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Old 05-11-2024, 08:01 AM
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Recently picked up this signed, GU hat (1997) of Orioles catcher Lenny Webster. I'm sure most of you here know that Webster was the last Oriole to wear #42:

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Old 05-11-2024, 10:59 PM
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Nice hat! Cool finding obscure Orioles items that are rich in history and fun to share. Thanks!
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Old 05-11-2024, 11:04 PM
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Default Mike Zolotorow small Brooks Robinson Collection

Day 132 – 12 May 2024
I recently had a collector and seller call me to see if I was interested in a small collection of Brooks Robinson items. He is someone I hold in high regard and very connected in Baltimore. Anyway, I met him on Saturday 20 Apr 23 at the Westminster, MD card show to see what he had. With him, he had a couple binders from an old Baltimore Oriole equipment manager. His name was Mike Zolotorow. Mike not only had a relationship with the Orioles, but him and Brooks appeared to be friendly and he worked for Brooks at his Sporting Goods Store. The centerpiece of the collection is a Brooks Robinson Sporting Goods Co, Inc binder. Clint showed his the other day…Hope ok if I show this one. The binder has the Company name, address, signature, images of Brooks and details about Brooks. The binder mentions Brooks as a 11 time gold glove winner so the binder must be around 1971 or 1972. The binder was a little dirty so I cleaned it up and it looks brand new. Within the binder was a bunch of catalogs for sporting goods. One in particular was a Rawlings equipment catalog that included all the different gloves of the day to include Brooks’ gloves and other player gloves to include Heart of the Hide. I have a few more items to show.
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Old 05-12-2024, 06:09 AM
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It's interesting to note that the Sporting Goods store used the same images on the cover of their binders as the Equitable Life Insurance Co. did in their ad:
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Charles that binder is in great shape, plus your Oriole head has the complete orange on it while mine has white.
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Old 05-13-2024, 05:02 AM
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Day 133 – 13 May 2024
In the Zolotorow collection included a second binder with a bunch of miscellaneous items. The second binder has a drawing of Brooks and what I believe is a signature and his #5 sticker. In the binder was some baseball cards, personal letters from Brooks to Zolotorow, photos (more on those in the coming days), Brooks sporting goods letterhead and business card. Included today is the binder, letterhead, business card and some personal correspondence from Brooks to Zolotorow.
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Bill, the Equitable Advertisement from above was also a print on card stock. Not sure I have seen the advertisement before. Pretty interesting how things are repurposed. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 05-13-2024, 11:48 AM
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Day 133 – 13 May 2024
In the Zolotorow collection included a second binder with a bunch of miscellaneous items. The second binder has a drawing of Brooks and what I believe is a signature and his #5 sticker. In the binder was some baseball cards, personal letters from Brooks to Zolotorow, photos (more on those in the coming days), Brooks sporting goods letterhead and business card. Included today is the binder, letterhead, business card and some personal correspondence from Brooks to Zolotorow.
That drawing on the binder looks worse than his 58 Topps card !
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