My Holy Grail!....After 30 Years.

[vintagesportscollector]

A big thanks to Brock G. for helping me pick up the one item I have sought after for so long - a pre-1910 Cornell Collared Baseball Uniform. Worn by Edwin Hamilton "Ham" Hastings on the 1906-1907 Cornell baseball teams. As if that were not enough, it includes his Cornell baseball coat!!

I have since been in very close touch with his granddaughter (who is now 74 years old) and who originally sold it to Brock. She has provided me with a treasure trove of information about "Ham" and the Hastings Family - including an original large cabinet photo of him in uniform, other copies of family photos and records, and a copy of the Hastings family lineage record with many pages of family history dating back to the 1700s. The Cornell library archives has also helped fill in some of the history of Edwin Hastings and his days at and following Cornell.

I have added much if this to my website where you can find a link to the Hastings page.

https://www.iyellcornell.com/highlights

Happy to share this with you all.
Best,
Joe

[Duluth Eskimo]

That jersey is sweet and the coat is even better. I have a number of early Minnesota Gophers jerseys, but not a collared version. Congrats on the pick up.

[ClementeFanOh]

Congratulations! Now THAT is a baseball collectible, what an accomplishment!-

Trent King

[benjulmag]

Beyond spectacular Joe. Congrats!

[Carter08]

Holllllllllllly cow. That is beautiful.

[kaddyshack]

Awesome Jersey ! The background stuff is awesome too.

[vintagesportscollector]

Thank you all again for the very supportive comments. Much appreciated! I will continue to update my site with new items and posts, so come back and check it out if you have an interest.

In honor of March Madness and the 50th anniversary of Title IX, I am resurrecting an item I have had for some time, but now appreciating it more for it's uniqueness. A c.1915 Women's Basketball Club pennant. I added it to my "What's New" page.

https://www.iyellcornell.com/copy-of-cornelliana

Cheers!
Joe

[slidekellyslide]

Wow!!! Congrats, Joe. Long time coming. Your persistence pays off. Very happy for you.

[JMEnglish27]

Amazing pickup, congrats!

[JustinD]

Absolutely awesome pickup!

I would be first on the wait list if someone like Ebbets Field Flannels started selling a wearable replica of that jacket.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector

Thank you all again for the very supportive comments. Much appreciated! I will continue to update my site with new items and posts, so come back and check it out if you have an interest.

In honor of March Madness and the 50th anniversary of Title IX, I am resurrecting an item I have had for some time, but now appreciating it more for it's uniqueness. A c.1915 Women's Basketball Club pennant. I added it to my "What's New" page.

https://www.iyellcornell.com/copy-of-cornelliana

Cheers!
Joe

Well, someone has to comment on that amazing pennant. Incredibly cool and obviously scarce… I (for one) would not want to play her one-on-one. She may have been the basketball version of Leah Thomas back in the day. An awesome and imposing looking gal!

[kkkkandp]

Oh, man - that is awesome!

I keep my eyes open for various ephemera from my alma mater (Williams) and I do have some "old" uniform items from the 1950s and 1960s, but those Cornell items are museum pieces!

Nice!

[19cbb]

What an amazing piece Joe. Love it. Congrats!

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by 19cbb

What an amazing piece Joe. Love it. Congrats!

+1 agree

Great piece