 |
|
||||||
 |
|
|||||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
||||||
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#2
05-11-2024, 11:04 PM
|
|||
|
|||
Mike Zolotorow small Brooks Robinson Collection
Day 132 – 12 May 2024
I recently had a collector and seller call me to see if I was interested in a small collection of Brooks Robinson items. He is someone I hold in high regard and very connected in Baltimore. Anyway, I met him on Saturday 20 Apr 23 at the Westminster, MD card show to see what he had. With him, he had a couple binders from an old Baltimore Oriole equipment manager. His name was Mike Zolotorow. Mike not only had a relationship with the Orioles, but him and Brooks appeared to be friendly and he worked for Brooks at his Sporting Goods Store. The centerpiece of the collection is a Brooks Robinson Sporting Goods Co, Inc binder. Clint showed his the other day…Hope ok if I show this one. The binder has the Company name, address, signature, images of Brooks and details about Brooks. The binder mentions Brooks as a 11 time gold glove winner so the binder must be around 1971 or 1972. The binder was a little dirty so I cleaned it up and it looks brand new. Within the binder was a bunch of catalogs for sporting goods. One in particular was a Rawlings equipment catalog that included all the different gloves of the day to include Brooks’ gloves and other player gloves to include Heart of the Hide. I have a few more items to show. 
|
|
#3
05-12-2024, 06:09 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
It's interesting to note that the Sporting Goods store used the same images on the cover of their binders as the Equitable Life Insurance Co. did in their ad:
|
|
#5
05-13-2024, 05:02 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Day 133 – 13 May 2024
In the Zolotorow collection included a second binder with a bunch of miscellaneous items. The second binder has a drawing of Brooks and what I believe is a signature and his #5 sticker. In the binder was some baseball cards, personal letters from Brooks to Zolotorow, photos (more on those in the coming days), Brooks sporting goods letterhead and business card. Included today is the binder, letterhead, business card and some personal correspondence from Brooks to Zolotorow.
|
|
#7
05-13-2024, 08:19 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Am I the only Brooks fan that doesn’t have a sporting goods binder?!? Yours looks as nice as Clint’s…
Really like the business card; I’ve never seen one before. Something else to look for that I didn’t even know that was out there. Very cool pickups Charlie; very unique and interesting items.
|
|
#8
05-13-2024, 11:48 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
|
 |
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| Baltimore Orioles Cal Ripken Jr. Game Used & Frank & Brooks Robinson Autographs | Sinatra737 | Baseball Memorabilia B/S/T | 1 | 01-31-2016 10:36 AM |
| Nice Baltimore Orioles Lot Cal Ripken Game Used Frank & Brooks Robinson & More! | Sinatra737 | Autographs & Game Used B/S/T | 2 | 01-31-2016 08:23 AM |
| 1954-1965 Baltimore Orioles (38) Cards with (3) Brooks Robinson, Larsen RC--10/31 | Orioles1954 | Live Auctions - Only 2-3 open, per member, at once. | 11 | 10-31-2014 06:37 PM |
| 1908 Eastern League Champions Baltimore Orioles with Wilbert Robinson | JMANOS | 19th Century Cards & ALL Baseball Postcards- B/S/T | 1 | 05-03-2013 06:39 AM |
| Wilbert Robinson Circa-1894 Baltimore Orioles Game-Worn Jersey | Leon | Net54baseball Sports (Primarily) Vintage Memorabilia Forum incl. Game Used | 12 | 10-14-2009 02:59 PM |
Hybrid Mode
