February Pick Ups

[ksfarmboy]

Nice scorecard Scott! Do you have Jim Palmer’s no hitter stub? Would like to see it if you do.

[Forever Young]

Picked up an “attractive” Joe D Type 1 photo used for his blue tint card. I wanted it to go with my Gehrig. I wonder if people asked Joe to say whatever the opposite of cheese is for better pictures. Anyway, glad to add it to card image collection.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

Nice scorecard Scott! Do you have Jim Palmer’s no hitter stub? Would like to see it if you do.

Hi Clint,
Thank you. Yes, I actually do have a ticket stub to Jim Palmer's no-hitter, but it was a tough bastard to find. It actually took me 30 years to locate one!
Here you go, as per your ask...

[ksfarmboy]

Thanks Scott! Never seen one before and it would be a tough one to identify. I can definitely see why you would have so much trouble finding one.

[bobfreedman]

Ulrich Dunbar Walter Johnson Statue, only a handful known

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by bobfreedman

Ulrich Dunbar Walter Johnson Statue, only a handful known

Super WaJo sculpture, Bob. These have always been my favorite... Congrats!

[bobfreedman]

Thank you Scott, you have had a great month as well.

Ben, nice photos

[ksfarmboy]

Great statue Bob. I have a bronze made from your statue.

[bobfreedman]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

Great statue Bob. I have a bronze made from your statue.

Clint, where did you get the bronze from? Is it a repro of the original? I know at one time Doug Allen was going to make a recast and sell them again but, I was unaware if he actually went through with it or not? Incidentally, mine come from the original owner who was given the statue by Walter Johnson himself.

[ksfarmboy]

Originally Posted by bobfreedman

Clint, where did you get the bronze from? Is it a repro of the original? I know at one time Doug Allen was going to make a recast and sell them again but, I was unaware if he actually went through with it or not? Incidentally, mine come from the original owner who was given the statue by Walter Johnson himself.

Yeah Allen did a recast and I got mine from his wife. They were supposed to do 100 but mine is the last I know was made at this point. It's number seven. The licensing time frame ran out so not sure if anymore will be made.

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by bobfreedman

Thank you Scott, you have had a great month as well.

Ben, nice photos

Thank you bob. That statue is really special. Congrats

[pherbener]

Love the Joe D. Ben!

Bob, that statue is incredible!!

[Bicem]

Amazing Bob!

[sayhey24]

Not from February, but did recently pick up something I always wanted -- this old wood/bat lathe.

[ChrisGalbreath]

Great statue Bob -

Here is Walter and U. Dunbar as The Big Train approves his likeness.

[baseball tourist]

Picked up this photograph in trade on the weekend. Would appreciate help dating it - c.1900 is what I am thinking.

Not attributed to the ribbon I already had but a nice companion piece nonetheless.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by bobfreedman;

Ulrich Dunbar Walter Johnson Statue, only a handful known

To my knowledge, only two of these have ever hit the market, one in Legendary in 2012 and Memory Lane in 2013. The Legendary example appeared again in 2015, this time with Heritage. For some reason, Legendary ended up buying back their example from the consignor, Kent Feddeman, and Doug Allen wanted to defray the expense of that by selling bronze examples. Events intervened (!), though, and the program never got beyond the production of a handful that his wife sold on eBay two years ago, after which the original went to auction with Heritage. Bob, do you know if yours is the Feddeman (Legendary/Heritage) example? If so it should have come with an original photo of Johnson posing for Dunbar with a caption written by Johnson's wife.

[bobfreedman]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

To my knowledge, only two of these have ever hit the market, one in Legendary in 2012 and Memory Lane in 2013. The Legendary example appeared again in 2015, this time with Heritage. For some reason, Legendary ended up buying back their example from the consignor, Kent Feddeman, and Doug Allen wanted to defray the expense of that by selling bronze examples. Events intervened (!), though, and the program never got beyond the production of a handful that his wife sold on eBay two years ago, after which the original went to auction with Heritage. Bob, do you know if yours is the Feddeman (Legendary/Heritage) example? If so it should have come with an original photo of Johnson posing for Dunbar with a caption written by Johnson's wife.

Hank, thanks for the information, I was not sure about the details of the "new" statues and I appreciate you filling in the blanks.

I believe mine is fresh to the market as its been with the original owner for 60 or 70 years. It was actually a gift from Walter Johnson to a friend and was passed down from the friend to his daughter etc.

Thanks again

[ksfarmboy]

Bob is that the actual picture of your statue? Hank, did all of the original statues that you’ve seen have the W colored red on the hat?

[bobfreedman]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

Bob is that the actual picture of your statue? Hank, did all of the original statues that you’ve seen have the W colored red on the hat?

No it is not, here is my actual statue, it does not have a red “W”

[horzverti]

Originally Posted by ChrisGalbreath

Great statue Bob -

Here is Walter and U. Dunbar as The Big Train approves his likeness.

Great photo to tie to the Johnson statue Chris!

[bobfreedman]

Yes, thank you very much Chris, I do appreciate the photo, I apologize for not mentioning it first. Here are the photos that I have, they are a mix of original photos and copies of copies.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by ChrisGalbreath

Great statue Bob -

Here is Walter and U. Dunbar as The Big Train approves his likeness.

Hey, Chris: I have an Associated News Service poster with that image dated Oct. 27, 1924.

Bob: The article that accompanied the picture of the bunch of them said that a total of 50 were produced. I've always assumed they were sold to defray the cost of Dunbar's work when the big statue never got authorized.

Clint: I think the red "W" was painted on after the fact, I've only seen the one like that.

[ksfarmboy]

That’s an incredible statue Bob! Great to know that another one has surfaced. The details are amazing and unlike so many others the likeness is perfect.

[commishbob]

Picked these up at the Houston TriStar show this past weekend. I collect Orioles publications and was lacking both All Star programs. Now all I need for a complete run of Orioles guides/yearbooks etc are the '54 and '56 media guides.



I paid dearly for it but I didn't know when I'd find another one in nice condition. And it came with this:



The dealer had this for sale as well so I made him an offer for the pair and he accepted. Which made me think I could have made a lower offer.



It also came with a ticker stub.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

That’s an incredible statue Bob! Great to know that another one has surfaced. The details are amazing and unlike so many others the likeness is perfect.

Hi Clint, I was answering your question about the red "W," no idea why I got your name wrong. I'll pin it on old age!

[smotan_02]

Excited to pick up these trophy balls from the 1903 and 1904 Army - Navy football game as well as an unused ticket to the 1904 game. Not sure if I should leave them as is or have the refurbished.

[commishbob]

Those Army-Navy items are fantastic.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by smotan_02

Excited to pick up these trophy balls from the 1903 and 1904 Army - Navy football game as well as an unused ticket to the 1904 game. Not sure if I should leave them as is or have the refurbished.

It never ceases to amaze me what’s “out there.” I would leave them alone. They’re fantastic.

[yankeesjetsfan]

Originally Posted by commishbob

Picked these up at the Houston TriStar show this past weekend. I collect Orioles publications and was lacking both All Star programs. Now all I need for a complete run of Orioles guides/yearbooks etc are the '54 and '56 media guides.



I paid dearly for it but I didn't know when I'd find another one in nice condition. And it came with this:



The dealer had this for sale as well so I made him an offer for the pair and he accepted. Which made me think I could have made a lower offer.



It also came with a ticker stub.

Great pick ups! I love older programs & yearbooks.

Mike

[Dewey]

Getting into this whole photo and card thing.

1944 Vander Meer official Navy photo used for his 1947 Exhibits.


1952 Ted Wilks shot used for 1953 Topps. Two-time World Series champ and had a near no-no. Not quite the back-to-back no-nos like the man above.

[ksfarmboy]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

Hi Clint, I was answering your question about the red "W," no idea why I got your name wrong. I'll pin it on old age!

No worries Hank, I knew what you meant😁.

[Sean1125]

I know this isn't quite prewar, but it is a rarity I will not be selling.

[ooo-ribay]

I’ve been after one of these, still in the bag, for a while. This was the first bobbin’ head ever. They produced Giants, D**gers, Braves and White Sox. 98 cents in 1960. You can see how the color base series got its mold.

[Darner]

To celebrate the Eagles finally winning a Superbowl, I picked up a full run of home ticket stubs from 1960, the last time the Eagles won a NFL championship.

[rhettyeakley]

Recent pickup I finally got around to taking some pictures, if anything it is a bit nicer than I remembered it being. No glove, tag or anything else inside. I had posted about this in the BST and wanted the people that asked to see it had a chance if they forgot to check back there. I'd love to find the glove that originally came with it, there are low grade examples available but I'd like a nice blue one.

I have no idea why the pictures are sideways here but they are oriented normally on my website?

http://starsofthediamond.com/71glove1.jpg
http://starsofthediamond.com/71glove2.JPG
http://starsofthediamond.com/71glove3.JPG
http://starsofthediamond.com/71glove4.JPG

[Scott Garner]

I'm really stoked to have added this circa 1930's 36" Ernie Lombardi H & B "Blue Streak" bat to my Vander Meer "double no-hit" collection.
"The Schnozz" was Vandy's catcher for both of his back-to-back no-hitters on June 11th and June 15th, 1938.

This bat will be a nice complimentary piece and will join two Vandy model bats that I have in my collection.

Can any of our resident bat experts share what they know about this particular Lombardi model bat being called a "Blue Streak"? I'm guessing it's because Lombardi could hit up a blue streak (career .300 hitter, but arguably the slowest runner in baseball history), but I am curious. Any help that anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated!

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by rhettyeakley

Recent pickup I finally got around to taking some pictures, if anything it is a bit nicer than I remembered it being. No glove, tag or anything else inside. I had posted about this in the BST and wanted the people that asked to see it had a chance if they forgot to check back there. I'd love to find the glove that originally came with it, there are low grade examples available but I'd like a nice blue one.

Love the glove box! Can’t beat something w/Brooks and Clemente pictured.

[ooo-ribay]

I can see why Lombardi was known as The Schnozz!

[RedsFan1941]

those eagles tickets are tremendous!!!!

[yankeesjetsfan]

Rob, love, love that bobble. Were they plastic bobbles? I can't see those being sold in a plastic bag if they were made of ceramic.

Awesome glove box and bat!

Mike

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by yankeesjetsfan

Rob, love, love that bobble. Were they plastic bobbles? I can't see those being sold in a plastic bag if they were made of ceramic.

Awesome glove box and bat!

Mike

They were made of rubber. I have one glued to the dash of my truck. He bobs like crazy.

[yankeesjetsfan]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

They were made of rubber. I have one glued to the dash of my truck. He bobs like crazy.

That is awesome!

Mike

[Bill Rayburn]

Technically not a Feb pick-up but just got back from the framers Friday an hung on the wall over the week-end. 1887 Our National Game scrap book front cover and six prints.

[Huysmans]

Hey Bill,

I've always loved the 'Our National Game' book.
Wonderful job with the framing, it looks gorgeous.


Brent

[GaryPassamonte]

Great display, Bill.

[Bill Rayburn]

Thanks Brent and Gary. It is a big piece but I am very pleased with the way it looks.

[MartyFromCANADA]

Just curious if anyone knew where these ended up.
1909 WS watch & medallion

Gibby's medallion.jpgGibby's watch.jpg

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Bill Rayburn

Technically not a Feb pick-up but just got back from the framers Friday an hung on the wall over the week-end. 1887 Our National Game scrap book front cover and six prints.

Beautiful.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Dewey

Getting into this whole photo and card thing.

1944 Vander Meer official Navy photo used for his 1947 Exhibits.

You need to sell that Vandy to Scott...