July Pickups
 

Thought I would start this one a day early, since the old June thread dropped way down the list. I was happy to pick up a couple of great early Baseball Mugs...

The lidded glass mug was in REA years ago, and I was happy to see it re-surface. As many times as I gazed at it in the Catalogue, it's even neater in person.

The Tray with the painted baseball scene (from ebay) was advertised as a Reds/Dodgers piece. Was disappointed to find it's actually a generic piece, but still very attractive.

The 1954 Giants Pennant is the first I've seen in 20+ years of collecting pennants. Had to compromise on condition, but it was worth it, as I have never seen another. This design was originally utilized for the 1951 All Star Game Pennant, so this could easily be a 1951 "Phantom" as well (the Yankees prevailed as World Champs, despite Bobby Thomson's earlier heroics).

One more pickup (inspired by Jimmy, as it's a nifty companion piece...)

First image is my Type 1 Photo of Walter Johnson. Note the Cleveland Cap, as Johnson was the Indians' Manager when this was shot was taken by legendary lensman Louis Van Oeyen.

Second image is the 1947 Baseball Register, with a cover drawing of this photo. Note the Cap, however, with a "W" superimposed. I guess they thought the image would be better with Johnson depicted as a Senator.

I probably overpaid for the 1947 Register, but found it to be an irresistable companion piece (as I had never seen this photo portrayed elsewhere).

Terrific pieces!
I also like the way they put the W on the cap off-center so it could be seen better.

Greg

Steins
 

Mark, Nice pickups on the steins....both real nice, maybe you can airbrush out the crickett player on the blue one LOL.....glad to see you're still doing damage

No where near vintage but a 2009 game used bat of Adam Laroche.

That Johnson photo is KILLER, Mark. I wouldn't have even minded that it was a shot of him with Cleveland. And I know the post was more for the companion piece, but it still had to be said. :)

I picked up two things last month, but for some reason, hadn't posted them. The first is a negative depicting Aparicio, Fox, Lollar and Jim Landis from the '60 White Sox. I thought that it was a great shot of some great players from a great team, and really, that composition is just begging to be painted.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...indler/Sox.jpg

The next is a negative of Babe Ruth crossing home plate in Detroit after hitting his 701st homer. As you can tell, it's pretty badly damaged, especially since the Babe's face is completely obliterated. But again, the shot was just beautiful, especially with that glorious afternoon light, so I couldn't say 'no'. I can easily photoshop in his head from another source and make it work in a painting. It's definitely perfect for my purposes, especially for what I paid for it!!!

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ler/Ruth-1.jpg

Thanks Carlton... Rather than alter the piece, I'll just tell people it's a baseball guy using an extremely rare and early bottle bat (and that back then, it was also common to borrow the catcher's shin guards!)

Nobody that visits my house will know the difference anyway ;)

Graig...

Killer photo of the 1960 Chisox! That will indeed be an amazing painting, once you apply your "strokes of genius". Very cool :cool:

Also... are those Palm Trees beyond the left field fence in Detroit? I know they can't be, but it sure lokks like it in the photo. That will be another amazing painting, should you decide to do it!

Mark,

The stadium is old Navin Field in Detroit. It's a bit tough to recognize, as it seemed to have a pretty major face-lift every year or so during the 1930s. For the World Series that year, ginormous bleachers were built to hold the extra fans, so that certainly changed the landscape considerably.

This is what it looked like around the time Ruth hit his 701st that July of '34...

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...nField1934.jpg

Graig

Graig... thanks!

That's just an awesome photo of Navin Field. I went back and edited my post when I noticed you already had mentioned that Babe hit #701 in Detroit. But I am so glad you posted that photo, as it's the best image I've seen of that stadium. Clearly not Palm Trees out there, either :o

Hey Mark!

I didn't even realize that I had mentioned it in the first place. My mind isn't all there, apparently.

I have a lot of other images of the ol' park from that era, and honestly, I have to thank the good people at Legendary for it. They've been having these wonderful eBay auctions over the past few months, selling negatives of Tiger stuff from all eras, but most especially from the 30s and 40s. I've definitely lucked out with some great images for my reference files, as well as some great negatives for my own use. I'm amazed that I landed some of the ones that I did!!!

Another angle of Navin Field from about the same time. Thought you might like to see it. D.

Awesomeness, Dynarl!! Here's another shot of the ol' place during the '34 Series. It's amazing how huge those stands are!

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ldSeries-2.jpg

Cool Kansas City A's Piece
 

Still awaiting it's arrival. I searched all over and couldn't find anything online. Those stands in Navin Field are amazing.

july pick ups
 

guys, 2 new items. 1866 monitor baseball club items thanks to rob. Also the young ladies baseball broadside that is spectacular in person. couldnt be happier. to me definitely has to do with franklins ladies baseball barnstorming team from 1880s to 1891. The piece is about 3' tall by 15" wide.

My first pick-up of the month...
 

is this neat 1968 Topps Posters Wax Wrapper to go along with the empty box and matching Mantle poster I got a few months ago.

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Jimmy...

That is a GREAT ensemble! Those posters are the thing I remember most as a kid (aside from the Topps cards). I had collected every one, and now they're all gone. I still remember amassing about 8 of the Max Alvis posters before finally completing the set. Had at least 5 Don Drysdale and Frank Howard posters as well.

The next year (1969) it was the Topps Team Posters with the players heads inside the circles. That would be another nifty 3-piece set to acquire (Poster/Wrapper/Box). Sad to think that mine all ended up in some dumpster :mad:

Lon Warneke no-hitter ticket 1941
 

Picked up this rare dated ticket from Lon Warneke's (The Arkansas Hummingbird) no-hitter over Cincinnati in 1941. This is the only one that I have ever seen or heard of in the hobby in 38 years. Pretty neat! I now have tickets to over 160 different no-hitter games dating back to 1910... :D

Outstanding pick-up Scott! I bet you were drooling as soon as you found it.

Thanks Mike! You are correct- lots of drool!

Picking away at another project I'm working on. I'm calling it The 1969 Cubs...The Great Collapse. Just added a signed Topps Bill Hands and should be adding a Jenkins at next week's show.

Scott- Lon's daughter Lonnie lives three doors up the street from me. A very nice family. They have quite a bit of memorabilia but I've never seen anything from the no hitter.

Her brother Charles has a wonderful album Mr. Wrigley presented to the team after the 1935 season with studio photos of each player. The players then had everyone sign their photos including Mr. Wrigley.

Rich Klein got a look at the album at my house a few years back. Wow!

Cubs Pennant
 

Picked up this exceedingly rare (at least I've never seen another) Cubs pennant for a song on ebay. The condition is exceptional and I love the design elements.

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...GVQUpUQ_12.jpg

What kind of song? " I got me a pennant, so cheap as can be..I got me a pennant and Im ha pp y ..happpyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy..;)

Mike,
That's incredible! Lon Warneke had quite a career in baseball. Not only did he win over 190 games (192), he also umpired for over 15 years in the major leagues. Did his daughter Lonnie ever mention that he was quite the crooner? Apparently he was a singer and played an instrument while on the road...

Back to the 50's for this great March 3, 1958 SI signed by McDougald, Carey, and Slaughter. I will turn it around and send it off soon to Yogi to complete.

I thought I was done with magazines for the month until I found a lost goldmine of sorts. The Stengel is a bit light on the last name but I think it will display nicely...too good to pass up. McDougald I've been looking for this one for awhile since he is no longer able to sign due to his health. The Maris cover is pretty worn but the autograph is strong. I would have liked to have found a Reynolds/Berra Sport issue but I will gladly take this one.

From the Net 54 B/S/T Auction section, an 1885 Chicago Team Woodcut w/Anson, Kelly & Clarkson...............

Two Items
 

Got two items of interest recently:

1) Bill Martin Presentation Bat from August 10, 1986 stands over 5 foot tall and is heavy as...

2) Jim Bunning AP Wire Photo taken after his perfect game - it is cut down to 8x8. Won this on ebay - unsigned - then ran it over to the Senate Office Building and had Senator Bunning sign it. Took 5 minutes of chatting to convince him to sign it for me. He is only there as a sitting Senator until the end of year. I will try one more time to get a 1964 Phillies Yearbook signed.

Scott- I believe Lon had a small band that played in the off-season. His musical ability was showcased when he moved to the Cardinals. The players performed before a few games and on local radio. I think it was pure "country."

Just picked this TYPE I photo up from Gaynor & Dent...
 

A 1941 Babe Ruth Sam Goldwyn Baseball Movie Photo. From the famous Culver Archives, Babe Ruth meets Sam Goldwyn (of movie fame) when Babe signed the contract to appear in the Lou Gehrig movie “The Pride of the Yankees.” Dated Dec 2, 1941 on the back.

What really makes this one special for me is that this photo is the companion piece! For me...it's almost always the other way around.

So here is the key piece. Babe's paycheck stub for appearing in the classic film recounting Lou Gehrig's life... "The Pride of the Yankees"

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Here's a companion piece for ya, Jimmy--a postcard the Babe sent home while he was in LA filming Pride of the Yankees:

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Jimmy & David,
Those are some awesome Ruth campanion pieces. Truly all three are "top shelf". Congrats!

Thanks Scott.
 

And you ain't kidding David :eek:

Man, LOTS of great stuff this month!!

I picked this up a couple of days ago, a nice Type 1 of Joe McCarthy from sometime around 1939 . It's not an important shot or anything, but I think it's one of my favorite images of the great manager. And of course, it would make a nice painting.

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...r/McCarthy.jpg

Graig

I got this late In June, and was gonna post it. I think this is really cool. My friend is going to try and do a print from it, see what it looks like. Here is the description from the Bay, where I got it..

Vintage glass slide negative of Yankee Stadium.It is 2 pieces of glass.Inside the two pieces of glass there is a paper saying"Workstel E-Fect Slides created by Harry Rubin for Publix Theatres.Manufactered by Maurice workstel Inc. 151 Wesr 46th St, NYC

The size is 4" by 5"

Ball coming into stands.Fans with old time hats.Looks like World Series banners

D & M Trophy and watch fob
 

I picked up a very cool catcher figural trophy from one of our board members, which I am having a master silversmith replate. I also picked up a D&M watch fob as a companion piece. Thanks again to the board member. I'll update the picture with the restored trophy at a later time.


Patrick

Some Rings and a Blonde Mushroom
 

Some recent bat purchases - Hope you enjoy!!

Here's the Blonde
 

Thought this turned out well - Thanks to Bill Rayburn -

Chris
Awesome bats! The W&D is killer!
Matt

Just picked up this sweet...
 

1961 Mantle & Maris Magazine to add to my Maris 61 in 61 collection.

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A few more bats - decals this time
 

Pics aren't that great but hope you enjoy

A Mushroom Brand I have never seen -
 

Anyone know the history of this bat company?

Am very excited to have just won this terrific photo...
 

Vintage original TYPE I photo c. 1930's.

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Chris Galbreath's Bats
 

Hey Chris...If you bring all of those bats to The National you can charge admission to your booth just for a look.

Found this on Ebay!
 

I imagine a Baseball Writer's Assoc of America card is somewhat common but as you can see this one was issued in 1951 to the great JG Taylor Spink! I was pretty excited when I found it for a fair BIN BO deal. Anyone else a fan of the old scribes?

Picked up this vintage Yankee Stadium vendors hat that will make a terrific companion piece for a variety of Yanks memorabilia...

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After a very long dryspell with my Lincoln minor league collection a guy showed up to my front door this morning with this beauty. It is a Bobby Shantz autographed baseball...but not just any old Bobby Shantz signed ball...this one was given to Jim Walters, the 16 year old kid who won the contest in 1953 to name the Lincoln baseball team...the ball is a NL Giles ball with the Western League president's signature stamp... I've known about this ball's existence for a long time now, but the guy was unwilling to sell it until today. The ball was also signed "Congratulations from Bill Hayes"...Hayes was the General Manager of the Lincoln club..he was a former Yankee minor leaguer and an umpire.

Here's a great story I found about Bill Hayes from just a few years ago:
http://www.amarillo.com/stories/0715..._7997379.shtml

The kid on the right in the bottom photo is the kid who named the team.

Now that's a beautiful baseball!

Great ball, Dan. Congrats!!

That's a great story and a terrific ball Dan!

That should take away some of the sting from the stolen package of a few days ago.

Best, Jimmy

Jimmy, the package showed up in today's mail...not sure why it was scanned as delivered yesterday...also not sure why the postal carrier said that he put it on the porch. But I am very happy today. :)

I've been picking up more odds & ends than usual this month. Here is a nifty companion piece. A circa 1950's Yankee Stadium Tickets envelope.

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I just picked up this 1934 Detroit Tigers Wooden Serving Tray. I have never found these with the advertising. I am thrilled to add it to my collection. Joey's Stables was a popular restaurant/nightclub in the Delray section of southwest Detroit and would remained open until 1989. The tray was produced to commemorate their first anniversary in business which coincided with the Tigers winning the AL pennant in 1934. As fate would have it, Detroit Tiger star and Detroit Southwestern High grad Barney McCosky (.312 lifetime BA) would eventually marry the owners daughter Jane.

Here's some nice provenance for the baseball...the seller found an article explaining how the kid got the ball.

here's weird
 

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Picked this up today...this is one of the weirdest things I've ever bought. A new antiques flea market started up today for the first time at Candlestick Park in S.F. and I went to see what it was all about. Wasn't too bad for the inaugural opening...little eclectic...picked up a 1920's/30's galvano stationary/desk set box that advertised Richfield Oil the lid is an old time race car that lifts off...may jam it on eBay....then drove a short ways over to the Alamany flea maybe 5 miles away...I walked up to this one vendor and he had a lot of advertising....nothing real great....but there was this large advertising figure of a Scotchman I guess it was...and it was holding a strange looking head...I pulled it out to look at it and it was the strangest thing....a rubber football with the face of a bandaged up player one one side....looks 1960's at oldest, but very good condition....Wouldn't you know it...I ask how much and the guy says "you picked the one thing in my booth that's not for sale...I just put it there to attract people"....I looked it over and was kind of taken with it...and I jested to the guy.....now you're gonna make me want it more...is this Ronald Regan?...so I looked it over for a half minute and said....hey look, you're gonna sell it eventually anyway....what do you have to have for it?...the guy grimaces and thinks on my logic...then hesitantly goes....$20.00....bingo!!...I was shocked he said $20....For $20.00 it was a no brainer, I thought he'd say $50.00 or something....it's a little smaller than a real football...First one I've ever seen, no makers mark or numbers of any kind!...I wonder what designer conceived it and what company made it...it's out there!


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George Sisler 1920's store model Bat
 

Picked up this 1920's Sisler store model bat, today. I referenced this in another thread. It is 32" long and is uncracked with great markings. It does have some condition issues such as initials engraved on the lower barrel and some splitting near the top of the bat. However, for $25.00 I am very pleased.

The rubber football is weird, indeed! My first impression was that it looked like John Wayne...

Carlton, I had one of those as a kid in the 80's. I don't recall where I got it though. It may have been second hand. If I can remember the name of the product/company I'll PM you.

ive seen that football somewhere before, like wacky packs or something, but i think the one i seen was screaming.... is there no little mfg date on it? My guess is mid to late 70's

Official scoresheets from all four Nolan Ryan 19 K games
 

I just picked up a really neat lot in Hunt's 2010 Live All-Star Fanfest Auction which perfectly compliments my advanced Nolan Ryan collection. Broadcasting great Dick Enberg recently decided to sell many of the momentos that he accumulated in his 40 year career. BTW, growing up in So. Cal during the 1970's, Dick Enberg was always one of my personal favorites and I spent many great summer nights listening to him broadcast Cal Angels games. I purchased his original official scoresheets from all four of Nolan Ryan's 19 career strikeout games from the years 1974 and 1977.

One of the sheets is from the game played on 8/12/74 vs. Boston. In this game Nolan passed Bob Feller's standard for the most strikeouts in an American League game. Rapid Robert had held the former record for over 35 years with 18 K's. Ryan also tied fellow HOF'ers Tom Seaver and Steve Carlton with their NL standard of 19 K's. This record held up until Roger Clemens struck out 20 in 1986. Note: Kerry Wood and Randy Johnson subsequently joined Rocket Roger with 20 K games as well.

The scoresheet from the game played on 8/20/74 was also of particular note. Not only did Nolan strike out 19 Detroit Tigers, but he also threw the fastest pitch ever recorded (100.9 MPH) using the sophisticated and precise measurement equipment provided by the Anaheim , CA aerospace company Rockwell International. To date, this is still the modern standard and remains in the Guiness Book of Sports Records. It's interesting to note that the 8/20/74 game was used as the calibration game by Rockwell for an Angels PR promotion that occured on 9/7/74 where fans were allowed to guess the actual speed of a Nolan Ryan fastball down to 1/10th of a MPH. The winner received tickets and airfare to the 1974 ALCS championship series compliments of the Angels. Like many teams, the cellar-dwelling early 1970's Angels were struggling to get fans into the seats. What better way than to exploit their only marketable asset at the time- Nolan Ryan? LOL:D

Hot damn Scott!
 

Those are pure GOLD...especially for one of the very top Ryan collectors on earth! Well done my friend, well done indeed.

Now, those scoresheets are AWESOME. Great pickups! I too have always enjoyed Dick Enberg's work in all sports when I have heard him.

Many congrats, Scott! I was at that game in which Ryan was clocked. It was very memorable, and a landmark game, as you say. They really made a big deal of the new radar technology.

I still remember how they made the results suspenseful... posting his fastest pitch by inning on the scoreboard. They really made you wait for the record-setting pitch (dragging it out mercilessly). When they finally posted it on the Big A (the scoreboard was still in left field at the time) the crowd went nuts. It was all people talked about the next few days.

I also remember seeing Enberg drive off in his red convertible after the games in those days. He would always flash a big smile and wave. The Angels were never very good, but Dick Enberg was a class-act, and those early '70s games were sure fun.

If you attended Hunts live, I'm sorry I missed you. I was there with another collector friend... we both won a few lots, and had a good time. It was cool to see the Wagner Strip up close, and there were some nice deals to be had. We should have thought to arrange a Net54 get-together with all the local SoCal people who were able to attend. Would have been great to meet Jimmy "King of Clout" as well... Oh well- maybe next time!

As stated above, I was lucky to pick up some nice pieces from Hunts. The Red Yankee Pennant w/names is the first I have ever seen in full-size. I thought it would go much higher than it did. It's been a while since I've added any vintage pennants, so these were some good scores!

red ball pennants
 

From the recent Hunt auction. An addition to my BF3 collection.

Great pickups, Perez fan. That gum box is awesome!

Great pickups Mark. That mirror has long been a personal favorite of mine. Awesome haul! Congrats

Thanks Jimmy! I had hoped to win Enberg's scoresheet for Ryan's 383 K game too, but it wasn't meant to be... I'm thrilled to own the four 19 K scoresheets.

BTW, I didn't mention this in my July pickup description, but the 8/20/74 (100.9 MPH 19 K) game was the 1st time that I ever caught a foul ball in a baseball game. The foul ball was pitched by Nolan and fouled off by Ron LeFlore straight back into the first row of the View Section and into my waiting hands. Ironically, Ron Leflore was Ryan's 100.9 MPH record pitch as well as his (4th, 7th, 12th and) 19th strikeout victim in the game. Now there's an ultimate companion piece!

I'm always amazed by what you can find for the collection if you wait long enough. The power of patience has it's definate rewards!

Thanks Scott!

Mark,
I saw Nolan pitch lots of times during the 1970's, but never caught one of his no-hitters or the 9/7/74 Ryan Rockwell speed night. I was fortunate to attend Ryan's 383 K game, two of his 19 K games and two 1-hitters. Wow! Thanks for your description of what it was like to be there- how cool! I wish that I had been at that game. I have all of the Angels original press releases and newspaper articles surrounding that game in my collection...

BTW, I actually did fly out to So Cal to catch the All Star game and HR Derby with an old friend that is still an Angels season ticket holder. Good times! I was at Hunt's live auction at the FanFest, but only to bid on the Enberg/ Ryan scoresheets. I'm sorry that I missed meeting you as well. I'm hoping to attend the National in Baltimore (Wed and Thurs). Maybe we can get together and meet if you're headed there as well?

Thanks!

I'm very pleased to add Joe D's Yankees Old-Timers Day 1978 garment bag w/ shaving bag to my matching 1977 suitcase. Both pieces are lined with Yankee pinstripes and come with the original boxes they were shipped in!

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Here is the suitcase. Also, both pieces were never used.

Joltin Joe was some pack-rat...Thank God!

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Picked up this pin to go along with the card I won a few months back...

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Picked up this large size cabinet photo of the 1901 Nebraska Indians baseball team. It's the same image they used on their smaller 1902 cabinet photos they sold...I always thought there was something fishy about that "2" on the 1902 cabinets.

The top photo is the 1901...the bottom photo is the altered 1902

Nice pick up Dan and good catch on the 1 and 2.

Thanks Clint...you finding anything good lately? I'm hoping to post some cool items in a few weeks.

Hey Mark...Scott ain't kidding!
 

My buddy and I were the under bidder on either the same Matty Fad-A-Way Gumball Box, or a very similar one at a past live auction.

I loved it then and love it even more now. Too bad I can't say the same about any women I know! ;)

Tremendous effort on your part over the last few months in adding a number of fantastic pieces to your already magnificent collection. Mark.

My best, Jimmy

Thanks Jimmy, Scott and Brock...

I was very lucky to get the Gum Box and the Mirror, especially. Two items at the very top of my "America's Dumbest Want List" seemingly forever. Neither comes up often, so I thought it best to go after both.

This was my "National", and I will now be out of commission at least until all those November Auctions pop up... but well worth it. Until then, I'll have to be content eating 100 year-old Gum (or at leat looking at it!)

I didnt know it was that old. wow. I had 1962 gum once, bout fifteen or so years ago. Was black..haha. just bit a corner and it was bitter and dissolved. DONT EAT THE GUM!!!;)

Well, I "rounded up" on the age of the gum... but it's pretty close. Either way, the gum is definitely for display ONLY!

Wasn't there a pertinent Seinfeld episode about Wedding Cake?