. That Joe Jackson BG is amazing! Such a great story. I only picked up one piece of memorabilia this year and it was one of the same Fatima tins as posted above. My grandma let me look through her antiques and when I found the Fatima tin I was amazed. I guess that I kind of made a hobby find, but I wish that I would of found a Boston Garter Jackson instead. Yet again, amazing pickup!

[erstevens]

I don't know if this my best, but it's pretty darn close. I collect team letterhead sample. This one (partial scan) is from the 1905 Boston National League team - the Beaneaters.

[This post was made partially in response to Leon's call for takers to give a little more. I'm definitely a taker on this board.]

[william_9]

Way to give!! That's awesome.

[jbsports33]

I would have to say my D&M glove and Reach bat, some boxing/baseball programs and catalogs

Jimmy

[thekingofclout]

Obviously one of my favorite acquisitions over the last decade. TYPE I.

Also of note. This exact photo was one of several from my collection that author Harvey Frommer used in his splendid 2008 book entitled:

"Remembering Yankee Stadium"

Harvey deemed this one worthy of a full page
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[GKreindler]

That photo's OK, I guess. If you like mind-blowingly amazing things.

[Forever Young]

Yeah man...the Babe is about to unleash hell. One of the best photos EVER of the Sultan. Just goes to show you, a photo does not have to be taken by a Conlon, Thompson, Bain or Burke to be great. This is also evident in your countless snapshots Jimmy. Very cool stuff...one of the best collectons I have seen, truly.

[Tsattert]

A couple of items from my minor league official game ball collection I'm especially proud of:

Probably the pride of my collection, a 1939 Pacific Coast League ball.



And one with a story, a 1962 Three-I League ball, Ken Blackman, President:


Except Ken Blackman was never president of the Three-I League. Blackman had signed on as president after the 1961 season, but the league folded. I don't know how many of these balls even exist.

And one more, a Warren Giles National League ball with Western International League stamped on the side. Robert B. Abel was president of the WIL from 1946-1952, and Giles started his tenure in 1951, so this is either a '51 or '52 vintage. (I need a better picture, the stamping is somewhat faded but the glare in the photo makes it appear worse than it is.)