Buck Barker writing on card backs

[barrysloate]

Mark- the Old Judges with the ink notations are ubiquitous and have been around for years. Do you have any idea who did the notating?

[paul]

My 1919 Zeenut Paddy Driscoll has Barker's writing plus the designation "Houser 78 Dobbins 73." So, does that mean Barker purchased the card from Dick Dobbins in 1973, sold or traded it, then purchased the same card from a collector named Houser in 1978?

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by paul

My 1919 Zeenut Paddy Driscoll has Barker's writing plus the designation "Houser 78 Dobbins 73." So, does that mean Barker purchased the card from Dick Dobbins in 1973, sold or traded it, then purchased the same card from a collector named Houser in 1978?

The late Dave Houser, who edited "Who's Who" for many years in Baseball Hobby News and also wrote some great hobby columns for BHN. He is truly missed for his writing skills and his appreciation of the hobby, and the people.
If someone here who may have known him wants to chime in, please do so.

Rich

[barrysloate]

Thanks Mark, very interesting.

[oaks1912]

Rich..... I knew Dave Houser pretty well. He was an 'original' Zeenut collector back in the 30's. In the early 70's, he found his collection and contacted advanced collector Jim Horne with the original intent of selling the collection to Jim. As he & Jim talked about the collection, Dave's interest in the hobby was rekindled. He was not a person of financial means, but was genuinely interested in the players and the collectibles. In the late 70's Dave published "Sports West", which was a small, short-lived hobby publication, mostly targeting West Coast collectors and collectibles.. Dave loved to research and shared much of his knowledge through various articles. The subscription rates were the most unique scale I'd ever seen. You could send cash, or an adequate quantity of vintage baseball cards to cover your subscription. Beginning around 1977, Dave started to carpool with me to quite a few of our local Northern California shows, as he had no transportation and he lived in nearby San Leandro. He dropped out of circulation in the late 80's, and is now deceased. At the recent San Leandro show last month, a collage was made showing some of the faces from the show's 25 year history. I included a picture of Dave with our friend Lou Chericoni as a tribute to both of them...... Paul...I'm sorry I did not address your question earlier. I do recall a few of the Barker Zeenuts had multiple sources indicated on the back & I do not have a definitive answer. Your suggestion that the card was acquired from one collector, later traded, still later reacquired from another collector is plausible

[paul]

Thanks Mark.

[Rich Klein]

Or ever heard of it. If anyone has a copy they could located and scan I'd love to see ONE copy

Rich