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09-14-2015, 03:26 PM
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 "Ty Cobb, Spikes Flying"Collecting Detroit 19th Century N172, N173, N175. N172 Detroit. Getzein, McGlone, Rooks, Wheelock, Gillligan, Kid Baldwin Error, Lady Baldwin, Conway, Deacon White Positive transactions with Joe G, Jay Miller, CTANK80, BIGFISH, MGHPRO, k. DIXON, LEON, INSIDETHEWRAPPER, GOCUBSGO32, Steve Suckow, RAINIER2004, Ben Yourg, GNAZ01, yanksrnice09, cmiz5290, Kris Sweckard (Kris19),Angyal, Chuck Tapia,Belfast1933,bcbgcbrcb,fusorcruiser, tsp06, cobbcobb13 
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09-14-2015, 05:33 PM
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Anniversary edition on right, original on left
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Slowly completing my 1954-1976 Hank Aaron run (base, all star, league leader, checklist with base, etc.) Topps - need 1962 Stamp Panel Rodgers/Aaron, 1967 Stand Up, 1972 Candy Lid Topps Venezuela - need 1967 #284 OPC - done Regional, Food, etc. - need quite a few would like to find - 1961 Keychain Insert, 1977 NST Oh/Aaron
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09-14-2015, 11:37 PM
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Hartlands
As others have said. All shown are original. Congrats!
The 25th's were made using original statues to make molds for the 25th set. A small circle was punched out on the back just below the belt and a plug with 25 was inserted before the mold was made. Thus the 25th's are actually a little bit smaller than the originals since they came from the originals. I have quite a few of the original statues used to make the molds. They are not in the best of shape now after the fact, but historically significant in my eyes. Fred
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09-15-2015, 04:06 PM
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Were the original jerseys initially just as white as the 25ths? In other words, is the yellowing just a function of time?
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09-15-2015, 05:19 PM
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That being said you can find originals in lots of shades from white, off white, cream, yellow etc. And yes the yellowing is a function of time, though it has been reported that the originals at times were made with reground plastic, meaning they took old plastic "melted it down" and poured it into the molds. Supposedly the reground plastic yellowed more than the "virgin plastic" that was used on others. Hope this helps Fred
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09-15-2015, 06:29 PM
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I've heard that story as well (re-ground plastic).
I have also heard that exposure to direct light can cause the "yellowing". Not sure if one is true, more so than the other. Perhaps both factors contribute to the yellowing. Another personal observation that may or may not be true... The lower production statues (Groat, Colavito, Killebrew, Maris) seem to have held their whiteness a bit better than the more mass-produced ones (Ruth, Spahn, Mathews, Berra, etc.). So perhaps the re-ground plastic was more widely used in the statues that were most widely produced.
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