Stadium Seats

[MGHPro]

Bought these this weekend- Yankees need to be fixed and the polo grounds needs a base so it can stand freely
Matt

[MVSNYC]

My Yankees' seats...got the original example from my buddy Jay Wolt. the newer one from Steiner.

[Bpm0014]

Great seats everyone. Cool thread!

[eastonfalcon19]

Awsome seats..they all look great!

[Fuddjcal]

Here's my entry...so many great old seats!!!!Thanks for sharing everyone

My Dad worked on the original construction of Dodger Stadium and we had 24 seats at one time. They were left overs and all the workers took what they could carry. 8 in our old backyard stayed with the sale of the house in 1990. 16 were rescued from the crawl space of "Grandmas" house when sold in 2010. These were put together shortly after with the same seat and row numbers we used to have in the 60's and 70's growing up at the Stadium.

My friend who put these together for me did 2 for himself in blue and a 4 pack for another friend. A set of 4 remain untouched.

[D. Broughman]

IS it ok to show a bench from Michigan Stadium?

[Duluth Eskimo]

I love seats, but only have some local ones from the Minneapolis area. I need a couple of stands for seats from Metropolitan stadium (Millers, Twins, Vikings). If someone has a good source for a reasonable price, please PM me. Thanks, Jason

[eastonfalcon19]

Dynarl, being a huge Michigan fan myself, Absolutely! How did you acquire them? Awsome piece.

[DinoPro]

StadiumSeat.jpg


1929 Ebbets Field Press Box Seat
Just aquired last week....

[CamaroCPA]

Hey guys, I wanted to share pictures of my new stadium seat. It's not necessarily true "memorabilia" and it's definitely not vintage so please indulge me!

I currently own a Metropolitan Stadium and Metrodome seat I keep in my home office:



I want to complete the Minnesota Twins stadium trifecta so I reached out to the maintenance department at Target Field to see if they had any broken or unused seats they could part with. I was told all seats were kept for parts but the Twins kindly directed me to the seat vendor. So, for the past couple months I have been working with the seat manufacturer to create a "replica" Target Field seat. I haven't gotten it in possession yet but I got pictures of it this morning:



I had them make it Row 3, seat 34 to commemorate two of the best Twins players there have been. Anyways, I am so excited about it I had to share with people that might understand! I'll post pictures once I get it with the other two.

[karamaxjoe]

I'm curious how much a Twins replica seat would cost?

[unclebaseballmike]

Seals Stadium seat, the less common box seat version. I have another one in storage here in San Francisco. If you're interested in purchasing, and you can pick up the seat in SF, email me.

Thanks,

Mike

[filmmaker]

I cannot find the exact origin of this stadium seat. I saw it on eBay and goes off Sunday May 9th 2015. eBay item number:281681613128

[richiea13]

The green seat appears to be a Wrigley Field riser seat .... not Polo Grounds, Matt.

Originally Posted by MGHPro

Bought these this weekend- Yankees need to be fixed and the polo grounds needs a base so it can stand freely
Matt

[MGHPro]

Richie -
Thanks - guy I bought it from said polo . What's the value of a wrigley seat ?
Matt

Originally Posted by richiea13

The green seat appears to be a Wrigley Field riser seat .... not Polo Grounds, Matt.

[mrozie21]

Originally Posted by MGHPro

Richie -
Thanks - guy I bought it from said polo . What's the value of a wrigley seat ?
Matt

a Wrigley seat is worth around $500

[richiea13]

Your model rear mount Wrigley seat WAS one model that was also employed in The Polo Grounds. (Note: A second rear mount style seat was also used in The Polo Grounds over the years as well). Conversely, both parks painted their seats dark green, so you can understand how some people might get confused. With that said, a middle row (non-figural) Polo Grounds seat in all original/unrestored condition can easily fetch a grand plus these days .... and possibly/probably more if condition is very good. The current value of your Wrigley is roughly half that amount, as Mr. Ozie eluded to earlier. So, while the guy you bought this seat from might have made an honest mistake ..... its also plausible that he knew exactly what he was selling you and intentionally misrepresented it in order to make more money on you. May I ask you if you paid more than $500.00 for it, Mark?

Originally Posted by MGHPro

Richie -
Thanks - guy I bought it from said polo . What's the value of a wrigley seat ?
Matt

[MGHPro]

Here's what I was told. The guy I bought the seats from got them from his grandfather who was an usher at Polo grounds. He said it was pair, but the one next to it had a crack in the cast iron. Took it to a guy who said he could fix it, and actually attempted to weld it with the wood in place and basically destroyed the other seat. He then separated them and kept the non ruined one. There was some major disgust when he told me the story. Could it be complete BS , sure, but thats what I was told. And If anyone is interested in it, let me know. It doesn't fit my collection
Matt

[richiea13]

The guy's story is a GREAT story, Matt ..... but its just that .... a story.

The 'smoking gun' piece of evidence in the seat number. Wrigley painted its seat numbers white and in the exact size & font as your seat. Polo Grounds seat numbers were much fancier and a bit larger .... and more of a silvery-white, not white-white (see attached photos). The photos I attached show a triple Wrigley Field seat in all original/unrestored condition, courtesy of a 2008 Lelands auction. The other photo shows a few unrestored/all original Polo Grounds seat parts that are the same exact model as the Wrigley parts.

Note too that all original/unrestored Polo Grounds seats sport more of a 'Kelly Green' color than dark green.

Originally Posted by MGHPro

Here's what I was told. The guy I bought the seats from got them from his grandfather who was an usher at Polo grounds. He said it was pair, but the one next to it had a crack in the cast iron. Took it to a guy who said he could fix it, and actually attempted to weld it with the wood in place and basically destroyed the other seat. He then separated them and kept the non ruined one. There was some major disgust when he told me the story. Could it be complete BS , sure, but thats what I was told. And If anyone is interested in it, let me know. It doesn't fit my collection
Matt

[ooo-ribay]

^^^^ very subtle and interesting differences.....