Posted By:
Mark SteinbergWow.... thanks for all the interest in the Honus Wagner piece! Replies are in order, so I'll handle them all in one shot (while trying to be brief...)
Mike:
It is not marble... more of a chalk-like composition with a smooth coating of some sort. It is hard to describe, and is not as heavy as marble would be.
Brock:
You are exactly right about the term, Bingle. A bingle was an old fashioned term for a base hit, which evolved into "Bingo". Ironically, my high school coach always said "Come on - a little bingo" all the time, too. It was kind of a rallying cry.
Keith:
Yes, Honus looks a lot like a Gargoyle. His hands are huge and way out of proportion. Interesting, as I had actually once read that Honus Wagner had enormous hands.
Also... your Sen Sen Scorer is really nice. There is seemingly identical one in the current Hunt Internet Auction (Lot #880). Hunt lists it as being circa 1920s, but who really knows? I think it may well eminate from the teens, based on the ornate style of graphics. Hunt has quite a few nice/similar Scorers in their current Auction, if you collect these. See lots 878 - 885 (some very cool examples...)
Clint:
Thanks so much for posting the pics of those 3 statues. Can't believe I missed these. They are mouth-watering, indeed. These are the exact type that I am hoping will turn up in the REA April Auction. The Joe Jackson looks to have been painted at a later date. I believe these were originally made simply white or beige. Did Lelands' description state that the Jackson was re-painted? I bet somewhere along the line, someone wanted to portray him using the Black Betsy. Thanks again for posting!