Stuff still turns up at local Antique street Fairs / 1888 scrapps team set

[vintagephotosrus]

Been going to a local antique street fair each year for the past 20+ years and turned these 2 single original scarp book pages up - featuring 1888 scrapps of both teams. now the work beings on removing them off the old brittle pages. Stuff still turns up now and then.

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[chlankf]

Great find, congrats.

[bigfanNY]

Nice find Good luck with removal. You have the one Detroit head to practice with but if it soaks off they should all come away easily. Be patient with drying.

[sb1]

I wouldn't even bother to soak, odds are it will not go well and these display wonderfully as the day someone did it 100+ years ago. The purist will appreciate them as they are.

[CobbSpikedMe]

I tend to agree with Scott that they present well as is. I would frame them just like they are.

[Joe_G.]

Nice find.

Similar to an old chest I found with some Detroit Scrapps (or as Al at LOTG figured out, H. D. Smith & Co Baseball Gum Die-Cuts). Easier call in my case, I was certainly going to leave them as found.

[Jay Wolt]

Joe that chest is fantastic

[aquarius31]

If your primary goal is to make money, then yeah I guess you could have them removed and then graded although you’ll get dinged on the glue residue.

If however the goal is to enjoy them in the current state (for which they were intended) then keep as is, have it conserved and then framed.

My 2 cents is that they look fantastic as is.


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[Huysmans]

I'm in agreement with the majority...
keep them intact as is.

[vintagephotosrus]

Correct the ones I plan on keeping for my collection I will enjoy them!

I do collect 19 th century and early 20 th baseball cards, 19 th century baseball related tradecards and original baseball negatives and photographs. Been collection for many years now.

The reason them to be soaked off will be used for upgrades and there sold off to other collectors.


Thanks

[Leon]

Let us know how it turns out. I think I have a Comisky glued to a scrapbook page also,

Originally Posted by vintagephotosrus

Correct the ones I plan on keeping for my collection I will enjoy them!

I do collect 19 th century and early 20 th baseball cards, 19 th century baseball related tradecards and original baseball negatives and photographs. Been collection for many years now.

1 reason the St Louis are going to be soaked off is:
I need the comisky and Gleason for my Black Sox collection and the others used for upgrades.
Been bidding on them several times when they come up and unable to win them.
So this task is now complete and crossed off my list.

The reason the Detroit will be soaked off will be used for upgrades.

All the others will available for sale in the near future to other collectors.

NOTE:
Yes I do have a plan in place and a reason for removing these off the brittle, fragile falling apart thin 19 th c paper album page.

Thanks

[vintagephotosrus]

hello Leon
here is the comiskey that was on that was removed from that album page

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