October 2011 Pick-Up Thread

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Here's the ultimate companion piece (for me, anyway...)

I've had the original Willard Mullin Illustration of the Bum for quite some time. A big/beautiful image of the infamous Brooklyn Mascot. But just recently I was lucky enough to find the original Sporting News issue in which this drawing was featured.

Icing on the Cake is that this drawing was used to grace the Cover. Aside from the great Mullin tie-in, the articles within this Sporting News Issue are very intriguing. Among other topics, it discusses Jackie Robinson's thriving career in the minors, and his chances of making the "Big Club". It also discusses the possibility of a 168 Game Regular Season Schedule (which apparently almost came to fruition).

Very interesting reading, and a purely lucky pickup for me

What a tremendous find Mark!

I'm very happy for you my friend. That's quite a rush when you discover a piece like that that enhances your collectible ten fold. Am really pleased that you found that Mark. I can't wait to see how you display the both of them.

I have a sweet Babe Ruth/Lou Darvas original sketch that I've been searching for the Sporting News or the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper for ten years now with no luck yet. Your post has given me new hope!

Regards, Jimmy

[thekingofclout]

Yesterday, I was reminded just how much a true friendship can mean, especially in today's society. How lucky can a guy be, as a very dear friend spoon fed me this fabulous important vintage original TYPE 1 Photo of one of Baseball's greatest moments!

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[sayhey24]

These two came out of a local barn --

Greg

[dwr11]

I finally picked up this Harmon Killebrew pennant to go along with my Rod Carew from the same time frame. Both of these were tough for me to find so I was happy to track them down. I also picked up this Killebrew button still on the original card which I was happy to get as it is different from the other Killebrew I have from this series.

[btcarfagno]

My first townball style bat.



Tom C

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by dwr11

I finally picked up this Harmon Killebrew pennant to go along with my Rod Carew from the same time frame. Both of these were tough for me to find so I was happy to track them down. I also picked up this Killebrew button still on the original card which I was happy to get as it is different from the other Killebrew I have from this series.

Congrats on finding the Killebrew MVP Pennant! Those are so tough to locate, and it looks like yours is in nice condition. That's a great compliment to the Carew... very difficult to find both in that condition.

Nice acquisitions!
Mark

[dwr11]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Congrats on finding the Killebrew MVP Pennant! Those are so tough to locate, and it looks like yours is in nice condition. That's a great compliment to the Carew... very difficult to find both in that condition.

Nice acquisitions!
Mark

Thank you! The Carew pennant is in about perfect condition. The Harmon is not perfect but it's pretty nice.

[scmavl]

Wow, great collection of Killebrew buttons. Love the "Killebrew for Govenor". The pennant looks very nice too!

[dwr11]

Originally Posted by scmavl

Wow, great collection of Killebrew buttons. Love the "Killebrew for Govenor". The pennant looks very nice too!

Thank you. I love collecting Minnesota Twins and Vikings stuff. With the maker of a lot of these items being from Minnesota (Wincraft) a lot of very cool items were sold either at the stadium or around the state.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by thekingofclout

Yesterday, I was reminded just how much a true friendship can mean, especially in today's society. How lucky can a guy be, as a very dear friend spoon fed me this fabulous important vintage original TYPE 1 Photo of one of Baseball's greatest moments!

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Hey Jimmy,

Nice pickup! That's a classic image...
I just picked up an excellent complimentary piece to your Don Larsen World Series perfect game photo.

This is an extremely rare Stadium Club pass from Larsen's World Series PG game 5. These are much tougher to find than a World Series ticket to this game, which is readily available. BTW, I've only seen one or two examples of the Stadium Pass to this game through the years. I'm happy to add this pass to the ticket stub that I have to this remarkable game in my no-hitter ticket collection.

I've never posted a scan of my Larsen WS game 5 ticket before. My favorite part of this ticket is the vintage fountain pen inscription on the back written by the patron that attended the event.
The inscription reads:
"Perfect Game" pitched by Don Larsen of the N.Y. Yankees. Mon. Oct. 8- 1956 5th game of Series"

I also included a celebration photo of Larsen and Berra storming off the field after the game.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by sayhey24

These two came out of a local barn --

Greg

Great finds. I picked up a bunch of old baseball postcards, and this photo of an 1892 team with a black player. The image is well-composed and it's a very clean albumen, but it's not as crystal-clear as some I have:

1892 Northside team with black player

[Kzoo]

Guys.............I picked this up last week. It's my first pinball machine and the exterior and the guts are in rough shape, but it has a well preserved playing field with fantastic graphics. It wouldn't be cost effective to refurbish the machine as they're typically not too valuable in working condition, so I'm just going to disassemble the playing field and make it into a wall hanging display piece. I have another one already hanging in my basement and this should look just as cool. The back glass was cool at one time, but a lot of the reverse painted graphics have flaked off. I might tackle that repainted project down the road at some point. Thanks for looking.........Matt

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by Kzoo

I'm just going to disassemble the playing field and make it into a wall hanging display piece. I have another one already hanging in my basement and this should look just as cool..........Matt

C'mon Matt. Don't tease. Show us the one you already have hanging on the wall dammit!

[Kzoo]

Originally Posted by thekingofclout

C'mon Matt. Don't tease. Show us the one you already have hanging on the wall dammit!

Ok, here's the other pinball board I have hanging in my basement......Matt

[packs]

[ruth-gehrig]

Although you can't "play" with it, I like the one hanging because it takes up so much less space! Very nice!!

[iwantitiwinit]

Kzoo looks like you have a really nice sized garage too!!! Any classic cars you'd ever care to post?

[sayhey24]

So much cool stuff this month -- I love those Twins pennants and the Larsen perfect game tickets.

Matt -- just when I thought I'd seen it all, you come up with a great idea -- using a pinball board as a piece of art on the wall. That looks fantastic, and I have to admit that I too am envious of the size of your garage!

Greg

[Kzoo]

Originally Posted by iwantitiwinit

Kzoo looks like you have a really nice sized garage too!!! Any classic cars you'd ever care to post?

Guys............Hey. That 'garage' is actually the back warehouse at our body shop. My Dad does have a few early cars, with two of them from 1911, but that warehouse is generally used more for work related to the shop....however, my Dad is currently using that space while restoring his 1911 Kissel Kar that is in a million pieces. I'll post photos someday next year when it's completed. Thanks for the interest.......Matt

[WillowGrove]

And I thought I was the only one who appreciated the space in that huge garage. (AND wanted to see the one hanging on the wall already!).

Here's my addition - I owned this game as a kid when my antique-collecting parents bought it for me. Years later we sold it. And then I started to miss it. So I was lucky enough to replace it this month - I wonder how many years will have to go by for me to forget this one is NOT the one I first owned.

Great stuff this month. thanks for looking - peter

[GKreindler]

Lovin' this shot of the Scooter that I just received!



BEAUTIFUL light.

Keep it up guys - this month is shaping up to be pretty darn amazing. I'm loving what I'm seeing thus far!

Graig

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by GKreindler

Lovin' this shot of the Scooter that I just received!



BEAUTIFUL light.

Keep it up guys - this month is shaping up to be pretty darn amazing. I'm loving what I'm seeing thus far!

Graig

Graig,

LOVE the Scooter shot!!

[dwr11]

I picked up this signed Notre Dame football at a local auction last weekend. It has 15 autographs on it. In doing a little research I think it is from 1957. I really don't know that much about it.

[tlwise12]

I'm not usually an autograph collector, but I have picked up a few recently...

1. George Detore autograph (played 33 games in the majors between 1930-31 and then in the PCL from the late 1930s to the mid 1940s). At the national this year, a smaller autograph authentication company, ACE, was giving out free autographs and my mom happened to pick it up. I had no idea who it was until I looked him up. I'd say hes a tough autograph!

2. Rugger Ardizoia (played in the PCL during the late 1930s and into the 1950s...Also, made a one game appearance during 1947 to pitch for the New York Yankees). I wrote to him and he was gracious enough to mail back a small note talking about playing in the PCL and against the Colored House of David.

3. Bill Holland autographed album page mentioning him as the first black pitcher to pitch at Yankee Stadium. His autograph is a real toughie and I'm glad to have a early Negro Leaguer that also pitched in Cuba during the
1920's.

[mschwade]

Got these in the mail today!

[vthobby]

Congrats to everyone on this thread for some great items.

I posted pics of the cover of this October pick up in another thread but just today I found this October thread (I'm a newbie!) so I thought I'd post a few of the inside pages of this magazine.

Cobb with his car and his kid. Ty Cobb had a heart? Who knew?!

Shoeless Joe Jackson in his glory!

A great ad for an A's poster for 50c which was quite a bit back in 1911! I'll take 2 please!

These are just 3 pages in this thick magazine. It is filled with history including another ad page for 25c posters of individual players and it lists the players including Matty.

I was thinking of trying to order all 6 and was going to send $2 just to be fair! Hey c'mon, I'm only 100 years too late on the order!

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by WillowGrove

Great Ruth photo. Wow. My October began with this just arriving in the mail... Now to do some research on the uniform. Wow. (again, for that Ruth photo)

I am fairly sure I once owned a single-player tintype from that team - I'll check it out when I get home and report back. If so, I can tell you what team it is.

(just posting now so I don't forget to check for it)

[mjkm90]

I've been looking for a catcher figural for a while. This is an early National Baseball Museum and Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, N.Y. souvenir ashtray circa 1939 by K&O Novelties Company. They produced detailed bookends and figurines from gray metal or bronze from 1895 to 1939. Baseball Museum opened to the public in 1938 or 39 and the ashtray would have been a very early piece sold or presented at that time. Although this isn't a particularly large piece, I appreciate the detail and uniqueness of it. I've never seen another.

[deebro041]

Awesome piece Mike...just love those early catcher figures!
Dan

[sayhey24]

Mike --

That catcher figural is a really cool piece -- as a collector of Hall of Fame souvenirs, I can tell you that I've never seen that piece.

Greg

[Scott Garner]

Many thanks to net54 board member Mike (docpatlv) who sold me this cool Goudey Bob Feller flip book from 1938. As it states on the cover, "Bob Feller puts his hop on a fast one"! Back from when Feller was one of the most popular players in baseball........

[sayhey24]

Unopened Yoo Hoo bottle (with floating cork) --

Greg

[erstevens]

Is that cork or old rotten chocolate flavor?

[mschwade]

Originally Posted by erstevens

Is that cork or old rotten chocolate flavor?

I'm expecting floating cigarettes too!

[erstevens]

As long as it's not pieces of Tony Kubek.

[Runscott]

removed. sorry for the hiccup

[Scott Garner]

Certainly not prewar, but a great addition to my advanced Nolan Ryan collection.

Trivia question:
What's rarer than a Nolan Ryan game used pitcher bat with provenance?
A game used batting glove with great use and provenance!! I've only seen one that I recall in all the years I've been collecting Ryan.

I just picked up this game used Nolan Ryan batting glove from circa 1982-83. It matches perfectly with photos of him batting while a member of the Houston Astros that I have in my collection. This particular glove came directly from the collection of one of the other most advanced Ryan collectors, where it has resided for many years.

Ryan certainly wasn't much of a hitter in his career, but what I believe makes this batting glove special is where it came from, it's use, the fact that it's vintage signed. The best part of all is it was used on his right hand (throwing hand). It will be a great compliment to the Ryan game used Astros bat that he signed for me the night of the grand opening of The Ryan Center (Nolan Ryan museum in Alvin, TX) in April of 1999.

[Runscott]

Scott, I'm glad to see this. I thought I had killed the thread by posting photographs that didn't include HOF'ers.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Certainly not prewar, but a great addition to my advanced Nolan Ryan collection.

Trivia question:
What's rarer than a Nolan Ryan game used pitcher bat with provenance?
A game used batting glove with great use and provenance!! I've only seen one that I recall in all the years I've been collecting Ryan.

I just picked up this game used Nolan Ryan batting glove from circa 1982-83. It matches perfectly with photos of him batting while a member of the Houston Astros that I have in my collection. This particular glove came directly from the collection of one of the other most advanced Ryan collectors, where it has resided for many years.

Ryan certainly wasn't much of a hitter in his career, but what I believe makes this batting glove special is where it came from, it's use, the fact that it's vintage signed. The best part of all is it was used on his right hand (throwing hand). It will be a great compliment to the Ryan game used Astros bat that he signed for me the night of the grand opening of The Ryan Center (Nolan Ryan museum in Alvin, TX) in April of 1999.

That's a great glove, Scott! Aside form the game-use and epic player provenance, I just love the glove itself. I remember those Saranac Gloves so well, from the old playing days. That was THE brand to use, and they were softer than a baby's butt- fresh out of the package. I imagine that yours is a bit sweat-soaked and stiff from the usage... which is just what you'd want. But there were few things as magical as the feel of a brand new one!

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Scott, I'm glad to see this. I thought I had killed the thread by posting photographs that didn't include HOF'ers.

Scott,
You certainly didn't kill the thread by posting photos of non-HOF'ers! I personally think it's healthy to mix in some modern classics in addition to everything PreWWII.

I don't frequently get the opportunity to add anything to my Ryan collection these days. Maybe only a small handful per year...

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Scott,
You certainly didn't kill the thread by posting photos of non-HOF'ers! I personally think it's healthy to mix in some modern classics in addition to everything PreWWII.

I don't frequently get the opportunity to add anything to my Ryan collection these days. Maybe only a small handful per year...

I definitely wasn't knocking your addition - it's just always been disappointing to me that so few vintage collectors see any value or appeal in non-HOF'er photographs. Anyway, rant over, photos removed - I'll post this sort of thing on my website.

[mjkm90]

I also appreciate nonHOFers. I appreciate all vintage picees and images...keep em coming fellas

[slidekellyslide]

1959 Lincoln Chiefs team signed baseball - 15 sigs

[D. Broughman]

With the help of fellow members was able to get cement morter off the one chair. Thanks! The larger photo is (Briggs) Tiger Stadium and the small photo is Navin Stadium (lower left hand corner).

[perezfan]

I thought this 1930s Trolley Car Ad Sign was pretty cool. It's an ad for Wrigley's Double Mint. I'm still trying to figure out why gum would have been used "for emergencies", but liked the Baseball tie-in. The Hack Wilson reference is also cool, as Wrigley's roots have been in Chicago forever....

[ksfarmboy]

Nice pick up Dan, any notables on the ball?

[slidekellyslide]

I don't know..I suppose Ira Hutchinson might be difficult to get since he died in 1973...a few other major leaguers (Alan Brice, Joe Horlen). My first 59 team signed ball though...and finding stuff I don't already have is becoming difficult.

[CarltonHendricks]

DUTTON'S SHELL GROOVE SKATES
Below is an unusual old pair of ice skates I picked up yesterday on eBay. You may....(or may not)...wonder what would make me buy these...To learn the shocking truth why I bought them click the link above...hint I looked for them twelve years...

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by CarltonHendricks

DUTTON'S SHELL GROOVE SKATES
Below is an unusual old pair of ice skates I picked up yesterday on eBay. You may....(or may not)...wonder what would make me buy these...To learn the shocking truth why I bought them click the link above...hint I looked for them twelve years...

Pretty cool Carlton. You are amazing!

[71buc]

I have been buying a number of news photos lately. This one came in the mail today. It features spring training, a blonde in a polka dot bikini, Tom Terrific at age 24, and no evidence of steroids or silicone to pollute my two favorite pastimes. What more could a middle aged baseball fan ask for?