Any One Collect Pins?

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by midmo

Here's my case of (mostly) Brooklyn pins and trinkets.

Regarding the white pin with walking bum to the left of the large blue one in the middle. I think that might be a Continental Football League pin. That guy was widely used by the football Dodgers of the mid 1960s.

Did the baseball Dodgers use this bum as well?

Brooklyn Dodgers Program.jpg

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

Regarding the white pin with walking bum to the left of the large blue one in the middle. I think that might be a Continental Football League pin. That guy was widely used by the football Dodgers of the mid 1960s.

Did the baseball Dodgers use this bum as well?

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The baseball Dodgers used him first. An apt nickname.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

The baseball Dodgers used him first. An apt nickname.

Yep...But did they use this particular rendering of him. The football Dodgers used him on programs, tickets and pennants. I'd think it would be odd for a football team to use a pre-existing mascot from an unrelated baseball team.

Misc Brooklyn Dodgers.jpg

[ooo-ribay]

I would think the FB team just added the ball, but what do I know?

[71buc]

This is probably only of interest to me but no one in my social circle would really give a damn. They are certain I'm a loon for loving this stuff so much. Nonetheless, bear with me. I picked up this pin a few years ago. I have never seen another example. There was no way I could be certain it was related to the 1971 team. I actually suspected it was a 1979 pin because the color scheme was so different than other pins attributed to the 1971 team. Today I was flipping through a 1970 Pittsburgh Post Gazette newspaper supplement celebrating the opening of Three Rivers and there was a picture of this pin. It's the little things in life that serve to make loons like me happy

[ooo-ribay]

^^^^ For sure, Mike! It’s all about unraveling the mysteries. Was that an ad for the bank or an offer for the pin?

Edit: but, crap, wouldn’t that make it a 1970 pin with a World Series just wishful thinking?

[71buc]

Hi Rob, it was an ad for a mall and a wish for a 1970 World Series.

[docpatlv]

Originally Posted by 71buc

This is probably only of interest to me but no one in my social circle would really give a damn. They are certain I'm a loon for loving this stuff so much. Nonetheless, bear with me. I picked up this pin a few years ago. I have never seen another example. There was no way I could be certain it was related to the 1971 team. I actually suspected it was a 1979 pin because the color scheme was so different than other pins attributed to the 1971 team. Today I was flipping through a 1970 Pittsburgh Post Gazette newspaper supplement celebrating the opening of Three Rivers and there was a picture of this pin. It's the little things in life that serve to make loons like me happy

Good for you Mike, glad it turned out to be from 1971. Have never seen it before.

[batsballsbases]

Great work Mike I have had that pin also for a long time and always wondered about it! Nice Job.. Here is mine

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by 71buc

It's the little things in life that serve to make loons like me happy

Don't be so hard on yourself. It makes me happy and I don't even own one. Haha.

[71buc]

Thanks Al. Your pin is only the second I have ever seen. Then again it might be an issue of location rather than rarity as i am in the Northwest.