BBC Pin

[cincicards]

Without any direct link to Baltimore the pin is just a genetic BBC pin, the book is quoted as "Old-time brass lapel pin". Once again, just because this particular pin is pictured in the book does not mean its related to Baltimore.

[cincicards]

I have owned three or four of these so called "rare"pins over the years, in fact I just sold one to Dan.

[MW1]

Originally Posted by cincicards

Without any direct link to Baltimore the pin is just a genetic BBC pin, the book is quoted as "Old-time brass lapel pin". Once again, just because this particular pin is pictured in the book does not mean its related to Baltimore.

I would say it is more likely than not unless you can show an image of the same pin in a Boston baseball book or Detroit baseball book or New York baseball book, etc.

Let's try to keep our opinions centered on real evidence here instead of raw emotion. If you're going to try to indict someone's eBay listing as erroneous, please offer some evidence. Dan is quite knowledgeable and there's a picture of his pin along with many other items from the Baltimore Baseball Club in a book about Baltimore Baseball. That to me is more compelling than your unqualified, emotional appeal.

If you have some real evidence to the contrary, show it.

[cincicards]

Seems like it would be BBBC (Baltimore Base Ball Club) instead of just BBC, as an example RBBC (Rochester Base Ball Club), as baseball was used as base ball:

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[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by cincicards

Seems like it would be BBBC (Baltimore Base Ball Club) instead of just BBC, as an example RBBC (Rochester Base Ball Club), as baseball was used as base ball:

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[MW1]

Originally Posted by cincicards

Seems like it would be BBBC (Baltimore Base Ball Club) instead of just BBC, as an example RBBC (Rochester Base Ball Club), as baseball was used as base ball:

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Randall,

This is a good point and I noticed the same thing when reviewing other Baltimore pins from the late 19th century. Are there any verifiable examples to the contrary?