Show your Chief Bender items
 

As a Chief Bender type collector I am always interested in what might be out there. So go ahead and show us what you have. I'll lead off the top of the first and I apologize in advance for the glare.

The other W600 pose

Nice pose, any idea who the photographer was?

http://photos.imageevent.com/bicem/l...P%20Bender.jpg

I have always heard that Carl Horner took many of the photographs for the W600 set, but cannot confirm that.

Many of his photos were used for sure, but the Bender is not Horner.

I am sure you are correct but the Horner photo's do look similar. Then again I guess his portraits WOULD look similar :)

for comparison.....This is from my 1903 Horner Composite...

Horner took the photo used on the W600 in uniform so it(the image) dates to 1903 or so. The Suit pose on the W600 and the Lincoln PC appears to be a younger Bender, however the PC is a 1906/07 issue. Yet another quandry is that the Horner uniform W600 is on a later mount than the Suit pose. Anyone confused yet :)

I have no idea who might have taken the image.

That framed collection is beautiful. Good job!

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The Chief

Great Bender collection, Jim.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...bender0001.jpg http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...chTypChief.jpg http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...er/ChiefT5.jpg

I once owned a Sporting News Premium of the A's that used the same images as the Lincoln Pubs, it was from 1902 if I recall correctly.

Did a little research this afternoon and I believe the photographer of the Bender (and all the LP's) was MacIntire Studios of Philadelphia. Think they all came from the same photo session, here's the original photo of Mack...

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/...2010/1180.html

and the LP Mack...

http://photos.imageevent.com/bicem/l.../LP%20Mack.jpg

Sorry to go OT, just thought it was interesting.

Sadly I used to own that Mack cabinet and let it go... for what reason I can't grasp.

However the Mack image on his W600's do not match the Lincoln PC ???

So,, I did some comparing, Only Bender, Henley, Murphy, Plank and Powers use the same image on the Lincoln as on their W600 counterpart. So MacIntire may have done all of the photos for the Lincoln issue, but not the W600 A's

From My Wife's Collection

The framed Bender collection is beautiful. But how do you "update" the frame with new acquisitions?

Jim, great cards beautifully displayed!
Val

Cycle 460

Jeff, it is an interesting question on who the photographer was. Definitely Horner on the uniform, but thanks for shedding light on the street clothes varietal.

Other Jeff, cool Ju Ju Drum!

As for updating the collection, it was designed to be simple. The items are in cases or sleeves which are mounted behind the glass. It is an old window with the mat mounting on the front and the cards on back. I rotate items out regularly, the Stetson hats postcard and Reach catalog are the most recent additons.

Speaking of additions, I just received this Bender Piedmont Art Stamp in the mail today. If you have to have significant paper loss on the front I can't imagine it being better camouflaged than on this card.

Great stuff guys, keep it coming! Can anyone show me a Bender Rose Postcard just for proof of existence?

My beater E95

Yes Jim...
"Simply Brilliant!!!"

Mr. Bender would be Extremely Proud of the Tribute
That You Have Created Fir'em!

Wow
 

GREAT CARDS!:eek:

Glass plate negative. Likely George Grantham Bain.
http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/y...pstrjlvwlb.jpg

Tom C

Very nice ghost, I have Bender envy!

Jim....
 

Thanks:)....you art stamp is sick! one of my friends collect them....they are quite rare;) as I'm sure you know

This f/b combo was very high on my want-list until I picked it up this week. Really happy to add it to the collection.

Bender cabinet photo from world series

Love this card
 

14 Cracker Jack Bender

Here's a few of my favorites that I used to own.


http://photos.imageevent.com/mhgt/ho...er-Victory.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/mhgt/ho...der-Kotton.jpg
http://photos.imageevent.com/mhgt/ho...3%20Bender.jpg

It does exist! Thanks for posting Jerry, you made my day!

Here's my m113

D303 Mothers Bread
 

Here is a Mothers Bread with some labeling issues......

4 kotton variations

Wow! Great Bender items guys.

Here are two original Type 1 photos framed with an autograph. The top one is by Paul Thompson, the bottom the American Press Association.

Jim that's an amazing piece.

Simply beautiful photos.

One Of The Last Balls Thrown By Bender In A Major League Game
 

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/y...psrofiy8gg.jpg

This ball represents the last run given up and the last home run given up during the actual part of Bender's major league career. He did pitch one bullshit inning 8 years later as a coach but that shouldn't really count.

It is definitely the ball that caused the last loss.of his career. It is also the last run he gave up as a pitcher for a Philadelphia team.

The two run homerun by controversial Benny Kauff turned a 1-0 deficit in the 8th into a 2-1 victory. The victory clinched the 1917 pennant for the Giants, and this is the ball that propelled them to victory.

Tom C

How about a Chief's Driver's License?
 

How about something off the beaten path?
Here's a link to more Bender-related items including a letter from Hall of Fame president Paul Kerr writing to Chief three weeks before Bender's death.

The website has pages for all Hall of Famers and nearly 200 other guys.

CooperstownExpert.com

Some of mine

Very cool items!

Here is a huge 14 x 17 original Type 1 photo of Bender batting at the Hilltop in 1911.


Attachment 276215

My very favorite card in my collection....and one I spent about a decade of my life trying to track down. One more big thank you to the kind gentleman that traded it to me :)

Attachment 276219

Chief Bender with a twist

1905 Philadelphia A's "Big Aces"


http://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan7...akleyplank.jpg


TED Z
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Your display is fabulous. Thank you for sharing. How do you combat fading from light?
Scott

Bender Items
 

Here is a "Chief" C.A. Bender signed baseball along with a tobacco card image of the A's HoF hurler.

Jon
www.dugouttreasures.com

Thanks Scott. Two ways I protect it, first I put in a low light room and second I used Museum Glass with UV protection.

Here is a labeled photo of the display. The M101-4 has since rotated out for a D359 Rochester Baking.

Attachment 276287

If my eyes don't deceive me, the large gentleman sitting in the stands behind the Chief is none other than the President of the United States at the time, W. H. Taft, who of course has been credited with throwing out the first pitch on Opening Day of the season. Wonder if this was the case here which would date it, I guess, 1912 or '13.