Chadwick's 1869 Book of Reference

barrysloate · #1 08-03-2014, 11:03 AM

Hi Bruce- many years ago I purchased an 1867 Haney's Guide, also published by Peck & Snyder, that had affixed to its inside cover a large advertising poster, in full color, picturing sporting goods equipment that P & S had for sale. It is quite possible that the number of belts, caps, jerseys, and other assorted paraphernalia numbered around 75. It's only a guess, but that may solve the mysterey of the color illustrations.

bgar3 · #2 08-03-2014, 11:17 AM

Thanks Barry, I thought that might be what was being referenced, but it really sounded like it might be something different, and I hope that it is. I had just never focused on the "colored illustration" part before, and had never seen color on anything but advertisements in this kind of early book.( the color illustration in the 1864 book is nice, but just one page and not really a reference book like this) ) Funny you mention the 1867 edition as that is the one I have seen the most copies of over the years.

Baseball Rarities · #3 08-26-2014, 11:37 PM

This ad from the 1869 New York Clipper mentions a supplement that Peck & Snyder included with their 1869 "Book of Reference." This supplement was "published for the benefit of parties wishing to order BASE BALL Uniforms &c."

I also stole an image of this 1869 supplement from one of Barry's posts from a while ago. It was obviously made to help advertise their wares.

bgar3 · #4 08-27-2014, 07:15 AM

Thank you. I think that must be what they referred to as colored illustrations. My hope was there might be colored illustrations of players etc., even though I knew this was unlikely.

barrysloate · #5 08-27-2014, 10:26 AM

Hi Kevin- that color poster was on my wall for many years. I actually excised it myself from the inside cover of a Haney Guide. There were numerous tears that had to be repaired, but because the adverising sheet had never been removed, the colors were original and pristine.

Baseball Rarities · #6 08-27-2014, 12:11 PM

Barry - that is an amazing poster. I remember you posting about it years ago and I have been looking for one ever since. No luck so far. I imagine that it is going to be next to impossible to find one in decent shape unless it has been kept intact with the guide like your example. The ones in Kashmanian's book are pretty beat up.

barrysloate · #7 08-27-2014, 01:33 PM

The posters are so incredibly fragile- imagine something from 1869 made of the same brittle paper used in the guides. Also consider it had dozens of folds in order to fit inside the front cover. Given those factors, as well as the scarcity of a Haney Guide, it's possible that this one and Kashmanian's are the only ones that survived. I am not familiar with any others.

You can find, however, early guides with hand colored illustrations, as well as old Peck & Snyder catalogs with color pages. I had both when I collected and they are of the same quality as the poster, but the individual pages are too small to frame.

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