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12-19-2013, 10:14 AM
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Took my son to Cooperstown this past summer, as he was playing in the Cooperstown Dream's tournament. First free moment I had, I took him down to check out the HOF.
Naturally, after leaving the HOF, we checked out the all (of the many) memorabilia shops that lined the street. Most of the shops offered the same exact items....got pretty monotonous. But one of the shops did have the '55 Dodgers Schaefer sign, and I must say, the sign is amazing in person (pictures really don't do it justice). When I asked the shop owner for the price, he hit me with a price tag of $4K. Obviously, I balked at the price, but when I tried to negotiate, he wouldn't budge. Said it was one of his favorite pieces from his personal collection, and really didn't want to let it go. I don't blame him. Great piece Marty. 
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12-19-2013, 12:15 PM
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I have owned 3 or 4 of these over the years living near NYC and They are very nice when all the heads are not bent. I have seen the displayed in a shadowbox and that seems the best way to display. All of the ones I got my hands on were very nice and were either taken right home from a bar when given to Bar owner or given to someone from a Schaffer employee. I am sure when they came out EVERY Dodger fan in Dodger Nation went after them explaining why they are not that uncommon.
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12-19-2013, 12:48 PM
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1955 Schaeffer sign
The 1955 Schaeffer sign should be the backbone of any Brooklyn Dodger collector. Although they are not super rare, they are still tough to obtain, especially with all the heads intact. I believe they were distributed in bars but could have been sent to other retail stores in Brooklyn.
There is an additional piece to the sign. There is a paper diagram listing each of the players in their row. I have one and have only seen one other. I will attach a scan.
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12-19-2013, 08:43 PM
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Thanks for posting your ID sheet, Jay - I have one also, and that led me to believe that whoever produced this was aware that it would probably not just be a point of sale piece. It probably was a pretty cool item back in '55, and I certainly could see Dodger fans pestering their friends who worked for Schaefer to get them one!
They seem to pop up once or twice a year on the Bay or in auctions, and quite often they do have issues with missing heads or badly creased necks. Hard enough for an oversized "2D" item to survive in nice shape for 60 years, and these usually show battle scars due to their construction. Ones in fairly nice shape don't seem to change hands too often, and based on the comments here I think we can understand why - perhaps one of the nicest display items produced. Thanks for all of your thoughts and help! Happy collecting!
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12-19-2013, 09:19 PM
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It also came with an easel-back (which is detached on at least half of the surviving examples). I thought that would be a cool way to display it, as opposed to hanging. But the 3 examples I've owned all had a torn or detached easel... not sturdy enough to support the piece.
So I eventually sold/traded all of them. Very tough piece to find in nice condition, and the example in the first post is probably in the top 5%. Great post! 
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12-21-2013, 04:17 AM
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That sign is in great condition! I also owned one before but not as nice. It's really one of the best advertising pieces ever. I replaced my 3D one with the table top mini card. I imagine a lot of these got folded and tossed out over the years...
 Ricky Y
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12-21-2013, 01:47 PM
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Was NOT easy to ship. Lots of delicate stuff sticking out all over the place. Tom C
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12-24-2013, 11:09 PM
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12-25-2013, 02:40 PM
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