May Pick-up Thread...

[Lordstan]

I've been watching this on ebay for about a year at a $299BIN.
They finally put up for auction and I won it for much less.
Great book in excellent condition. My scanner isn't big enough to get the whole book.
Now I feel like Yoda.
"If you wait, come to you it will!"

June 1928 Strength Magazine

[CarltonHendricks]

16" wide x 5 3/8" tall x 5 3/8" deep
Picked this up at the PO today...learned about it at the National last summer...came across the photos while writing the 09' National story and rekindled the fire...guy still had it and made the deal

[3and2]

Carlton, congratulations that cigar box is awesome!

[Forever Young]

I JUST COULD NOT PASS IT UP.

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by Forever Young

I JUST COULD NOT PASS IT UP.

Hey Ben. Easily the finest image of Walter that I have ever seen, period.

[ksfarmboy]

Matt, great looking bats. The Manush and Speaker are pretty tough bats to get.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by thekingofclout

Hey Ben. Easily the finest image of Walter that I have ever seen, period.

I would have to agree with Jimmy on this being an incredible photo of The Big Train! Where did you find it if you don't mind me asking?

[thekingofclout]

I figured that between the Newspaper/Magazine photo archives available at auction, I will have a few opportunities to land a TYPE I photo of Aaron's 500th Home Run.

But there's a good chance I may not find another one of these...

aarons500HRcard.jpg

[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by 3and2

Carlton, congratulations that cigar box is awesome!

Thanks Anthony, I'm hoping to hear from anyone who knows about the Harvard Cigar brand. I've seen advertising for Harvard Cigars before but none with rowing. Below a point of purchase Harvard Cigars dispenser of some kind I saw yesterday at a cowboy antiques show, plus a great ruby red color reverse glass sign that almost said Harvard....but no cigar!

[MGHPro]

A couple new bats.

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by mghpro

a couple new bats.

matt, how many bats do you have man? These are beautiful!

[Lordstan]

My recently acquired Gehrig Strength cover looked lonely Sooo.....



And, yes, they do look that good in person.

Originally Posted by Lordstan

I've been watching this on ebay for about a year at a $299BIN.
They finally put up for auction and I won it for much less.
Great book in excellent condition. My scanner isn't big enough to get the whole book.
Now I feel like Yoda.
"If you wait, come to you it will!"

June 1928 Strength Magazine

Oh and Mike, No hints from Jimmy. You'll see it when he gets it. If I may say we both did very very well in the deal.

Mark

[mr2686]

Hey Mark...I was wondering ir you were going to pick up a Ruth to go with the Gehrig. They look great!

[perezfan]

Yes... a visually stunning pair. Just beautiful... Congrats, Mark!

Also... Brock, those are great pickups. Like you, I just love those early chalkware figural pieces, and those are all some really tough finds. Many congrats to you as well!

[Lordstan]

Mark,
Thanks for the kind words.
The books themselves are in such great shape. The scans just don't do them justice.
At some point, I think they would look great framed together, but I hate not being able to get in and read them.
Mark

[perezfan]

Yep... it's always tough to know what to do with these types of collectibles. I bet they'd be spectacular framed, given the gorgeous colors and graphics, matching images, and iconic subject matter.

On the other hand, you'll completely lose the function for which they were intended. Tough call, but I would read through them thoroughly, and then relegate them to display. They're just too pretty to sit on a coffee table or in a bookshelf!

[mr2686]

Found an upgrade to a very poor Lenny Levy that I had from a couple of years ago. I've had a heck of a time finding one for my 1960 Pirates project, but thanks to Bill Corcoran for having this available! Doesn't get any better than
this.

[Tigerden]

Mark, that is a real nice pickup on the Robinson Baseball Bank. Recently, a rare version of this bank sold on the bay, it was a promotion for the movie "The Pride of the Yankees" and had a Gehrig facsimile. No doubt, both of these banks are insanely rare as you like to say.