August pickups
 

I'll kick off the month of August with two neat pickups for my advanced Nolan Ryan collection:

The 1st item is the actual Alvin, TX Official Mayoral Proclamation for Nolan Ryan Hall of Fame Day on July 25, 1999. As many of you know, Nolan Ryan is the favorite son of Alvin, TX. This proclamation is literally one-of-a-kind and capped Nolan's amazing 27 year career in ML baseball. Truly an epic piece for my collection. Signed by Troy Lewis the acting Mayor of Alvin. This came to me by way of another advanced Nolan Ryan collector friend.

The 2nd item is a circa 1991 backlit Starter brand sign that measures approximately 18" x 18". This has always been one of my favorite advertising pieces featuring The Ryan Express that has eluded me..
This also came by way of a private collection. Only 2-3 of these signs are known to exist in the hobby, although there may be more that have never surfaced.

VERY cool, Scott!

Great way to start your month congrats Scott.

Awesome pickups, Scott...

That Starter Sign is "off the charts" cool.

Congrats!

August pickups- Nolan Ryan
 

Thanks Ken, Mike & Mark!
It seems like the only really obscure items related to Nolan Ryan that I find these days originate from private collections and have never seen the light of day, so to speak.

I'm definitely happy to add them to my collection.

Nice stuff Scott. Congrats

Wool Coats
 

Received the Giants and Yankees coats on Monday and just bought the Tiger Stadium coat today. Never too early to start thinking about World Series weather.

Dave Grob

Very cool, Dave!

Not quite the same, but I picked up this vest because it is very high quality. My research tells me Marguerite Rubel was a designer in SF, starting in the 1940's. President Bush the first wore one of her coats to a Summit in 1991. The lablel in this vest dates it to the 1960s.

Giants Vest
 

Rob,

Love it.. The SF Giants hanger takes it over the top. Thanks for sharing..

Dave Grob

The hanger came from the Mayfair Inn in Sanford, Florida - the NY, and later SF, Giants used it as their Spring Training base.

Two items
 

That I picked up at the National today. Both pieces are about 5" tall and the bat is timely as it was talked about in the motorcycle thread.

Beautiful pickups, Bob! Congrats.

Very cool. Love that kind of stuff.

Thanks Mark!

1935 Boston Braves Season Pass Babe Ruth's Last Season

Possibly belonged to Eddie "Smoke" Stack former Big Leaguer who played from 1910 to 1914, or to another guy who shared his name. Also, has the facsimile signature of Boston Braves owner Emil Fuchs who strung Ruth along thinking he'd someday be named manager which Ruth later learned was not true and just on the team to put asses in the seats.

Never seen this one before, kinda neat.

Pick up
 

Picked this up at the nationals. The condition is off the charts and is made of metal, it is about 20" x 14"

That's a great pickup, Bob.

Congrats,
Doug

Saw Bob's stall and dean peice in person. Fantastic item

Bob, I saw that... Great piece!! 👍🏼

Great pick up that Stall and Dean piece is a killer saw it in person yesterday

One more
 

Thanks everyone. I did pick up one piece on my way out the door

Neat piece!!


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Never seen it before, Bob. Great item!!!

That is an item I have never seen. Do you know the year the sign was made?

Scoreboard
 

My guess is 1905ish and the actual size is 27-1/2" x 17-1/2.

Fantastic pickup Bob. I've always loved that piece and yours is in exceptional condition!

Bob- I have a similar bell in lesser condition. Is there any possibility these bells were "tally bells" used in early baseball games when a run was scored?

Hmm.
 

Gary, I am by no means an expert on this piece and your idea as to what these are is certainly plausible.

Got a couple of things at the National for my early Red Sox collection....
- Unissued stock certificate, dated "190x"

- 1904 St. Louis Browns program vs. Red Sox. I love the cover on this, with the images of the Browns players. Program is not fully scored but notes a 2-0 Red Sox victory; the only 2-0 Red Sox victory in St. Louis was on August 12, a shutout by Cy Young!

Doubtful...

That same Figural batter with Boater-style Hat can be found on numerous small household goods of the day. I have a few that are attached to Napkin Rings, Pipe Stands, Business Card Holders, Letter Openers, and the like. The Dinner Bell fits right into that category of household goods.

That said.... Wonderful pickups by Bob and everyone else!

For me....FOR ME....this has got to be one of the Top 10 things I've ever found on ebay. It's a BOA money bag used to carry money from Candlestick Park. This thing is huge...27" x 17"...I guess pre-credit card, there would be a lot of cash after a game.

Nothing subtle about that!. Neat item

That is too cool. Congrats.

Rob that bag is awesome....picked up a gorgeous 1929 Lou from a fellow board member

National pickup. Circa 1890 candy dish.

SF Giants Cash Bag
 

Rob,

Fantastic add..wonderful graphics and content. Congrats..

Dave Grob

+1 Rob. That was certainly worth the wait.

Paul, That's a great Gehrig shot! Looking at 1929 era photos, he was a big man for his day!!

How is that a candy dish? :confused: :p

Rob- The body of the baseball player opens at the waist. There is also a football player that opens at the neck with just the head coming off. The ones I have seen have been described as candy dishes or holders. They are constructed like a bisque doll. I do know that there are very few of either type.

August Pick Ups
 

Gary,

It was great seeing you at the National! Thanks for your help! I did wind up picking up the Football candy container!

Glenn

It's always a pleasure, Glenn. I'm glad you were able to get the football player.

Picked up this pin and mini pennant up off of ebay. I think the pennant has the worst representation of a bear I have ever seen. I think it is more like a raccoon.

Roger, that. I think "holder" would be more appropriate. :p

1928 Detroit Tigers Road Uniform
 

Here's something you don't everyday, at least not for me (poor cell phone pic). 1928 Frank "Shag" Shaughnessy Detroit Tigers road uniform. One year style and a very interesting individual to boot:

http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/022eb7f7

Dave Grob
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Lots of great pickups by everyone so far this month. Love all those early baseball memorabilia items you picked up Bob. Dave, some outstanding clothing/uniform items as well. I also love that SF Giants money bag, it is one of the most unique items I've ever seen posted here. What a month!

I got this off of ebay and it just came in the mail today. I have one already, but I set a super low snipe bid on it and shockingly won it. :)

Cubs Stunner!!!
 

I am beyond excited to have just found this super Minty Cubs nodder today. This guy has an amazing collection of all three sports. I have never seen a better example and the price was excellent:D

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Mike that one is really nice! Great pick up...

Cubs Stunner
 

WOW Mike, beautiful bobblehead!

Wow! That's a blazer, Mike! Congrats!