San Fran Seals Stadium sign

[bocca001]

Originally Posted by seattlerainiers

The Seals sign pictured above in the Ebbets Field flannels window belongs to me. Jerry saw it at my house years ago, really liked it, and I lent it to him for display in his retail shop...My sign originated from a long-time, legendary PCL collector, who had owned it for many years. I've owned it for over 15 years. I know of one other of these original signs that was ensconced in another very extensive PCL collection, and privately passed into another great PCL collection within the last few years...There is no question that both of the signs I describe are authentic and original to the period, likely late 40s to early 50s. I can't speak to the two that transacted on eBay.

seattlerainers: Thank you for this information. I would also like to know if your Seals sign has a different advertisement on the back. Also, do you have any thoughts about how the sign was used? Do you think it was posted outside the stadium? Around town? It's a really nice piece.

[ooo-ribay]

So many questions....

The "dateable" campaign sign on the reverse of the most recent seems almost too convenient.

And the first ebay one that started this thread looks too have many, many screw or nail holes around the perimeter....it seems to me a "baseball this week" sign would be up and down and wouldn't have so many fasteners.

If I were to guess at Marc's question, I would go with "around town." In looking at vintage photos of Seals Stadium, I've never seen this kind of signage.

[vintagesportscollector]

piggybacking off this thread...I'd love to see more Seals memorabilia from others.

@seattlerainers..have any other items to share?

Others?

[bocca001]

Seals pennant

[Shoeless Moe]

Only the 2nd time the DiMaggio brothers all played in an outfield together in a game.

[seattlerainiers]

Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector

piggybacking off this thread...I'd love to see more Seals memorabilia from others.

@seattlerainers..have any other items to share?

Others?

Here's a picture of a Seals Japan tour display case I put together for some baseball-themed activities when SAFECO Field opened in 1999, and a terrific poster from that historic 1949 tour.

On a related note, Dennis Snelling's new book on Lefty O'Doul is an essential read for O'Doul and Seals fans.

[andypcl]

[packs]

Figured why not contribute myself since we've moved on to generally cool Seals items:

Here's my 1940 San Francisco Seals stamp book that includes 17 of the 25 stamps, but even more incredible is that the book includes 23 of the 25 player's autographs.

[ooo-ribay]

Rental seat cushion and bottle opener. Not sure if the opener was for the Seals or Giants....it's the Seals' SF but the Giants used the same on some early 1958 stuff.

[seattlerainiers]

Originally Posted by bocca001

seattlerainers: Thank you for this information. I would also like to know if your Seals sign has a different advertisement on the back. Also, do you have any thoughts about how the sign was used? Do you think it was posted outside the stadium? Around town? It's a really nice piece.

To answer both Gary and Marc, my sign has nothing on the back. Neither does the other non-eBay-transacted sign I'd mentioned.

Here are a few Seals rosters and a pinback which employ the same cartoon Seal graphic, which is how I date production/use of the sign to the early 50s.