Where has all the 19th century baseball memorabilia gone?

[aelefson]

As an avid antique shopper, I have found enough 19th century memorabilia to keep me generally satisfied and sometimes overwhelmed. Here is a tintype (in case) I bought at the Brimfield Antique show a few weeks ago. In May I bought a full sized lemon peel ball there. I have also bought many cool items through ephemera and historical dealers. Unfortunately, bargains are rare, but my favorite part about buying in non traditional spaces is getting a chance to own items that are fresh to the hobby.

To answer the OP (I owe you an email Gary!), I feel that some of it shows up in the non traditional spaces but there are many of us who look for things there. It does help not to have to compete at large hobby auctions for these items though.

Alan