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A virtual tour of a framed Deadball Era collection
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I have assembled a collection of Deadball Era cards and memorabilia over the last few years. My focus has been Chief Bender and items that lend themselves to display and I have recently framed my collection in vintage frames from that era. If I can't frame an item and display it, I generally don't collect it. My office walls are nearing the saturation point, so the pace of my acquisitions will necessarily slow and I will transition to more of an aficionado than an active collector.
I have never met any of you personally, and it is unlikely I ever will, but I have vicariously enjoyed many of your collections from afar. This is my effort to return the favor with a virtual tour of my eclectic Deadball collection that is more or less completed. I have posted a few of these in other threads, but never as a collection. It all started with framing a few T206s. Attachment 220003 Highlights of my Chief Bender collection. Attachment 220002 A few postcard types Attachment 220004 My favorite H.M. Taylor Tigers Attachment 220005 1911 and 1913 Reach catalogs (The Bender/Crawford one is one of my favorite items period!) Attachment 220006 1913 Salesman swatch book pages Attachment 220007 Attachment 220008 I'll break this into separate posts for uploading purposes. |
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Bender & Lajoie autos
Attachment 220009 Chief Bender type 1s with auto Attachment 220010 Joe Jackson type 1 1911 Attachment 220011 Sam Crawford type 1 Attachment 220013 Sam Crawford type 1 Wolverine News postcard Attachment 220017 |
Nice collection Jim!
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T201s
Attachment 220018 T3 Speaker with auto Attachment 220019 Ty Cobb 1920's Attachment 220020 Ty Cobb baseball notebook 1910 Attachment 220021 |
I never get tired of looking at that Bender display. Awesome.
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Ginger Beaumont
Attachment 220022 Sam Crawford Police Gazette Attachment 220023 Christy Mathewson S81 silk Attachment 220024 Zack Wheat - Charles Conlon type 1 w auto Attachment 220025 Chief Bender Piedmont Art Stamp Attachment 220026 |
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Chief Bender in action
Attachment 220027 Sam Crawford - Paul Thompson 1907 Attachment 220028 Christy Mathewson M101-2 Attachment 220029 Walter Johnson type 1 1924 Attachment 220030 Ty Cobb - likely type II, but I love it anyway! Attachment 220031 and finally a few more T206s Attachment 220032 Enjoy! Hopefully these will distract you from the shilling posts for a moment. |
Amazing displays and collection Jim!
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This is exactly why I love this forum, for awe-inspiring collections like this! Beyond impressed, thanks for sharing
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VERY, VERY nice...........I especially like the Walter Johnson Type 1 photograph. One very determined countenance. SWEET!!!!!
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Jim, exactly my thoughts. If you can't display them why collect them? I need to learn how to make cases for myself. The flimsy ones that are way overpriced on eBay are way too expensive for the material being used.
Your cases are just as appealing as the cards in them and really play off each other well. |
Jim i am more on the memorabilia side not cards but that is impressive. thanks for sharing
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Jim- That is just amazing, I don't know if I am more jealous of the cards or the way you have displayed it!
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Jim, that is an awesome collection and I would imagine walking into the room with so much history makes it even better. The Bender display is my favorite.
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Awesome photos!! Love the Bender display.
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Wow
Impressive collection. The framing alone is time consuming and expensive. Congrats on your style and good taste.
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Display
So nice..thanks for sharing!
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For some reason, I can't see the pictures in this thread, even after a clean install of Chrome. I don't have permission to view attachments?
Edit: weird. When I right click on it, and click view, says I have no permission, and need to log in. I log in, and now I can see everything. Beautiful collection, BTW. I would love to look at these all day! |
Thanks for the kind comments on the display, I selected and framed them all myself. That cut the cost considerably and gave me complete creative control.
If anyone is having trouble viewing the photos, you can access them by clicking on my profile and viewing the album. |
I remember seeing your Bender display earlier. Probably the coolest display I'd ever seen in terms of the collectibles themselves and the artistry of your work.
Great to see these other items too. If this were all in a room at the HOF, it might well be the best room there. |
Now THAT'S the way to enjoy a collection! Thanks for posting -- those look great!
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