Your Favorite Memorabilia Pick Up of 2016

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by GaryPassamonte

Aesthetically, it has to be this 19th century tiger maple bat. It's the most beautiful bat I have seen. Historically, it would be this 5/1871 scorecard from the first days of the National Association.

That is one beautiful bat.

[ksfarmboy]

That Browns football is amazing!

[Vintagecatcher]

Gary,

Awesome Maple Bat!

Patrick

[Showdawg]

Jim Brown signed sideline cape

[Showdawg]

Signed Jim Brown game use helmet and Pro Bowl helmet

[pherbener]

I didn't expect it to be this but I like it better every time I see it.

Ty Cobb sliding Type 1 by Paul Herbener, on Flickr

[Bpm0014]

^^^ Wow! Great photo!!

[canjond]

My favorite memorabilia pick-up of the year is not baseball related, either. I was very very happy to find this for sale in Italy. It's Marco Pantani's complete cycling jersey worn during the 1998 Giro (which he went on to win). He took the leader's jersey after this stage (photomatched).

[Runscott]

Mine was an 1890's French Brunswick Billiard Cue. It was a wreck when I received it - I glued down the points, removed the joint, sanded lightly and gave it a French polish. Here are the 'Before Pics'. It is about midway through it's restoration. When done it should look original and will have a new shaft which will use the original wooden pin shown below. We were very lucky in that the only part actually missing was the ivory wedge in the butt. The only thing that won't be original is that it will be weighted and balanced to my playing requirements.