Show your Odds & Ends...

[dwr11]

I liked this thread so I thought I would bring it back to the front page. I hope that is okay. Anyway, here is a pretty difficult pennant of Tony Oliva.

[perezfan]

Very cool Oliva/Twins Pennant! This is one thread that could be revived infinitely...

Here's a nifty little 1950s Point of Sale Display featuring Nellie Fox....

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by dwr11

I liked this thread so I thought I would bring it back to the front page. I hope that is okay. Anyway, here is a pretty difficult pennant of Tony Oliva.

What a terrific pennant!

I put Oliva & Mattingly in the same boat. Lock Hall of Famers until their injuries put them down. IMO... these two players peak value was fantastic and I think that because both their careers were cut short, they are better candidates then players that had five great years, only to go along with fifteen mediocre ones.

I don't get it. If you're fortunate and don't get hurt, you are to be rewarded for that?

But if injury ended your career, especially if the injury isn't something that can be seen, like Campanella, or untimely death, like Joss and Puckett, then you have little or no chance at getting elected.

Alright, alright, I'll save the rest for a new thread.

A couple of oddball pieces I added to my collection in the last few months...

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[Bob Lemke]

has to be 1958 or later, Casey Wise was with the Cubs in 1957, came to the Braves in a trade in November that year.

[thekingofclout]

c. 1950's Yankees Souvenir Charm Bracelet.

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[perezfan]

Very neat Jimmy...

I have the Reds' version. My Dad bought this as a souvinir for my sister in 1967, at Crosley Field. So it's a special piece in my collection, not having been acquired later in life. She forgot she had it, found it 40 years later, and gave it to me for Christmas last year. I guess she wasn't planning on wearing it again

Also wanted to post a few other odds and ends (since practically my whole collection is made up of them!) Baseball has had a lot of cool smoking related items through the years. Here are 3 figural pieces related to smoking...

* Early 1900s Bulldog Batter (his cap flips open, to reveal a lighter)
* Early 1900s Catcher Ashtray (check out the spiderman mask and reeded shinguards)
* 1930s Batter Pipestand (sold to me as a Babe Ruth piece, but that's ebay for you - still pretty neat!)

[thekingofclout]

and with hundreds of new board members since then, I figure there must be a lot more oddball things out there...


Just picked up this nifty 1962 Topps 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 Match Print Photo of Stan Musial from the Topps Vault.

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[BBSD]

Neat stuff guys. Below is a few things.

[MilBraves]

Rummage sale find.
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