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[insidethewrapper]

Here's three cabinets of I've been told are : Fred Wood, Sam Wise and John McGeachy. Any opinions or verification of these ?

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Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

Here's three cabinets of I've been told are : Fred Wood, Sam Wise and John McGeachy. Any opinions or verification of these ?

The man with the bowler hat and walking stick is definitely Sam Wise. I have a cabinet from the same session so labeled by Tim Murnane.
Bob Richardson

[tnfoto]

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

Here's three cabinets of I've been told are : Fred Wood, Sam Wise and John McGeachy. Any opinions or verification of these ?

The image from the Farmer Brothers cabinet photo was used as the source photo for the woodcut illustrating Fred Wood's bio published in the New York Clipper on 02-Jan-1886. Based on the photographer's stamp, I believe the photo was most likely taken in 1885, when Wood played for two Hamilton-based teams.

The image from the Arthur & Pailbric cabinet photo was used as the source photo for the woodcut illustrating Jack McGeachey's bio (spelled McGeachy in the paper) published in the Clipper on 13-Sep-1890. It most likely dates from 1886, when he played for the Detroit Wolverines.

Both appear to have been correctly identified.

[GaryPassamonte]

Thanks, Russ. I missed that one.

[Joe_G.]

Some great late additions to the thread.

Here is the old post that discussed the new Beckley find (thanks Russ):
http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=127480

I'm thrilled to see Bob Richardson posting. Jay Miller brought it to my attention, we were both surprised. Great to have you posting, not sure how I missed that you have 20 posts dating back to May of last year.

Lastly, great to see positive ID on Mike's cabinets. The "man in business suit" cabinets with claims of being a baseball player often end in disappointment.

Great cards all around.