Circa 1939 Johnny Vander Meer 1.5" pinback button
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I'm very happy finally be able to add this challenging 1939 1.5" variation of the Johnny Vander Meer pinback button to my collection.
It definitely has some foxing, but these are rare. I'll take it! Into the Vandy showcase it goes. ;):) |
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This item dates to 1870. It is a schedule of two tours of the Red Stockings in 1869 and 1870.
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Wheel Cafe menu
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Corey that’s a fantastic piece! Scott great addition to your Vandy collection!
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Mike, if you own those Vandy and Reds pins, they are truly in AMAZING condition. Very nice! Mike, regarding the relative scarcity of the 1939 Vandy 1.5" pin: Just speculating here, but these were likely produced for the 1939 World Series. Despite Vandy's spectacular and storied 1938 season in which he tossed the back-to-back no-hitters, he struggled mightily during his 1939 sophomore season. So much so, that he was sent back to the minors to work on his mechanics. He played a very limited role with the 1939 ML Reds club & actually did not play in the WS. Perhaps the limited production was due to some/all of these factors, but I guess we will never know... |
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Spring training programs
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I collect Orioles, so I don't have a ton of Reds related items, but here are a few Orioles/Reds spring training programs/scorecards.
1957 Game in Baltimore Attachment 382312 1958 Game in Baltimore Attachment 382313 2002 Game in Louisviille, KY Attachment 382314 |
1967 HOF Game
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Here are a few items from the 1967 Hall of Hall Game in Coopertown, NY
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1970 World Series
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Lastly a few of the unusual programs from the 1970 World Series against the Orioles.
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alright you guys have gone and got me fired up with all these reds pins you've been posting. here's one of my faves accompanied by a jersey from the era:cool:
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The link to my original photo perished in the Photobucket hostage situation a few years ago. I just found it on my hard drive and thought I'd post it again because it's a unique piece of Reds memorabilia:
Attachment 383378 I gave a talk at the Newport, Kentucky (directly across the Ohio River from the Reds Stadium) library about early baseball in Northern Kentucky. A guy who I had previously met at one of my book signings came and gave me two pieces of Crosley Field as a gift - a brick and a piece of tile! The brick is self explanatory, but the tile is kind of interesting. I've had people tell me it was from A) main entrance and B) the bathroom I'm a big fan of the 1930's Reds and these two pieces now have an honored spot on one of the shelves in my studio, along side a Vander Meer signed ball. |
N200 Arlie Latham , 1895 booster pin, and a Cut Plug tin.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...d02dd68dfb.jpg
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Baseball Magazine supplements...
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a bat
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Daubert bat
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unusual piece?
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There's probably not a lot of memorabilia associated with the Reds' Red Lutz.
He spent the whole 1922 season with the Red, but he had only one at bat. He got a double, and his mlb career was over. |
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More Reds
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Here's a sign that hung in Cooperstown for the 1953 Hall of Fame game between the Reds and White Sox.
Also a couple of gamers from the Big Red Red Machine and a Heinie Groh bottle bat. Greg |
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A few more Reds items ( the second lathe bat is Kiki Cuyler with the Reds -- it's hard to tell because of some glare in the photo)
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And here's Billy Martin as a Red on the back of a Post Cereal Bran Flakes box --
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more Groh
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always room for another Heinie Groh bat?
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Nice Groh Mark!
Sorry, didn’t realize how bad that photo is of the three bats. From top to bottom: Heinie Groh Zinn Beck bat (Groh’s name under center label, sporting goods store on barrel) Bill McKechnie lathe bat Kiki Cuyler lathe bat Greg |
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Here's a c. 1953 Reds cap, along with a few pinbacks ...
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Great stuff everyone! Here's Dusty Miller with the "On Time" ad back...
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I have a few 19th Century Cincinnati Reds Items to share
1888 National League RBI Award presented by the Times Star to Long John Reilly
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/71S9dX.jpg 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings officers cabinet cards, 1869 team pin that belonged to Ed Townley the team treasurer and 1869 Red Stocking CDV https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/921/URgERM.jpg 1868 Cincinnati BBC First Nine Imperial Cabinet and 1882 Cincinnati's Imperial Cabinet. Sorry about the lights! https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/ODrw9i.jpg |
I'm In awe Mark!
Pretty amazing Reds collection Mark!
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Killer item!
What a historical schedule! Directly from Ellard's Emporium. It doesn't get any better than that!
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Eye appeal
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Awesome display!
Looks like the Reds Hall of Fame and Museum
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Here's a few photos.
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Great items in the last couple days. Blown away by the 1860s to 1880s items. WOW!
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John, those are some eye-popping treasures. :eek:
I do love my Big Red Machine collection, as I grew up with them and lived/died with every game. But yours is on a whole different level. Any rational person can see how stuff from the '60s would survive, but to see those ancient and important artifacts in that stellar condition is just beyond belief! I am particularly drawn to Reilly's RBI Award and Townley's Pin from 1869. How did they even survive, much less in that condition? The Reilly Award is stunning, and the 1869 Pin is something I never knew could exist. I have seen that incredibly early and ornate "C" logo (formed by a belt, ball and bat) but it has always been in print. To see a figural 3 dimensional representation of that is almost a religious experience. I think the Reds should relocate their Hall of Fame in your pad! :rolleyes: |
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A mature Matty, a very youthful Frank Robinson, and a teenage Johnny Bench all in one post. Wonderful rare photos, Paul! :) |
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Thanks for reviving this thread Tim and amazing items everyone. Especially your stuff John. Amazing...
Here's a "snapshot" in time from the Reds first photo night which later became picture day. Does anyone know which team first started started doing this or was it the Reds in 58 and is it still practiced today? |
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Pretty awesome Chris!
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Incredible items posted!
Maybe 5 yrs ago I picked up this seat - the person who refurbished a bunch of these seats provided pics of how they originally looked and the overall purchase of a ton of seats.
Crosley Field - I believe the Reds played there from the early 1900s to about 1970. I also recollect that this is the location of the first ML BB night game under lights? https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads...jibrowl2d4.jpg |
Crosley Field Seat
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Great seat! I know Dave Grob did an in-depth study at one time on Crosley seats. Maybe you could reach out to him on this one? Quote:
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A few Reds items I have on display...
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https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads...mrcs40p31e.png Also, this WS press pin is awesome. |
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68 Rose, 77-79 Rose, 77-79 Bench
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Here’s a small assortment of sheet music celebrating the Reds and a 1960s KM Pro team jacket
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