November Pickups

[sicollector1954]

Don't usually post anything on here but was lucky enough to find this in an antique mall this past weekend. I guess things like this still happen once in awhile!

[thekingofclout]

Just picked up this rare eight frame sequential photo from 1948 showing Teddy Ballgame's sweet swing from start to finish. They called the camera the "Magic Eye" camera. Cutting edge and State of the Art at that time.

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[GKreindler]

Clint, those scorecard covers are absolutely gorgeous. Designers and artists could really learn a thing or three from the people who produced those.

Jimmy, nice pick-up indeed. I remember seeing a magic eye panoramic print of a Jimmie Foxx home run at Fenway from 1938. I'm pretty sure it was shot by Arthur Griffin, the fella responsible for those beautiful color shots of Williams from his rookie year.

[prewarsports]

Shoeless Moe

I was planning on bidding a large amount on that Barrow Ball and totally forgot so you got lucky!

As a side note, Ed Barrow and Patrick Powers HATED each other and I read an account once about how they were still using Baseballs with Powers signature on them in a game (probably left over from the previous year) and Barrow found out and was SO PISSED because he hated Powers that he declared anyone using Baseballs that had Powers signature instead of his on a ball would forfeit the game.

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by prewarsports

Shoeless Moe

I was planning on bidding a large amount on that Barrow Ball and totally forgot so you got lucky!

As a side note, Ed Barrow and Patrick Powers HATED each other and I read an account once about how they were still using Baseballs with Powers signature on them in a game (probably left over from the previous year) and Barrow found out and was SO PISSED because he hated Powers that he declared anyone using Baseballs that had Powers signature instead of his on a ball would forfeit the game.

I did get very lucky, I was going to go to $300 on it, so if u would have gone over that it'd a been yours. Thanks for the info too, I love hearing those stories from that era. I am listening to a 15 hour book on tape called The Big Bam about Ruth on my way to & from work and it is very detailed, probably 3 hours so far and he's just now joining the Red Sox.

PS - The ball does feel slightly heavier then my 1923 AL Ball, is that the dead ball era or just my mind thinking that, nonetheless I love the staining on it, (stained from tobacco? used for spitballs?), the feel of it, everything.