2012 national convention pickups/pictures

[Forever Young]

Anyone pick anything up at the National in Baltimore this year? Any pictures to share?

This is the first day I have been to the show and picked up this Young Hornsby TYPE 1 photo by Charles Conlon(c.1920).

[Forever Young]

DAY 2:

1) 1923 LOU GEHRIG TYPE 1 CHARELS CONLON



2) 1927 LOU GEHRIG TYPE 1 CHARLES CONLON EYES



I am done and off to the dinner!

[PhilNap]

Nice eyes!! Is it part of a jigsaw puzzle?

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by Forever Young

DAY 2:

1) 1924 LOU GEHRIG TYPE 1 CHARELS CONLON



2) 1927 LOU GEHRIG TYPE 1 CHARLES CONLON EYES



I am done and off to the dinner!

Well Ben. Welcome to the "Eyes" Club! What an incredible pair of Conlon/Gehrigs you picked up... in the SAME DAY no less!

BTW... Where are all the photos? For the last few years there were loads of photos that fellow board members picked up from the John Rogers collection! What gives guys?

[canjond]

My only purchase... Of the 8 known copies, this is probably the nicest...

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by canjond

My only purchase... Of the 8 known copies, this is probably the nicest...

I saw this.. It is even better in person. Congrats!

[scooter729]

This 1915 pennant just made the 500 mile journey back to its new residence in the hub of Boston - welcome home...

[jcmtiger]

Originally Posted by canjond

My only purchase... Of the 8 known copies, this is probably the nicest...

Jon, I have one of those, unfortunately it is not signed..Joe

[canjond]

Originally Posted by jcmtiger

Jon, I have one of those, unfortunately it is not signed..Joe

Joe-

I had no idea there were ones that were unsigned. I know Cobb produced these for his family and friends, so had always assumed all were signed.

- Jon

[khkco4bls]

Here are my bargains of the week at the national. Goldsmith ball from the okland oaks on back and 1929. 25 dollars. My ruth exacta pocket watch which you never see. Only could find one at auction for 1443.00. Paid 150.00 from an old gentleman walking the floor. It was his fathers in perfect working order which i was surprised. Now my other 2 i paid for was a Wm. Read salesman sample baseball in the box. Really cool, and my tin sign from 1900 which matches my cigar box. What are the odds. Made by the tuscarora Advertising Co. coshocton, Ohio. What colors.

[Jcfowler6]

Stuff for the man room.

[ruth-gehrig]

Originally Posted by khkco4bls

Here are my bargains of the week at the national. Goldsmith ball from the okland oaks on back and 1929. 25 dollars. My ruth exacta pocket watch which you never see. Only could find one at auction for 1443.00. Paid 150.00 from an old gentleman walking the floor. It was his fathers in perfect working order which i was surprised. Now my other 2 i paid for was a Wm. Read salesman sample baseball in the box. Really cool, and my tin sign from 1900 which matches my cigar box. What are the odds. Made by the tuscarora Advertising Co. coshocton, Ohio. What colors.

Nice items! Excellent prices as well. I'm loving that salesman sample baseball the most. That's really cool!!

[Vintagecatcher]

I just got back from the National. I went just for Thursday and Friday.

I thought the memorabilia side of the show was a bit lean. Of course, some of the better items were probably grabbed earlier in the show.

My lone memorabilia pickup was a nice children's catcher mitt.

Patrick

[jpop43]

We ventured down to the show for the Wednesday evening session and stayed thru Friday afternoon. For the very first time ever I took my 4 year old son to a show and he was a real trooper, keeping up with us as we walked the aisles over and over till we were convinced that we'd had the opportunity to see everything. Attached is a picture of the Dugout Treasures crew along with our newest member...the little guy picked up his first vintage glove on Thursday!

I thought the sampling of vintage equipment being offered was quite good, and seeing it allowed us to visit with some old friends who specialize in that area. We got a nice chance to catch up in person and even meet some guys with whom we'd spoken/emailed with over the years but never formally connected. Kudos to the guys from Play OK Antiques, Huntington Baseball Co., and the Antique Athlete for putting together what was, in our opinion, the best booth in show!

Anyway, we had a great time in the Inner Harbor and did pick up a few nice pieces which fill a couple of holes in our collection of vintage gloves, bats, and balls.

Starting with the baseballs, here is our National 2012 haul...

1. Well, us...photo taken in the booth shared by a number of our friends.
2. Circa 1920's Horace Partridge Official League Baseball, mint with box.
3. Teens/20's era Spalding Official League Special Baseball...Mint.
4. 1920's era Reach "Babe" Ruth Home Run Special Baseball
5. Circa 1880's Figure 8 Baseball

www.dugouttreasures.com

[jpop43]

Here are a couple of the bats...

1. Circa 1897-1911 JF Hillerich & Son bat...thick, stout, and heavy with very nice orig. factory tape...no damage and a nice addition to the bat collection.

2. 36" Louisville Slugger, Oil Tempered, Model 3 baseball bat.

www.dugouttreasures.com