Elmer Chickering Studio Cabinets

[RCMcKenzie]

I think the Chickering cabinet that I have is of N29 Allen & Ginter cyclist subject Wm. A. Rowe. What do y'all think?.............


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[sb1]

I would say no.

[RCMcKenzie]

Scott, thanks for the reply. I'm still trying to salvage my $15 investment. Even if I could show that this is a cyclist card, it would have a very slim market and probably not more than $100-200 value.

The back says, photo taken Nov. 19 /89... so this looks like it would not fit if N29 are all 1888.

I have a better baseball find (cabinets, not Chickering,) that I will be posting about when they arrive.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

Scott, thanks for the reply. I'm still trying to salvage my $15 investment. Even if I could show that this is a cyclist card, it would have a very slim market and probably not more than $100-200 value.

The back says, photo taken Nov. 19 /89... so this looks like it would not fit if N29 are all 1888.

I have a better baseball find (cabinets, not Chickering,) that I will be posting about when they arrive.

There is a good market for i.d'd cyclist photos. I bought one from 1897, of a non-famous cyclist, and paid a pretty penny for it...but I had to have it. The ones of them in their uni's with their bicycle can be pricey.

I used to have a customer who collected tintypes of bicycles, so now I still keep my eyes open for them.

[RCMcKenzie]

Scott F,

I have seen the N49 cyclist cards sell for around 50-100, so it does look like people buy cards with the bikes pictured.

It's interesting that the N162 Rowe looks nothing like the N29 Rowe. I bought the N29 Rowe card on ebay so I will post a large side by side scan when I get the card. The guy's hair is the same in the N29 drawing as it is in the photo I have. His moustache is different, but maybe he combed it differently in 1889 than 1888.

[nameless]

I just picked up a couple of nice chickerings. The backs are great. Can anyone tell me about them? Lots of good info in this thread. These came out of an old bar which a famous 19th century athlete bounced at. I believe maybe they were gifts? Thanks!

[RCMcKenzie]

Your cards look like the boxer John L Sullivan to me.

Here is one I picked up recently