Rearranged antique baseball cabinet..squeezed in two new pieces

[CarltonHendricks]

I rearranged my baseball cabinet tonight and squeezed in a pair of two tone c1890 Spalding baseball cleats, and a c1880 striped baseball cap I got last summer...I don’t know if I could get anything more in there!....I had picked up an elevated very heavy metal retail shoe display at a flea market a couple years ago for $15.00....I envisioned antique baseball cleats on it from the time I bought it but I have trepidation at messing with a display that's set...Once you start moving stuff and get it out of allingment it can take forever to put the puzzle back together...finally tonight I got it installed....I probably should have bought all the shoe stands the guy had and given them to friends....It really shows the shoes off well I think...

Apologies if I posted some of these photos previously...The cap I first saw at the National last summer but didn't get them till a couple months later...So it's sort of a National find....it pays to go to the National!

[sayhey24]

Carlton,

Great shoes and a great shoe stand. Any chance of seeing some wide shots of your displays, to see how your room is set up? (or rooms!)

Greg

[Scott Garner]

Fantastic displays, Carlton!

[CarltonHendricks]

Thanks gentlman...here's a wider shot of my baseball corner...I got that black case over twenty years ago out of a thrift store in the Mission district of San Francisco...little beat up but works great as I have limited space...I remember I bought it at night and carrying it out to my beater 65' Olds Cutless...No one mugged me and took it LOL!

[perezfan]

Hey Carlton...

Mouth-watering stuff. Seeing those 3 Testi Statues posed that way is making me green with envy. Gosh, those suckers are tough to find

Before you put the camera away.... I, too have a favor to ask. Could you post a clear photo of the inside of the Boater Style Cap? I guess a close-up shot of the front would be good, too. I just picked one up from Corey Leiby, and would love to see a better view of yours (for purposes of comparison).

Hope it's not too much trouble... Thanks so much, and GREAT displays!

Mark

[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Hey Carlton...

Mouth-watering stuff. Seeing those 3 Testi Statues posed that way is making me green with envy. Gosh, those suckers are tough to find

Before you put the camera away.... I, too have a favor to ask. Could you post a clear photo of the inside of the Boater Style Cap? I guess a close-up shot of the front would be good, too. I just picked one up from Corey Leiby, and would love to see a better view of yours (for purposes of comparison).

Hope it's not too much trouble... Thanks so much, and GREAT displays!

Mark

Mark, Thanks for the kind words...So....you're the one that bought Corey's boater hat...I called to buy it and it was sold!...When I was moving mine around last night I was struck by how worn it was though still looks good...How about posting a shot of your boater?

http://www.sportsantiques.com/boaterbbhat.htm
Here's a link to a feature I did on my boater...will those photos do?