ODDBALL items!

[perezfan]

I think the "artist" just gave up when he got around to the Yankees and Phillies.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by perezfan

I think the "artist" just gave up when he got around to the Yankees and Phillies.

Glad you put quotes around "artist."

[doug.goodman]

I found this buried in my stuff yesterday, I picked it up on ebay years ago.

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Originally Posted by doug.goodman

I found this buried in my stuff yesterday, I picked it up on ebay years ago.

I have one of those, too.

I also have this. I believe this is the same album released on Fantasy Records. I love how they labeled it "Educational Material" to get the Media Mail rate (9.5 cents). Like none of us has ever done that.

[GaryS]

Hats worn by vendors at Yankee Stadium, probably in the 1950's. I also have one framed with a vendor shirt.

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by GaryS

Hats worn by vendors at Yankee Stadium, probably in the 1950's. I also have one framed with a vendor shirt.

Love ballpark vendor memorabilia. Thank you for sharing the photos.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by icollectDCsports

Love ballpark vendor memorabilia. Thank you for sharing the photos.

I love it too! How did you acquire those treasures?

[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by GaryS

Hats worn by vendors at Yankee Stadium, probably in the 1950's. I also have one framed with a vendor shirt.

https://www.sportsantiques.com/joedpopcornvend.htm
I picked up one of those at a show at Mosconi Center San Francisco 30 years ago...got DiMaggio to sign it while I roomed him...see story above...I remember he asked me if it was my hat...like did I sell popcorn at Yankee Stadium...I just told him I bought at a card show...

[Exhibitman]

This is a photo taken June 9, 1911. I found it in a box of photos that my mother had stuffed in a closet. It apparently was part of a photo album of my grandmother's. That kid in the front with the glasses...that is my grandfather, about 13 years old. He was born in a tenement on the Lower East Side and never left Manhattan. So it is a new item for me even though we've had it in the family for 110 years. He died when I was 4 so I have few memories of him but I do recall that he used to do sleight of hand magic tricks with a lit cigar and that he took me with him once on his beat (he was in law enforcement), which was meatpacking district. I recall getting a hot dog fresh off the line at one of them. He was a fantastic grandfather. I wish I'd gotten to spend more years with him. So this photo was quite the find for me.

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

He was a fantastic grandfather. I wish I'd gotten to spend more years with him. So this photo was quite the find for me.

Powerful stuff. Thanks for sharing.

[CarltonHendricks]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

This is a photo taken June 9, 1911. I found it in a box of photos that my mother had stuffed in a closet. It apparently was part of a photo album of my grandmother's. That kid in the front with the glasses...that is my grandfather, about 13 years old. He was born in a tenement on the Lower East Side and never left Manhattan. So it is a new item for me even though we've had it in the family for 110 years. He died when I was 4 so I have few memories of him but I do recall that he used to do sleight of hand magic tricks with a lit cigar and that he took me with him once on his beat (he was in law enforcement), which was meatpacking district. I recall getting a hot dog fresh off the line at one of them. He was a fantastic grandfather. I wish I'd gotten to spend more years with him. So this photo was quite the find for me.

Love that story...

[Bartholomew_Bump_Bailey]

I can't believe I just now stumbled across this post, awesome stuff everyone!!!!! Right up my alley, here are my meager and random contributions......

(1) Mickey Mantle penny crushing machine penny

(2) Random Scorecard from sporting goods company

(3) Autographed Don Mattingly's restaurant coaster

(4) Along the elephant trail Philadelphia Athletics newsletter

[CarltonHendricks]

meant to cancel snipe on this...forgot...I ended up with it...

[mrreality68]

This is one of the better posts.

Love seeing all the oddball items and the stories many come with.