What were your favorite 2 or 3 pieces you picked up this year...

[HexsHeroes]

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glad the Alex Main went to a good home.


I believe a date 6/18/?? was erased from the bottom left corner.

Not sure what the two erased words in the center are, except that the upper of the two words starts with a capital E (attractively written I might add).
A notation by the original collector?

Perhaps another member with better photo editing software could reveal what the two words, and the year are (were).

To be honest, I was so thrilled to have won the Gainer 3x5, that I didn't give the erased words much consideration.

[arsrvfan]

I picked up this 1941 Pacific Coast League All team ball with sweet spot autograph of my favorite "Gas House Gang" player, Pepper Martin. It's from the personal collection of former Cardinal and Brownie infielder Don Gutteridge. Gutteridge was in between major league stops and joined his best friend Martin who was player/manager playing for the Sacramento Salons in '41. I originally sold it for Gutteridge, a longtime friend, in 2004 when he decided to sell off his All Star Bats, dozens of minor league team balls, etc. I was always sorry that I didn't buy it myself but when offered a chance to trade back for it recently, from the collector that I sold it to 6 years ago, I jumped at the opportunity. It doesn't have the Legendary Tony Freitas, but it's still a really tough piece with personal attachment from my friend, and I'm thrilled to have it in my collection.

[Vintagecatcher]

One of the board members was nice enough to sell me a 1924 D&M Catcher figural trophy earlier in the year. The trophy had originally been purchased from the National Pastime in Cooperstown, NY. Shortly after I received the trophy, I decided to have a master silversmith restore it to its original condition.

Here are a few before and after photos. It now proudly sits in a period mahagony display case. Somewhere in it's history, an owner glued the trophy lid to the loving cup. When the restored trophy came back from the master silversmith, I was thrilled to see that there was actually two pieces to the trophy.



Thanks,


Patrick

[Jay Wolt]

Patrick, that's like night & day, looks brand new.
Was it an expensive process?

[Vintagecatcher]

Hi Jay,

I found a Master Silversmith in Bellingham, WA, David Friedman, that restored the trophy. Cost of the restoration was around $400.00. I would have no problem recommending his work. The trophy makes an awesome focal point to my catcher collection.

Patrick

[Jay Wolt]

Patrick, its an awesome piece, he did a great job, looks like money well spent

[GrayGhost]

AWESOME looking trophy and those T Cards aren't bd either.

[sayhey24]

That trophy looks amazing Patrick, well worth the extra 400 dollars!
I didn't realize that you actually display your catcher cards -- any chance you can post a couple of wide shots?

Greg