Player Collections - Show them off

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Guys, this is a great thread. Mostly I have just bought cards and never even thought of a display like this. I don't want to hijack the thread, but I do have some questions. I am starting to get interested in collecting original vintage pinbacks and making displays out of them. This may be a dumb question, but how do you get the pinbacks to stay in place in the display? Do you put felt or something in the bottom of your display case and run the pins through the felt? Some of these displays really got me thinking about building some similar displays. Also, is there any kind of price guide for pinbacks? Thanks for any advice you can throw my way.

[jason.1969]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

Guys, this is a great thread. Mostly I have just bought cards and never even thought of a display like this. I don't want to hijack the thread, but I do have some questions. I am starting to get interested in collecting original vintage pinbacks and making displays out of them. This may be a dumb question, but how do you get the pinbacks to stay in place in the display? Do you put felt or something in the bottom of your display case and run the pins through the felt? Some of these displays really got me thinking about building some similar displays. Also, is there any kind of price guide for pinbacks? Thanks for any advice you can throw my way.

My approach was a lazy one. I laid the pins and coins flat on a shelf.

A little bit of everything

[almostdone]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

Guys, this is a great thread. Mostly I have just bought cards and never even thought of a display like this. I don't want to hijack the thread, but I do have some questions. I am starting to get interested in collecting original vintage pinbacks and making displays out of them. This may be a dumb question, but how do you get the pinbacks to stay in place in the display? Do you put felt or something in the bottom of your display case and run the pins through the felt? Some of these displays really got me thinking about building some similar displays. Also, is there any kind of price guide for pinbacks? Thanks for any advice you can throw my way.

If you take piece of cardboard and cover it with felt or a different heavy material of your choice it would work well. You can stretch it and spray glue it down or just wrap it orotund and pin or tape the edges to the back. If you hav a frame to put it in you won't be able to tell the difference. You can pick the color to help best show off your collection of pin back.
In this Koufax display I made (shown before) this is the method I used.
Drew

[Bestdj777]

Thanks Brian and Chris. Chris, I am down to only a few left. Right now, I am missing the 60 and 68 Venezuelan, a 1969 Country Cooking postcard of Mantle batting, and the Holiday Inn postcard of the pool (not the fountain). After I get those out of the way, I'd love to get the Meadowgold Dairy, the 1954 Stahl Meyer (my 53 and 55 are pictured about two cards away from the 52 Topps in the picture), a couple of postcards (55 Exhibit, another Pittsburgh Exhibit, Dad's Cookies, Lenox Hospital), and a handful of cards I've never even seen pictures of.

For pins, I am lazy myself and just lay them on a shelf. I'd image sticking them to felt would work well though.

Love the displays.