Carlton World

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by CarltonHendricks

Hey Thanks Scott...good to hear...



Rob...It says "Like a Flash"...it's in the story...actually there is much about that slogan in the story...

Guess I better read the story.

[doug.goodman]

That cricket sign is amazing

[CarltonHendricks]

Hey thanks Doug...working hard on a whopper feature on 1926 desk paperweight...will keep you posted...

[mrreality68]

Amazing stuff as always
Keep it coming

Still waiting on the reality show on the history channel

[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by todeen

Very cool. it reminds me of a family picture I have of my gr-gr-grandparents. I only have a copy, so it is not as clear as the original.

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Hey thanks Tim...just saw this...now that's a family photo...looks like a pretty powerful bike...thanks for posting...

Jeff Kuhr...thank you sir...sounds great where do I sign...

[CarltonHendricks]

https://sportsantiques.com/1926_gar_...aperweight.htm
Please see link above to my latest story on a 1926 paperweight featuring a figural of Gar Wood’s Miss America V powerboat. The Miss America V won the Harmsworth trophy in 1926.

The feature covers many aspects of the paperweight including:
1. The life and times of the famous industrialist Gar Wood.
2. A timeline of the fateful 1926 Harmsworth race won by Miss America V.
3. A summary of Detroit industrial culture c1911
4. A summarized history of the Harmsworth race
5. Speculation scenarios of why there are only eight known examples of the paperweight.
6. A look at the 1926 cost to produce Miss America V, with an inflation conversion to what it would cost today.
7. The paperweights artistic importance and place among powerboat collectibles

As well the story features more than 40 photos.

Please enjoy…
Kindly -Carlton

[mrreality68]

Wow wow and wow.

The great and unique items keep a coming

Congrats and keep them coming

[ooo-ribay]

The paper weight and your research are amazing. Congrats on another great find!

[CarltonHendricks]

Jeff and Rob...glad you like the story...thanks for your support...

[Hankphenom]

So cool! Love your collecting niches outside the usual "major" sports. Do have any kind of fix on how many other collectors are going for boat, motorcycle, auto, etc., racing, and the other areas of collectibles you are constantly picking up neat pieces from?

[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

So cool! Love your collecting niches outside the usual "major" sports. Do have any kind of fix on how many other collectors are going for boat, motorcycle, auto, etc., racing, and the other areas of collectibles you are constantly picking up neat pieces from?

Hey thanks Hank...fix on how many collectors in those areas?...well that's a good question...I'd say each area you mentioned "boat, motorcycle, auto, etc., racing" would vary from each other but motorsports in general seem pretty hot...at least the ancient stuff I like....I would say early motorcycle items from the teens seem to be leading the pack...which is probably due in part to the T.V. show American Pickers...Early Indian Motorcycle items especially because it's such an iconic brand...I'm talking trophies, programs, photos etc...

Pre-war boat stuff is what surprises me...the prices on boat signs is kind of shocking. Shocking because generally a market develops over time...How can it develop when there's nothing out there...As I alluded to in the Miss America paperweight article...I've hardly seen any great boat signs...yet when they come up blam...they go much higher than I expect...I would speculate it's because of the red hot sign market...that market is on fire...porcelain, tin, ...petro leading the way but other products are strong too...

[ksfarmboy]

Great stuff Carlton. Always amazed at your research and finds.

[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

Great stuff Carlton. Always amazed at your research and finds.

thanks so much Clint...

[CarltonHendricks]

https://sportsantiques.com/1916_harv...l_schedule.htm
Dear Friends…
Please know I have posted a new feature on my site SportsAntiques.com….The story is about a 1916 Harvard baseball schedule broadside poster which announces all the teams they would play for the season. The first pre-season game was against the Red Sox…Guess who was playing for the Red Sox in 1916…his initials were BR…Click the link above to learn the shocking truth…
-carlton

[ooo-ribay]

Billy Ripken?

Welcome back, Carlton! I was just thinking about how we haven’t heard from your World lately.

[Bill Rayburn]

Carlton, as we discussed the 1916 Harvard broadside schedule is beyond cool. Your flushing out the details through your research makes it really special. I have to admit, I like the Hendee Indian drum as well.

[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by Bill Rayburn

Carlton, as we discussed the 1916 Harvard broadside schedule is beyond cool. Your flushing out the details through your research makes it really special. I have to admit, I like the Hendee Indian drum as well.

Thanks Rob and Bill...
Here's that Hendee Drum...



Sunday 7/2/23 I scored this very cool drum at the July Alameda Point Antiques Fair...not sure of much of anything about it for now...The dealer I got it from, who I see around at shows, is Native American and a teacher…she said she got it from friends near a pow-wow at the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation in Ledyard Connecticut…which is about 75 miles from Springfield Massachusetts where the Indian company was…only thing I know for sure is the patina looks old...like 1930ish...The original Indian motorcycles were made from 1901 to 1953 by the Hendee Manufacturing Company… the name was changed to the “Indian Motocycle Company” in 1923….I can’t find any other examples…which happens…Possibly on one hand, if Hendee Manufacturing Company issued the drum as an advertising piece before the name change the inscription might have been abbreviated to something like “Hendee Mfg. Co.”…not Hendee Indian Co…but that’s not written in stone…it could have been made after the name change and they were underlining the company history…especially considering the “1901” in the center…The Hendee company was very big on using Native American imagery and even adopted that nomenclature into their corporate culture…for example…company president George Hendee was called the Big Chief…co-founder and head designer Oscar Hedstrom was called the Medicine Man. The factory was called the Wigwam and the dealer network was called the Tribe. During the 1910s, Indian became the largest manufacturer of motorcycles in the world…Another guess would be that an Indian Motorcycle dealership may have made it for their showroom…who knows…all I know for now is I’m confident it’s old and it looks killer in my collection….

I’m now looking for photos of anyplace Indian motorcycles were exhibited between 1901-1953…such as International Exhibitions like the Panama Pacific where Indian Motorcycles were featured…

-World’s Fairs
-State Fairs
-County Fairs
-Motorcycle Dealer Shows
-Motorcycle Dealer Showrooms

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by CarltonHendricks

https://sportsantiques.com/1916_harv...l_schedule.htm
Dear Friends…
Please know I have posted a new feature on my site SportsAntiques.com….The story is about a 1916 Harvard baseball schedule broadside poster which announces all the teams they would play for the season. The first pre-season game was against the Red Sox…Guess who was playing for the Red Sox in 1916…his initials were BR…Click the link above to learn the shocking truth…
-carlton

Wow that is a great piece and I love the story behind it. Pretty cool I have the cabinet photo you show in it( not the exact one but one of very few that exist)

[ooo-ribay]

^^^ Very cool. “Knowing” you, you’ll drum up the backstory on the Indian piece.

[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

Wow that is a great piece and I love the story behind it. Pretty cool I have the cabinet photo you show in it( not the exact one but one of very few that exist)

Wow Jeff...you have that photo!!!...I really like that Ruth is right in the center at bottom...can I ask the back story how you came into it...

[Jewish-collector]

Carlton - Are you taking the trip to the National as usual ?

[CarltonHendricks]

here's a few recent pickups...got off the boat thing for a while...hopped on cycling...working on a 1880's cycling bugle feature...

[Leon]

Your stuff always makes me smile, Carlton. Thanks for sharing!
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[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Leon

Your stuff always makes me smile, Carlton. Thanks for sharing!
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Same.

Thank you Carlton

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[Jay Wolt]

Carlton awesome pickups

[JoeDfan]

Your stuff is so cool! Thanks for sharing.

[CarltonHendricks]

Thank you all for kind words...don't know how I left this out but just got this last week...should arrive soon...surfing figurals are extremely rare...got it from Ryan Sims...he gave big $$$ at an Orange county calif estate sale...He's right there in surf country and only one he's seen for sale in 20 years....

[CarltonHendricks]

Finally I said something...out of frustration...

[perezfan]

Good job Carlton...

Long overdue, and hopefully if they hear from enough of us, they might change back to the old (and far superior) search function. They are the masters of "fixing" something that ain't even broke!

BTW, same holds true for searching "vintage" pennants (vintage was intentionally put in quotes). I have completely given up weeding through endless overpriced/over-produced common modern crap to (maybe) find one that's worthwhile.

I know that I'm now probably missing a few, but my free time (and the limited time I have left on this planet) just doesn't merit the agony and futility.

[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Good job Carlton...

Long overdue, and hopefully if they hear from enough of us, they might change back to the old (and far superior) search function. They are the masters of "fixing" something that ain't even broke!

BTW, same holds true for searching "vintage" pennants (vintage was intentionally put in quotes). I have completely given up weeding through endless overpriced/over-produced common modern crap to (maybe) find one that's worthwhile.

I know that I'm now probably missing a few, but my free time (and the limited time I have left on this planet) just doesn't merit the agony and futility.

Thanks for your post Mark...

I finally got that FB tobacco pouch in the line-up....

[perezfan]

What a beauty! They look amazing, all grouped together. And that Lucky Curve Tin has really shot up in value. Congrats!

[CarltonHendricks]

Thanks Mark....got that at the Glendale Show zillion years ago...tins man...dig um...here's some more laying around got year or so ago

[CarltonHendricks]

https://www.sportsantiques.com/c1880...ling_bugle.htm
New two page feature now posted...link above...

[Jay Wolt]

Carlton great pickup & informative read, Thanks for posting

[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by Jay Wolt

Carlton great pickup & informative read, Thanks for posting

Thanks Jay...glad you like...got about 3 months producing it...being I work a full time job...

[CarltonHendricks]

Here's a couple new pickups...from last weekend and weekend prior...

[jbsports33]

Now that is something I have never seen before, at least not that old. I buy boxing stuff and some wrestling and that is a very interesting item. Cool that you even found it in a catalog or informational booklet.

Thanks for sharing as always!

Jimmy

[Jewish-collector]

I was looking for you at the Cleveland National, but I didn't see you. See you in Chicago then !!!

[ooo-ribay]

The Carlton breakfast is always a highlight.

Is this the Turlock meet that is primarily gas and oil?

[CarltonHendricks]

Just got this Harvard Apricots tin...worked it into my cabinet...V rare...only known example...

[CarltonHendricks]

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by CarltonHendricks

Just got this Harvard Apricots tin...worked it into my cabinet...V rare...only known example...

Great, great stuff. What a gorgeous display!

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by CarltonHendricks

I'll vote for that!

[CarltonHendricks]

Just got this trophy…pretty excited about it….looking forward to its arrival…best rowing trophy I've seen…Both sides are so ornate It may be hard to decide which side to display...looking into a motorized rotating stand...In trophy world there's two kinds...stock silver plate ones you ordered from a catalog and engraved...then there is what's referred to as "presentation silver" which this is...sterling silver made by Whiting Manufacturing Company....one off special cast...I can't find positive proof yet but I believe this was designed by Whiting's chief designer Charles Osborne 1871-1920...who also designed for Tiffany's...sorry for poor photos but it's all I have till it arrives...needs polishing...much research to do on the who what whys...One thing I've noticed in the news clippings so far...is in the late 19th century those Boston rowing clubs loved to party....seems they were always having "Balls" and "Smokers" and seemingly any reason to throw a get together....among themselves and inviting their rivals...There was a slew of Boston rowing clubs...and it seems they loved challenging NYC clubs on the Harlem River to races. This trophy awarded to the Bradford Rowing Club of Boston (not to be mistaken for the English club of the same name)...appears to have been an offshoot of Boston's Riverside Rowing Club....which began as workers of the Riverside Press...Both Bradford and Riverside were amateur clubs. The names of the members are almost all Irish...and I get the feeling it they were basically blue collar Irishman clubs...perhaps ready and anxious to take on Harvard rich kids...Like I say much research to do...Below a few things I dug up so far…

[CarltonHendricks]

I just picked up this 40”x30” porcelain sign... weighs a whopping 29lb…Cycle Cigarettes was originally one of the brands of the American Tobacco Company of Durham N.C, founded in 1890.…Tobacco historian Jon Canfield believes the Cycle Cigarettes brand started in 1895…Obviously American Tobacco employed the popularity of bicycling to promote their cigarettes…

In 1902, James Buchanan Duke, founder and president of American Tobacco…formed a joint venture with the British company “Imperial Tobacco Company”…to form the “British-American Tobacco Company Ltd.”…as seen marked on this sign… So the sign was likely made in England for one of the British-American Tobacco Company markets…Based on its large size I would speculate it was displayed in a prominent location where many would have seen it…

“Cycle Cigarettes” would have had a better sound bite than “Bicycle Cigarettes”…To promote an upscale image the cyclist wears respectable attire of knickers, argyle knee socks, a Norfolk jacket with vest, neck tie, and flat cap…I like the name Cycle in bold red over the three packs…makes it pop in person…and the illustration of the lit cigarette lower right with smoke wafting up…And to top it off I have a thing for green signs...

Someone at some point for some reason attached it to a wooden picture frame…which I’ve never seen done…I kind of thought I’d remove it once I got it…but now that I see it in person I think I’ll leave it…doesn’t hurt anything and looks kinda nice...at least my neighbor who knows nothing about antique signs thought so...

I’ve been collecting sports display antiques over 38 years s and never seen an example of this sign before…so I was v happy to add it to my collection…

[ooo-ribay]

Another great pickup, Carlton! The cylindrical packaging of the cigarettes is interesting.

[ruth-gehrig]

Nice sign Carlton! I dabble in porcelain signs myself and haven't seen another either. Condition doesn't bother me when in reality you'll probably never come across another. I like it!

[Hankphenom]

I know it's probably out of the question, but man, would that look fabulous restored!