Any One Collect Pins?

[ASpaceman]

Pinback was produced for ‘Luke Appling Day’ in 1947 - and was presented on a placard that thanked fans for donating to the Luke Appling Fund - FYI.

[MK]

Originally Posted by ASpaceman

Pinback was produced for ‘Luke Appling Day’ in 1947 - and was presented on a placard that thanked fans for donating to the Luke Appling Fund - FYI.

Here it is

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by MK

Here it is

That’s tremendous! I love finding things that are specific to a particular year but then to a particular day and event? That is amazing. Thank you all for your information.

I would imagine then that this was only available that one day? Or does anyone know if it was sold outside the stadium after the day? I guess I can look back and see what the attendance was that day but to me I would think that it would be a fairly scarce item, no?

[Vintagedeputy]

Somewhat pinback related, I’m always on the hunt for display cases for my pins and such. I stumbled across this one today. It’s a plastic case with a glass front and I think it would be great to keep in my truck so that when I’m out in the wild and I find a nice pin, I can put it somewhere to protect it for the ride home. it’s got an interesting snap closure. I’ve never seen one like this before.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

That’s tremendous! I love finding things that are specific to a particular year but then to a particular day and event? That is amazing. Thank you all for your information.

I would imagine then that this was only available that one day? Or does anyone know if it was sold outside the stadium after the day? I guess I can look back and see what the attendance was that day but to me I would think that it would be a fairly scarce item, no?

Very weird….Retrosheet shows the White Sox playing at home on 5/30/47 and a doubleheader on 6/2/47…..no game on June 1.

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Very weird….Retrosheet shows the White Sox playing at home on 5/30/47 and a doubleheader on 6/2/47…..no game on June 1.

I believe it was actually a special event that they invited fans to separate from a game. They had doubleheaders on 5/30 and 6/2 from what I can see so I believe they were actually off on 6/1 and just held it as a special event.

[MK]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

I believe it was actually a special event that they invited fans to separate from a game. They had doubleheaders on 5/30 and 6/2 from what I can see so I believe they were actually off on 6/1 and just held it as a special event.

Would make more sense that it was scheduled for June 1, rained out, played as a doubleheader on the 2nd.

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by MK

Would make more sense that it was scheduled for June 1, rained out, played as a doubleheader on the 2nd.

That’s a possibility as well.