Top of Show Cases 1 & 2
(Coin-Operated) 1-Cent ‘Play Base Ball’ Coin-Operated Gum Ball Machine. This confection dispenser features a colorful baseball graphic playing field with pegs to steer gum balls, and two plastic side windows revealing the remaining gumballs. Game is played by inserting a penny into the slot allowing gumball to be released. Patron flips the ball via a trigger mechanism bouncing the ball through a maze which trickles down to score various amounts of runs. Cabinet made of green metallic sheet metal (10 ½” tall x 14 ½” x 8”). Complete with lock & key. Kholm Co., St. Paul, Mn. C. 1940’s – 50’s
Figural Baseball Weather Vane. Black metal vane featuring a prominent batter standing atop a swiveling directional arrow; mounted on a base pointing north, east, west, and south (16” tall overall, 5 ½” diameter base). (no date)
(Coin-Operated) ‘New York Yankee Nuts’ Vending Machine. This red, 5-cent coin-operated dispenser has a clear top to view product with 4 Yankee decals surrounding the machine. Complete with lock & key (7 ½” x 15” tall). Northwestern Co., Morris, Ill. C. 1950’s
Kessler ‘Smooth As Silk’ Whisky Advertising Display. Ceramic figural Bar display (13” tall) depicting a mustachioed Victorian Era player that captures the spirit of nineteenth-century baseball and produced to be displayed in liquor stores. Player is leaning against a bat, wearing a white uniform with red trim, striped shirt, brown cleats, black hat with a ‘Smooth As Silk Kessler’ sticker across the chest and base. Back of base reads: ‘Blended Whiskey, Julius Kessler, Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Early 1970’s
Electric Chalk-Ware Baseball Lamp. Early well-detailed hand-painted child’s lamp featuring a smiling boy in uniform, cap askew with red painted lips and is sitting on an oversized, embossed seamed baseball, with a bat across his thighs. Working condition (12” tall), no shade. C. 1920’s – 40’s
‘Antique Bourbon’ Advertising Liquor Display. Ceramic figural (11” tall), featuring another Victorian Era player with a mustache that captures the spirit of nineteenth-century baseball and was produced to be displayed in liquor stores (different from above). Player is leaning against a bat, dressed in a red jersey with a striped undershirt, red hat with the letter ‘A’, white pants, black cleats, with an ‘Antique Bourbon’ sticker across his chest. The figurine is mounted to a white base with a bottle display and has embossed lettering across the front marked: ‘Antique’. Frankfort Distillers Company, Chicago, Illinois’. 1963
(Arcade Game) ‘Play Ball’ Trade Stimulator. This table top arcade machine features a reverse painted glass baseball scene with a batting average gaming theme. Game has a plunger mechanism for launching balls into play, with the color of balls determining the scoring (12” tall x 6”, with key). C. 1920’s – 30’s
Willie Stargell Ceramic Bust Bank. The legendary Pirate slugger is portrayed here from the waist up wearing his colorful Pittsburgh Pirate home uniform with embossed lettering marked: ‘Pirates’ across the chest and a ‘P’ on his cap. Coin drop opening located in back of head, trap on middle of back below his engraved name ‘Stargell’. Sculptor ‘Ivo Zinni’ also marked on reverse (12” tall x 10” wide). C. 1972
Baseball lamp. This electric lamp portrays a 19” tall batter wearing a white uniform, blue shirt, red hat & sox. It is made of a composite material, comes with a shade and in working condition. C. 1960’s – 70’s
Jackie Robinson Souvenir Doll. Composition doll (13” tall) released immediately after his ‘49 MVP season and received a limited distribution only for the African American market. This legendary player is featured here hand-painted and dressed in a white Brooklyn Dodger (home) uniform with blue trim marked: Dodgers’ across his chest. 1950
(Coin-Operated) 5-Cent ‘HI Fly’ Coin-Operated Arcade Game. This mechanical skill game features a colorful playing field with an action scene depicting a game in progress around a baseball diamond. Game is initiated with a flip action lever that propels ball onto the field of play with metal scoring slots and pegs that alter the course of the ball (points are awarded for each play). Wood cabinet is white with red & blue highlights and has a graphic baseball in the front. 22” x 16” (complete with lock & key). Central Manufacturing Co. C. 1940’s
New York Yankees Mannequin. This elegant and uniquely designed piece of memorabilia features a fully functional mannequin standing all of 65” tall, with two storage shelves, a hat rack and is mounted on a stained-wood tree stand. Mannequin appears to be made of a thin wood frame and is expertly hand-painted and finished off in a grey Yankee road uniform (have never seen another one).
Baseball and Beer: Breweries have long capitalized on the association of beer and baseball. Beer advertising displays are classified by collectors as ‘Back Bar Breweriana’ because they were displayed on a shelf or wall behind the bartender.
‘Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer’ Advertising Display. This plastic bar display features a black & white mustachioed Victorian Era player image surrounded by a raised relief Pabst Beer bottle along with a replica baseball bat marked: ‘Replica of bat used by Home ‘Run’ Baker). A gold plaque under the player reads: ‘Baseball’s Old Time Batting Champions’ while another plaque lists all the Home Run Champs from 1893 – 1914 (during the ‘Dead Ball’ era); display is set on a red felt background (18” x 32”, with brass light). C. 1930’s – 50’s?
‘G & W Five 5 Star Whiskey’ Advertising Score Card. Large over-sized un-scored cardboard score card (14” x 34”) meant to be hung and used in bars to score local teams (professional, minor league or sand-lot). This 90 Proof Whiskey ad features a black background with gold type and has blank space for teams, runs, hits, innings, errors and pitching batteries while proclaiming: ‘Scores Every Time!’ Gooderham & Worts, Ltd., Detroit, Mich. C. 1930’s – 40’s
Roger Maris ‘Icicle’ Frozen Fruit Advertisement. This yellow cardboard poster features a black & white inset photo of the New York Yankee Home Run Champ at bat wearing pin stripes. Marked: ‘Home Run King’ and ‘Roger Maris endorses Gold Mine Icicle Pops’ (12” x 17” framed). 1961 – 62
‘Big Leaguer Bat Liter’ Die-Cut Advertising Display. Vintage easel-backed cardboard display stand features a colorful background (red and yellow) with baseball graphics and holds one dozen (3 ½” long) tan metal bat-shaped cigarette lighters, marked with the tag line: ‘IT’S A HIT’ & ‘List price 69 cents’. The original box also has baseball graphics (6” x 15”). Barry Products, Inc. Chicago. C. 1940’s
Vintage Wool Baseball Uniform. Matching game used jersey and pants made of heavy gauge wool (how anyone ever wore this itchy uniform is hard to believe). The uniform is an aged tan color and features a blue squiggly pin stripes pattern with maroon piping design; name of the team is ‘Chipman’ (probably Semi-Pro/Sand Lot team). C. 1920’s – 1930’s
Turn-of-Century Button-Back Split-Finger Fielder’s Glove. Vintage glove from the days when catching a ball required using both hands. When fielders began using gloves in the early 1890’s they only wanted to take the sting out of the ball while retaining the feel of catching bare-handed. This distressed leather glove has the smallest pocket imaginable and a bare minimum of padding, with a solid sewn (1”) reinforced web connecting the thumb to index finger. Reverse has the original ‘Rawlings’ buckle button still intact on the leather wrist strap. C. 1900’s
Sterling Silver Baseball Player Relief. Incredible 8 ½” tall detailed relief featuring a Victorian Era player striking a batting pose, mounted on stained wood (6” x 14” overall). Put a magnifying glass to this piece and note the attention paid to detail. C. 1880’s
‘Altpeter’s Beverages’ Advertising Ad. This cardboard litho features a Cartoon-ish Soda Pop ad depicting an umpire hovering over a catcher holding two fingers out, signaling, against a pink background. Caption reads: ‘Signal for…’. The Weiller Co, Philadelphia (5” x 10”, framed). C. 1930’s – 40’s
Wood Relief Match Safe. Interesting ornate plastic relief (5 ¼” tall) featuring a young player batting in an early era uniform mounted on a stained wood background. There are two round wood pockets affixed to the background that hold the matches (6” x 12” overall). C. 1930’s – 40’s
Before the advent of television, millions of Americans frequented the ever-popular penny arcades. The arcades were a social gathering place where kids and adults alike could partake in the newest penny and nickel games.
(Also see Babe Ruth & Coin-Operated) Penny Muto-Scope with Marquee and Babe Ruth Reel. To understand the impact of the Muto-scope on society and sports fans in particular, one must consider that, in the early third of the 20th century there were only ten cities in which Major League baseball was played. Aside from his rare appearances at ‘Barnstorming’ events, attendance at games played in those ten cities was the only chance to see the legend that was Babe Ruth. The most common medium for fans around the country to see Ruth in action was through the ‘Magic’ of the Muto-scope at the cost of one penny. In fact, that magic was created by a technology no more sophisticated then a giant flip book on a rotating wheel that, when set in motion, appeared to present a moving picture of the subject.
This vintage cast-iron (C. 1900’s – 1910’s) arcade machine (black with gold trim) features the original brass hardware and coin slot, and wired to power the light that brings the flashing images to life. This coin-operated machine is mounted on an ornate, pedestal stand. Manufactured by International Mutoscope Reel Co., New York City. Total height is 60” tall x 8” wide, complete with lock & key.
The black & white reel highlights the legendary ‘Bambino’ hitting a home run and circling the bases during a game in which the fans are pictured in the bleachers wearing period clothes. It also depicts the famous feud between Ruth & Gehrig during the late 20’s, where Lou Gehrig, the on deck batter (# 4), refuses to congratulate the Bambino after the home run. The marquee features a modern day black & white publicity photo of a younger Ruth posing in a studio shortly after joining Yankees (1920), with a facsimile signature.
(Also see Babe Ruth & Coin-Operated)) 1-Cent Exhibit Card Vending Machine with 2 Babe Ruth Exhibit Cards on Pedestal Stand. A staple in most penny arcades was the exhibit machine - enticing youngsters with post card sized photographs of their favorite baseball stars. This early, double-slotted grey metal coin-operated dispenser issued baseball, western and starlet cards. The machine itself has embossed ‘Exhibit Supply Co. Cards and patent number 4-21-25’ on the front, with instructions marked: ‘Put Penny In Slot – Push Slide All The Way In, Then Pull Out Slot And Receive Card’ and ‘Samuel Klein, Amusement Games and Vending Machines’. Displayed behind the front glass are two large black & white ‘Exhibit’ photo cards of the Hall-of-Fame Right Fielder; one with Ruth fielding from the early 20’s and a not to familiar facsimile signature marked: “Geo H ‘Babe Ruth’ Outfielder, New York, AM. L. The other card is studio shot of the Bambino batting with a facsimile signature. Machine is 7” wide x 7” deep x 10” tall, stand is 32”, overall height 42”. Complete with lock & key. Exhibit Supply Co., Chicago, Ill. C. 1920’s – 30’s.
(Also see Babe Ruth) Babe Ruth Poster. This poster is from an old negative (C. 1920’s) featuring a well-known black & white photo depicting the Bambino admiring a home run after a ‘Ruthian’ swing. 18” x 24”, framed. 1990’s
(Also see Babe Ruth) Babe Ruth ‘Louisville Slugger’ Hat Rack. This is genuine 30” long Little League bat that is expertly sliced in half right down the middle and contains all the markings: a ‘Louisville Slugger’ label, ‘Flame Tempered’, and a facsimile signature on barrel that reads: ‘Batting Champion, George ‘Babe’ Ruth’. The rack itself features five wood hanging pegs and easily mounts on a wall with two screws. C. 1960’s – 70’s
(Also see Babe Ruth) Babe Ruth Composite Statue. Cool 26” tall statue portraying the Yankee great in all his glory leaning on a bat, dressed in a weathered Yankee pin stripe uniform with an ‘NY’ logo on the cap (# 3 on back), and mounted atop a 6” x 10”green base. C. 1980’s – 90’s
Baseball Light Globe Fixture (displayed on the ceiling). Large glass fixture (approximately 10” in diameter) features an over-sized baseball with painted seams and has a standard size opening. C. 1980’s – 90’s
Door stops/bookends: (12 Total)
Folk Art Baseball Player Figural Door Stop. Cast iron stop (18” tall) depicting a caricature player with bat on shoulder poised to hit, painted in a grey & red uniform standing at home plate (weighs about 15 pounds). Reverse marked: ‘O. C. F. 1912’
Baseball Player Folk Art Door Stop. This cast iron caricature stop is 11” tall and is a ‘mini’ version of the above (with a different base). Player is holding a bat on his shoulder poised to hit and finished in a grey & blue uniform. C. 1920’s?
Detroit Tiger Mascot Door Stop. Cast iron figural stop features an 8” tall prancing Tiger, with a bat on his shoulder, and a long serpent-like tail. Great detail, it is painted brown with black stripes just like those found on the old stadium seats of Nevin Field (the original structure which evolved into the now abandoned Tiger Stadium). C. 1930’s
Crossed Bats and Ball Door Stop. This metal stop features a painted baseball with engraved seams welded between two crossed bats and mounted on a green base. Stop is 6 ½” tall, bats are tan, weighs about two pounds. Marked: ‘EM10#8120 Baseball Doorstop’ on back. C. 1950’s – 70’s
3 – Babe Ruth Door Stops. These stops feature the Bambino with a bat on shoulder and are finished in different uniforms (New York/Boston and Home/Road). Marked ‘HERITAGE METAL CRAFT’ on bottom (9” tall, weighs 3-5 pounds). 1990’s
A. NY Yankees: Home uniform (white with pinstripes).
B. New York Yankees: Road uniform (grey)
C. Boston Red Sox: Home uniform (white with red trim).
Mustachioed ‘Virgin Cigars Tobacco’ Door Stop. This modern figural cast iron stop is copied from the 1880’s Cigar Store wood carved baseball figure by Samuel Robb (considered by most experts to be the premier carver of tobacconist figures in American history). Therefore, it is made to look old and stands with a bat, painted in a red & white uniform (12” tall, weighs about 5 pounds). 1990’s
3 – Batter Door Stops. These crude castings depict an 8 ½” tall player with a bat on shoulder hand-painted in different uniforms and weigh about two pounds each. Made in China, 1990’s.
A. White with red piping.
B. Navy blue uniform.
C. Red & white.
Baseball player Door Stop/Bookend. This one depicts a batter admiring the ball after swinging bat, marked: ‘GOODYEAR CHAMPIONS – divisional league’. No paint, 9” tall, weighs about 1 pound. C. 1930’s – 40’s
(Also see Show Case # 1, shelve # 4) Ornate Figural Book End. This bookend is made of gold wash over copper and portrays a 7 ½” tall Victorian Era Ball Player posing with bat, standing atop a square base. C. 1920’s – 40’s
(Also see Show Case # 1, shelve # 4) Baseball Action Scene Book End. This 4 ½” x 6” bookend (gold wash on brass) depicts a game scene in progress featuring an infielder stepping on the base as a base runner slides in. Marked: ‘PAT APPLD FOR’ on back. C. 1930’s – 50’s
Key Chain Charm Advertising Display. Red, white & blue cardboard store display (9” x 12”) featuring two dozen, 24-K gold-plated charms with small chains titled: ‘Gay Sportsman Key Chain’. Display holds eight fielder’s gloves, eight mini baseballs and eight basketballs. C. 1950’s
‘Ball of Fame’ Mechanical Coca-Cola Advertising Record Finder. This circular double-sided cardboard baseball-shaped disk (8 ¾” diameter) marked: ‘Ball of Fame’ stores a bevy of records and facts from 1901- 1959 by rotating a disk on outer edge that lines up eight separate slots on both sides (American League on one side, National on reverse). Compliments of Coca-Cola Company, copyright by Ellsworth T. ‘Babe’ Dalgren Enterprises with and his facsimile signature near the center (Dahlgren replaced Lou Gehrig at first base in the line up on May 2, 1939, ending Gehrig's 14-year, 2,130 consecutive game streak, and played for 9 teams during his 12 year career). Sports Panorama Company, 921 Fallen Leaf Road, Arcadia, Calif. 1960
New York Mets Rheingold Beer Advertising Calendar. Hard plastic easel-backed display featuring embossed lettering and comes with attached calendar pages, (starting April 1, against the Pittsburgh Pirates). Each page is typed in Met team colors (orange & blue) and features newspaper style headlines ‘Extra Mets Daily’, lists opposing team, interesting facts and advertises Met games on ‘WJRZ’ and ‘WGLI’ radio. The color display reads: ‘Rheingold Extra Dry Lager Beer’ and ‘The 10 minute head – Sign of a great beer’. Calendar pages are 7 ¾” x 8”, 10” x 18”overall. Rheingold Breweries, New York, New Jersey. C. Late 1960’s
Chicago White Sox Proclamation. Interesting official document features a patriotic proclamation (with a Sox team logo and two American flags), and was issued by management to the fans, written in ‘Legalese’, and rubber-stamp signed by General Manager Ed Short, attesting to the fact that: ‘… the Chicago White Sox have temporarily discontinued the playing of the National Anthem before each game because the fans have not joined in singing it …’. Choices are given to include: ‘God Bless America’ ‘America The Beautiful’ and ‘The Star Spangled Banner’, with a pledge - to be signed by fan - ‘each time I attend a White Sox game, I will sing along loud and clear’ with room to check one of the three options. 8 ½” x 11”. 1966
Dwight Gooden Oil Painting. This painting pictures the young New York Met pitching ‘Phee-nom’ in an action pose, wearing home uniform, against a green background. Artist Arthur Silvers (20” x 24”, framed). 1985
Canvas Baseball Painting. This painting features a color scene of an infielder in a Baltimore Oriole’s uniform (likeness of Davey Johnson) lunging for a ball as it passes over third base, with an umpire pointing fair; all set against a solid dark green background. Framed, 20” x 28”. C. 1970’s?
‘Smash Hit!’ Brand California Potatoes Burlap Bag. Vintage burlap bag features a red & blue graphic swinging batter, with fans watching from behind a fence. Marked: ‘Grown & packed by RUBEN KUNDERT, Bakersfield, Calif., 100 LBS, Net weight’. 21” x 36”. C. 1940’ – 60’s
Early 1900’s Ball Player Decal Transfer Stamps. Original display card with nine sheets of fifteen different color perforated stamp-sized transfers per sheet (1 3/8” x 1 7/8”), in different poses, 135 total transfers. Card display top depicts a little boy applying transfers and reads: ‘Transfers Warranted to come off’ (possibly the oldest baseball decals ever produced?) Made in Germany. 3 ¾” x 12 ¾”. C. 1910’s
Graphic Baseball Advertising Fan. This semi-circular fan of thick paper design features a thumb-hole for fanning ones-self (reminiscent of an oil-on-canvas painting), and depicts a young boy in dress shirt, shorts, shoes and socks swinging bat at make-shift home plate, with country scene background. Reverse has an ad for: ‘Clifton Gardens’ and ‘American and Italian Cooking’ with address. 9 ½” x 10 ½”. Made in U.S.A., Patents #’s 1126797, # 1446978, and # 2255509. 845 Main Ave., Clifton, N.J. C. 1940
Catcher’s Mitt Score Card Advertising Fan. Beautiful color litho Ad on heavy paper stock features a full score card (un-scored) with Visiting & Home Teams over a catcher’s glove background, stapled to a stick. Reverse reads: ‘Compliments of The C.O.D. Bargain Store, Clear Lake, Iowa’, and advertises their wares (glove is 8 ¼” x 8 ¼”, 13 ¼” overall). 1908
Baseball ‘Blue Valley Butter’ Advertising Cardboard. Color lithographic ad (3 ¾” x 8”) featuring kids playing ball with two girls cheering (all marked ‘Blue Valley’ on their uniforms), in front of a billboard advertising Blue Valley Butter. Ad reads: ‘Good Food-Good Sport-Good Health’. Blue Valley Creamery Co., 1934
Leroy Neiman ‘Leo Durocher’ Baseball Print. The argumentative Chicago Cubs manager is depicted here being tossed out of a ball game by an umpire. Framed, 12” x 16”. 1973
Coca-Cola Baseball Wall Clock. Plastic cross-collectable features a stadium background with a raised relief game scene in progress. It has a 4 ½” diameter clock at the top of a score board, surrounded by papered fans in bleachers. 14” x 21”. 1991
5-Cent ‘Big League Payoff’ Punch Board. Colorful un-punched lottery board features caricature figures in uniform with bats and a reference to Babe Ruth as ‘King of Swat’ written on a crown (like the one Ruth was pictured wearing during the 1920’s). The main board has twenty-four sections of thirty-six holes each, while the caricature figures stand over three sections of additional holes, covered by small plastic sheets. Holes are isolated with a foil cover which are effected by a designed ‘key’ that is still intact behind a window on the rear. This unusual lottery is loaded with incentives and directions on front and manufacturer’s stickers on rear (13” x 16 ¼” x 1” thick). 1920’s
New York Yankees Garbage Can. Tin can with red, white and blue graphics features a large ‘Top Hat’ team logo on both sides (10” diameter opening x 19” tall). Major League Baseball Promotion Corp., 1968.
Bats: Most are C. 1970’s
1 – Jackie Robinson ‘Genuine R17’ Louisville Slugger 125
2 – Carl Yastrzemski ‘Hillerich & Bradsby Co.’ Louisville
Slugger
3 – Reggie Jackson model 302F Adirondack
4 – Mike Schmidt ‘Big Stick’ ‘Adirondack’ model 302F
5 – Fred Lynn S2 model Louisville Slugger 125
6 – Rusty Staub Little League ‘Adirondack’ model 212J
7 – Don Baylor Louisville Slugger 125, model 016
8 – Garry Templeton Little League ‘Adirondack’ model 242J
9 – James Ray Heart Little League ‘Adirondack’ model 282J
10 – Child’s bat, taped with no markings, 22” long
11 – Generic heavily taped sand lot bat, no markings, 33 ½”
12 – Official Wiffle Bat, 33 ¼”
2 – Souvenir Walking Canes. Painted wood canes featuring porcelain baseball tops, 33” long. One is red C. 1940’s; the other blue from the 1939 New York World’s Fair.
Baseball Donut Weight. Orange donut (3 ¾” diameter) that slips over a bat inducing hitter to increase the velocity of his swing when taken off (same effect as a weighted bat). 1970’s
7 – ‘Yesterday’s Heroes’ Negro League Figurines. Detailed resin statues depicted in authentic period uniforms honoring America’s greatest African-American baseball teams - during the ‘Dark Days’ of Major League Baseball segregation. Figurines are hand-painted, approximately 6” - 7 ½” tall and feature different action poses with team and year marked the on base. Flambro, Atlanta, Georgia, manufactured in China. 1994
A. 1948 Birmingham Black Barons
B. 1938 Pittsburgh Crawford’s
C. 1942 Kansas City Monarchs
D. 1940 Atlanta Black Crackers
E. 1938 Homestead Grays
F. 1942 Newark Eagles
G. 1945 Baltimore Elite Giants
Ty Cobb display
Coca-Cola ‘Sports Hanger’ Advertising Lithograph. Coca-Cola issued ten very colorful and attractive cardboard advertising displays featuring great sports stars, in various sports, as mail in premiums. This one features a rich color image of Ty Cobb, the lone baseball hanger in the set, along with a descriptive paragraph of the Detroit Tiger Hall-of-Fame Outfielder posing with a bat against a blue sky, with the trademark Coca-Cola label and bottle - above the caption describing his career highlights. 13 ½” x 15 ½”, framed. 1947
‘Brown & Bigelow’ Litho Calendar. This calendar depicts a colorful action scene of an older Ty Cobb, coaching a youngster on how to ‘Slide’ into a base. Calendar reads: ‘Used by permission - from the National Baseball Hall of Fame Museum, Cooperstown, NY’, (11” x 23”, framed). January, 1954.
Ty Cobb Porcelain Collectors Plate. Beautiful limited edition color plate featuring ‘The Georgia Peach’ by Jeff Barson; from the ‘Legends of Baseball’ Series. The baseball art work captures Cobb in his hey day rounding third base with umpires and fans looking on. Plate # 18236A (8 ¼” diameter). 1993
Ty Cobb ‘Golden Era Series’ Nodder. This limited edition ceramic Hall-of-Fame Series bobber (7 ½” tall) features the Tiger outfielder in a white uniform with a team logo on the left chest, and a facsimile signature on front of a white square base. Figure comes with a neck tag printed with his facsimile signature and the limited edition number. Created by Pat Flynn of Mankato, Minn. Nodders Inc., USA. 1990
Ty Cobb Limited Edition ‘SAM’ Bobbing Head Figurine. Ceramic ‘nodder’ (8 ¾” tall) featuring Cobb leaning on a bat wearing his grey Tiger road uniform, with his name on a red square base. Sports Accessories & Memorabilia, Menlo Park, Ca. Crafted in Taiwan, 1990’s
Ty Cobb Hall Of Fame Bust. Off-white plastic bust image (6” tall) featuring the ‘Georgia Peach’ mounted on an imitation wood base, with a plaque listing his career highlights. Produced by Sports ‘Hall of Fame’, Inc and originally sold in Cooperstown, NY. 1963
Ty Cobb Sports Impressions Figurine. Hand-painted ceramic figure (6 ½” tall) with special attention paid to detail depicts Cobb at bat (with his separated hands grip) in a home uniform, standing on home plate decorated with a baseball motif; glove, cleats and a wood bat with his facsimile signature. Limited edition # 3119 of 5000 (base 3 ¾” x 4 ¼”). Sports Impressions. 1988
Ty Cobb Kenner Starting Line-Up. Plastic figurine (4 ½” tall) featuring Cobb wearing a Detroit home uniform with bat in hand ready to bunt. China. 1993
Ty Cobb Cooperstown Collection Doll. Limited edition (12” tall) fully pose-able doll with exceptional detail given to authentic style uniform has Cobb with a wood bat in hands. Box and baseball glove included. Hasbro. 1990’s
Vintage ‘Official Ty Cobb Ball Bat’. This child’s bat (30” long) features a Ty Cobb label marked: ‘Official Ty Cobb Ball Bat - 1909’ (probably a Bennett Park Stadium promotional give-away to little kids). 1909
‘The Grand Old Game of Base Ball’ Sheet Music. Vintage red & white covered sheet music by Lawrence B. O’Connor with the title displayed inside a large baseball diamond surrounded by four batters under the caption: ‘The Great Base Ball March Song Hit’. 11” x 14”, framed. Boston, Mass. 1909
Hall Closet – on top
1-Cent ‘Bat a Ball’ Baseball Coin-Operated Game. This arcade amusement game features a prominent over-sized pitcher with a colorful baseball diamond and bleachers background. Game is initiated by a lever action mechanism that puts ball into play and allows for it to be caught by moving a handle from left to right utilizing a moveable receptacle, as it passes through a series of 93 pegs to randomly alter the direction of the ball. Instructions on reverse painted glass, all housed in a silver/grey cabinet, with lock & keys and a removable Marquee. 18” wide x 25” tall. C. 1930’s – 40’s
17 – Advertising Liquor Decanters – (15 different decanters in this baseball collection, plus 2 baseball samplers). This is another cross-over collectible, popular with bottle collectors as well as baseball enthusiasts, mostly produced in limited quantities as commemorative issues. For many years whiskey distilleries have tried marketing their products in unique and interesting ways. The most lucrative and attractive idea was to make decanters that could not only hold their fine blends/spirits, but could also be displayed by consumers on their bar shelves and counters. Companies like Jim Beam, McCormick, Lionstone and Ezra Brooks all issued figural decanters with many different topics. The figural sports decanters hit their stride in the late 60’s to mid 70’s. Jim Beam was one of the pioneers as they issued their whiskey in a decanter that celebrated the 100th anniversary of Professional Baseball in 1969. Needless to say, it was such a success that they continued making decanters over the next few years, with other companies following suit, jumping on the band wagon so-to-speak.
Chicago Cubs Mascot Liquor Decanter. This figural China decanter depicts a 17” tall Cubs Bear mascot with a glove and ball in hand, leaning against a bat, wearing a blue striped Cubs home uniform with Cub decals on cap and chest. A gold label on base reads: ‘Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky’, bottle separates at the waist to access the liquor. Entire tax stamp remains along with the UPC store seal. Underside marked: ‘Creation of James Beam Distilling Co. Regal China Corp, made in USA’. 1985
2 – Ezra Brook’s ‘Casey At Bat’ Liquor Decanters. This genuine Heritage China figural player bottle depicts a ‘handle-bar’ mustachioed, Victorian Era batter intensely waiting for the pitch. He is standing on a green base, painted in a yellow uniform with green trimmings, including a raised ‘M’ on cap and jersey standing for ‘Mudville’. The top half separates at the chest via a thick cork to access the liquor. Label on front base reads: “Ezra Brooks Distilling Co., Frankfort, Ky’. Partial tax stamp remains. 15” tall. 1973.
Baseball-Themed Tie Rack. Hand-painted figural metal rack featuring embossed game in progress figures: batter, catcher and umpire mounted on top of a rack with thirteen adjustable swivel brackets. 10” long. C. 1930’s
Ceramic Baseball Player Mug. Beautiful hand-painted ball player bust wearing a striped uniform marked: ‘USA’ on a blue cap with an over-sized bat-shaped handle. Removable cap accesses the cup (5 ½” tall). Vandor, Pelzman Designs, Taiwan. 1991
Baseball Player Ceramic Tea Pot. Colorful player bust (6” tall) hand-painted in pin stripe uniform marked ‘N’ on his cap, # 11 on jersey, holding a bat across his chest. The removable head allows for filling and tea bags, while tea is poured through a spout at the top of bat. Bottom marked: ‘Omnibus’ Sri Lanka, 1993
Figural Batter Marble Ash Tray. Large brass patina-ed trophy batter (bat replaced) mounted atop a white marble base. Base has a 4” diameter cutout tray, with 2 cigarette rests. Base is 6 ¼” x 7 ¾” x ¾” thick, 9 ¾” tall overall. C. 1920’s
Avon ‘Mighty Mitt’ Soap-On-A-Rope in Box. Orange fielder’s glove-shaped soap stamped: ‘Avon’ in the palm, is attached to a heavy (6” long) white braided rope for hanging in shower. 3” square box has a graphic baseball drawing on front and baseball caricature graphics on all sides. Avon Prod., Inc., Dist. New York, NY, 10020. C. 1970’s
Baseball ‘Soapy Slider Soap’ in Box. White baseball-shaped soap (2 5/8” diameter) with raised seams has a ‘Cleveland Indians’ logo on one side; Major League logo on reverse. The 2 ¾” square box has an Indian team logo on two sides; batter graphic on other two. C. 1970’s
Baseball Player Nut Cracker. Hand-made, hand-painted figural wood cracker (10 ¼” tall) made to look old features a player with bat and ball in hands, standing atop 3” square base with a painted home plate. Nuts are placed in player’s chest cavity and a lever-style mechanism on the back serves as the cracker. Base is 3” square. C. 1970’s – 80’s
Living Room
Folk Art Sporting Goods Store Display Bat. This over-sized, well-weathered monster of a bat once hung outside a Sporting Goods Store. It is 42” long with a 5” diameter barrel and has a 4” knob-less turn-of-century style, handle. C. 1910’s – 20’s
2 – Metal Figural Players. Pair of colorful hand-painted figures made of tin or sheet metal and finished off in their respective team uniforms; both come with a metal stand or can be hung via bracket on reverse. 9” x 16”, date unknown.
A. New York Yankees Pitcher: Old-style player ready to
wind-up wearing a home pin-stripe uniform.
B. Detroit Tigers Batter: Player leaning on bat, wearing a
white, old style, home uniform.
Ted Williams ‘Louisville Slugger’ Bat Advertisement. Black & white company ad features head shots of Ted and six other players around a large bat, with Ted’s facsimile signature on bat and the slogan: ‘Performance’ across the front. Along with Williams are; Jackie Robinson, Ralph Kiner, Red Schoendienst, Vern Stephens, Eddie Joost and George Kell. Ad also reads: ‘In Back Of Every Outstanding Batting Performance You’ll Find A Louisville Slugger Bat’. Interestingly, this ad does not feature year end statistics, therefore it was produced mid-season, and specific year can be deduced down to two, by process of elimination from the career stats of each player. 11” x 17” framed. Hillerich & Bradsby, Co., Louisville, Kentucky. 1950 - 51
‘Marathon Lager Beer’ Advertisement. Breweries have long capitalized on the association of beer and baseball. This colorful and graphic ad from the Marathon City Brewing Co. of Wisconsin is a gorgeous example. The green textured surface is a perfect backdrop for this leaping fielder - making a ‘Great!’ play for Marathon Larger Beer. Player and graphics have all been embossed on the green background of this vintage advertisement. 14” x 22”, framed. C. 1930’s.
‘Rheingold Extra Dry Lager Beer’ Bar Advertising Poster. This silver-tinted advertisement is made from a thick stock cardboard and depicts an game scene in progress featuring; a batter, catcher & umpire in the foreground, with dugout and four levels of stadium bleachers packed with fans in the background. 36” x 48”, framed. C. 1960’s
‘Ballantine Beer’ Bar Advertising Light with 2 Sleeves. Rare pull-chain fluorescent light advertising the Philadelphia Phillies games on Radio & TV. Display features two colorful overlay sleeves that illuminate a Phillies pitcher winding up, and a Philadelphia Eagle football action scene. Marked P Ballantine & Sons, Newark N.J. 9 ½” x 24”. 1963
‘Aviation’ Motor Oil Advertising Ad. This cross-collectible pictures a large baseball glove with a stitched ball inside, proclaiming ’Get AVIATION HEAVY DUTY motor oil NOW’. The baseball is framed on either side by the N&W. Yellow & brown, framed. 21” x 30”. C. 1930’s
Ralph Houk/Nellie Fox ‘Favorite Chewing Tobacco’ Advertising Sign. This incredible five foot long yellow metal sign features a picture of Ralph Houk ‘Manager of World Champion New York Yankees’ proclaiming: ‘Favorite’s My Chew’. Riveted to the main sign is a metal tobacco pouch ad featuring a caricature of Nellie Fox chewing a wad of tobacco in his cheek, marked: ‘Favorite Brand Tobacco’ (same ad used on different items in Show Case # 1, shelf # 1 and Show Case # 2, shelf # 4). 60” long x 7 ½” wide. (Have never seen another like this). 1960 – 62
Ivy League Baseball Lithograph. Turn-of-the-century litho featuring a Harvard v. Brown game in progress, with several action montages (6” x 15”, framed). 1890’s – 1910’s
Baseball Batter Silhouette. This sheet metal silhouette features a cutout batter hitting a base ball. Displayed with black paper backing (12” x 12”). C. 1930’s
Chicago Cub Stencil. 4 separate interlocking thin brass sleeves spell out ‘CUBS’ in fancy lettering. Displayed with black paper backing (8” x 20”). C. 1920’s
Bronzed baseball glove. This bronze-dipped fielder’s glove has been immortalized as a coffee table display with all the folds perfectly enhanced. C. 1950’s
3 – Baseball Caricature Figures. These metal figures feature uniformed youngsters; pitcher, catcher (grey with orange trim) and a batter (white with blue piping), in action poses. Each piece is approx. 4” x 10”. Reverse marked: ‘W. Sexton, USA.’ 1970
Ted Williams Plaster Bust. Gold-painted 3-dimensional statue (7 ¼” tall) depicts the ‘Splendid Splinter’ in his Red Sox uniform with a facsimile signature across the base. C. 1950’s
John McGraw Salesman Sample Bust. Sample proof of the great player and later New York Giant manager in uniform; used in the production process of the popular 1963 Hall of Fame bust series and also used by the sales people as samples prior to production. It has the exact dimensions of the plastic statue that was ultimately issued (which is also offered in this collection in the original sealed box displayed in bar), but this one is made of solid lead, and extremely heavy, weighing over a pound. The name: ‘McGraw’ is factory etched on reverse for identification purposes (3 ¾” tall). Sports ‘Hall Of Fame’, Inc. 1962 – 63
Mickey Cochrane Salesman Sample Bust. This 4 ¾” tall sample proof is hollow, made of copper and a bit larger and cruder then the previous John McGraw example, but none-the-less is stamped: ‘Mickey Cochrane - Sports Hall Of Fame’ on the back (finished product displayed in bar). I believe it was used as a mold early on in the production process. It is very detailed and retains green oxidation patina (4 ¾” tall). Sports ‘Hall Of Fame’, Inc. 1962 – 63
‘Pro Baseball’ Mechanical Spinner Game. Interesting roulette-style game features a spinner mechanism with baseball graphics on inner and outer wheel mounted on a Masonite game board baseball diamond with player pegs to advance runners and a painted wood grandstand. To play - balls are inserted into slots in the grandstand - the wheel spun and player hits the mini bat handle on grandstand labeled: ‘curve’, ‘fastball’ or ‘screwball’ - releasing the ball onto the spinning wheel. Where it lands determines the play. Base is 8 ½” x 8 ½”, grandstand 4” tall with baseball graphics. P M Game Co., 389 5th Avenue, New York City (Patent Pending). C. 1930’s – 40’s
Counter top games were popular because they used no electricity and were usually found in candy shops, drug stores, and other places where there was no room for full-sized coin-operated games. Several of these baseball-themed machines are very rare and in need of repair (all can be fixed), some are very delicate (especially those with reverse painted glass), and are displayed for their esthetics alone. Some machines are referred to as ‘Trade Stimulators’ and used as gambling devices to stimulate sales. These type machines were usually set up in bars where the owner would post a special payoff to anyone recording a home run.
(Coin-Operated) 1-Cent Exhibit Card Vending Machine with 2 Exhibit Baseball Cards on Pedestal Stand. Metal dispenser with original ‘Esco’ decal and two coin slots for cards with instructions in front labeled: ‘Push slide in all the way, Pull out slowly’. Displayed behind the front glass are two large black & white ‘Exhibit’ photo cards from the 1950’s featuring Hall-of-Fame: Willie Mays (batting in a NY Giant cap) and Hank Aaron (swinging bat wearing a Milwaukee Braves cap), both with facsimile signatures. Machine is 7” wide x 7” deep x 12” tall, stand is 33” tall (overall height 45”). Complete with keys. Exhibit Supply Co, Chicago, Ill. C. 1940’s – 50’s
(Coin-Operated) Twin Card Vending Machines with 8 Exhibit Photo Cards. These 2-cent side-by-side grey metal coin-operated dispensers feature dual coin slots on each machine for cards with instructions in front labeled: ‘Insert Coins – Push Slide In – Pull Out Slide and Remove Card’. This double vendor also features 8 black & white ‘Exhibit’ cards (4 per machine) behind a glass-enclosed window (several more inside), each with facsimile signatures. One features New York Yankee Hall-of-Fame players; Mickey Mantle (batting), Roger Maris (batting), Whitey Ford (pitching), Yogi Berra (batting); the other dispenser features Brooklyn Dodger players; Jackie Robinson (running bases), Roy Campanella (batting), Gil Hodges (batting), and Duke Snider (portrait). Machines are 7” x 8” x 18” with matching pedestal stand totaling 51” tall, and keys to both machines. Exhibit Supply Co, Chicago, Ill. 1950’s
(Coin-Operated) ‘Hercules Midget Baseball’. This 5-cent electrical coin-operated game features a decorative iron face plate with raised bats & balls and a metal marquee with a color playing field and adjustable tabs that advance the players. Game is played by hitting a ball with a bat lever mechanism into various scoring receptacles that in turn light up various bulbs, based on scoring. Housed in a wood cabinet measuring 8” x 16” x 21” with a pedestal stand, totaling 58” tall (key included). Not in working order but can easily be repaired (I display this beauty simply for its esthetics alone). Hercules Novelty Co., Chicago, Ill. C. 1931
(Coin-Operated) ‘Play Ball’ 1-Cent Penny Flip Arcade Game. This extremely rare table top machine features a circular (7” diameter) window enclosing a colorful baseball diamond with players and is played by manipulating a bat mechanism to move the coin around (mechanism needs repair). Painted tin cabinet is labeled ‘Play Ball’ in gold-leaf lettering and measures 10” x 18”, no key (directions on front). I have never seen another one like this. C. 1920’s
(Coin-Operated) ‘Pace Perfection’ Spiral Baseball Arcade Machine. This 1-cent coin-op game features an aluminum marquee with a raised relief playing field and players with manual adjustable scoring tabs. Game is played by inserting coin which winds through a spinning mechanism with scoring holes to be tabulated on the marquee. Tin cabinet also has embossed baseball décor and measures 8” x 19”, complete with lock and key. Pace Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ill. US Patent No. 1,788,323, 1931
Baseball Folk Art Wind-Up ‘Whistler’ Music Box. Hand-crafted wood carving known in the collecting world as a ‘Whistler’ that combines a mechanical interior which allows the figure to not only move - but at the same time literally ‘Whistle’. These were most popular in the 1930’s and in the tradition of ‘Whistlers’ - this piece is carved with ‘pursed’ lips to best compliment the whistling that is the trademark of these figures. When activated by a turn-key on the players back, the head is designed to move from right to left, while whistling ‘Take Me Out To The Ball Game’ (mechanism needs adjustment and does not presently work). The back is designed with a removable section which allows for the mechanism to be placed inside and accessed for repair, if necessary. This old-time player is painted in a white uniform with striped socks, brown cleats, flat-style cap, and is holding a bat in his hands. 15 ½” tall, base is 4” x 4”. No markings (probably made in Germany or Austria). C. 1970’s – 1980’s
(Coin-Operated) Atlas Indicator “Base 1-cent Ball” Penny Flip Machine. This ‘Depression Era’ arcade game features a raised relief cast aluminum front with a rendition of a ball game in progress, which also serves as the backdrop to the playing field. A patron inserts a penny - pulls a bat lever propelling the coin onto the field of play with metal pegs that alter the course - before landing in one of seven chutes: strike, single, double, triple, home run, sacrifice, and out. A strike or any base hit, other then a home run, keeps the penny in play. An out or sacrifice loses the penny. This amusement machine keeps score via an abacus-like triple row of sliding beads. Wood cabinet measures 12” x 13” (no key). Atlas Co., C. 1930’s
(Coin-Operated) ‘Play Ball’ Penny Flip Arcade Game. This ‘Art-Deco’ amusement game features a cast aluminum cabinet with a raised relief pitcher winding-up and a catcher awaiting the pitch. Sides depict a leaping fielder on a playing field with crossed bats decor. The hand-painted wooden playing field has coin receptacles at the player positions and is played by inserting a penny that trickles down a playing field with metal pegs altering its course. Score is kept according to where the penny ends up (18” tall x 11 ½” wide, no key). Manufactured by Exhibit Supply Co, Chicago, Ill. Patent No. 1,630,098. 1927
(Also see Babe Ruth) ‘Babe’s Diner’ Neon Diner’s Clock. Black ‘50’s style electric clock labeled: ‘Babe’s Diner’ features two silhouette images of Ruth batting that light up with a blue/green tint. 14” diameter face, with pull chain. C. 1990’s
(Also see Babe Ruth) Babe Ruth Remarkable Moments Audio Sound-bite Display. Hear the Bambino himself recount his most famous home run, the ‘Called Shot’. This limited edition display (# 644/5000) features a sepia-toned photo (8” x 10”) enclosed behind plastic picturing the Bambino in a Yankee uniform hitting a home run in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series (against Chicago Cub pitcher, Charlie Root at Wrigley Field). Reverse highlights the Bambino’s career along with that memorable day in baseball history. The audio chip is hidden inside a charcoal grey stone base (Ruth facsimile signature etched on front base) describing what soon became known as the legendary ‘Called Shot’ (2 spare batteries in RM manila package/Ruth cabinet). By Remarkable Moments, Talking Frames Corp., and other licensees. 1994
Dining Room:
Vintage Baseball Player Fire Place Andirons. Extremely rare and highly desirable pair of andirons (20” tall) featuring a batter with bat on shoulder & a gloveless pitcher holding a ball waist level, in well-detailed period uniforms. They are made of cast iron, weigh about seven pounds each and have their extremely hard to find original iron base brackets (for stacking wood) and come with a ‘letter of authenticity’ (a pair sold for $23,000 at auction, without the brackets). Both players retain their original matte black finish; reverse marked: ‘O B S 09’. 1909
‘Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer’ Bar Advertising Display. Colorful ad promoting the Detroit Tigers on TV features a raised relief catcher’s glove with a baseball in the palm and an over-sized Pabst Beer can with Tiger Mascot and home plate in the background. Made of a plastic-type material with cardboard backing (18” x 29”). C. 1950’s
Cincinnati Reds Garbage Can. Red & white tin can painted in team colors with Red’s logos on both sides. 19” tall x 10” diameter. Major League Baseball Promotion Corp., 1968.
‘Ted’s Root Beer’ Crate. Wooden shipping crate with built-in handles marked: ‘Ted’s Creamy Root Beer’ in black type on front, reverse and sides that originally held two Dozen 12 FL. OZ. bottles of Ted Williams endorsed soda pop. 18” x 12” x 18” x 10” tall. The Moxie, Co., Boston Mass. 1950’s
(Coin-Operated) 1-Cent ‘Home Run’ Gum Ball Dispenser. This gum ball vendor allows customer the chance to play a baseball related game of skill prior to receiving his tasty purchase. One of the rarest, most visual and most sought after gum dispensing machines features an enclosed ball field and a reverse painted glass face plate, with pristine baseball graphics. Once a penny is inserted, the machine releases a gum ball which rolls down a colorful inclined playing field where it is then hit by an interior metal bat, controlled via a pistol grip trigger mechanism on the exterior. The gumball is not released to the customer until it has been sent soaring into one of three circular openings along the outfield wall or missed by the batter. A player can achieve a single, double or home run, the latter affording him a prize by the arcade manager. 11” wide x 26” long x 15” high and sits on a 32” pedestal stand (complete with lock and key). Victor Corp. C. 1940
(Coin-Operated) ‘Play Ball’ Gumball Vending machine. This 1-cent trade stimulator entices patrons to play a pin ball style game before actually receiving their piece of gum. Machine features a plunger mechanism that propels gumball onto a paper playing field before rolling down one of seven slots, each with different plays. With enough luck, a kid could spend 10-cents and have a large wad of gum in his mouth before the inning ended. Green and red metal cabinet is 12” x 14” x 11” deep, with matching stand, total height 46” (key included). Ekholm Mfg. Co., St. Paul, Mn. C. 1940’s
(Coin-Operated) ‘Hit A Homer’ Ping Pong Arcade Game. This 3-dimensional coin-op game features reverse painted glass with colorful graphics and instructions, and a playing field with bleachers in the background marked: ‘5 Balls for 1-cent’. It is played with a lever style mechanism that propels a ping-pong ball into a scoring column to tally up runs. Black & blue cabinet measures 5” x 18” x 22” and comes with matching pedestal stand, totaling 55” in height (key included). The coin mechanism has been changed and accepts nickels. By Abco. C. 1940’s – 50’s
Figural Baseball Advertising Bank. Baseball banks were used to advertise many different products; this one is labeled: ‘First National City Bank of Baltimore, Maryland’. The balls are regulation size, made of glass or plastic; the coin slots are usually on top with round or square traps on bottom made of metal or plastic. This plastic ball has a square black base and features ten facsimile autographs, including Hall-of-Fame Third Baseman Brooks Robinson. Koster Dana-Barrell, Inc., 30 Broad St. New York 4, N.Y.. Late 1950’s
‘United Cerebral Palsy’ ‘Home Run’ Bank. White glass ball with raised red seams marked: ‘Home Run Bank’ and ‘United Cerebral Palsy’ on one side with a ‘CP’ logo on the other. Bank has a round black metal base with a metal trap. C. 1950’s
Generic Baseball Bank. This one features a white glass baseball with raised painted seams on a black plastic round base. Metal trap marked: ‘Patent Applied For,’ Heffelfinger Publications, NY. C. 1950’s.
Generic Baseball Bank. Clear glass baseball mounted on a round black plastic base; coin slot on top with a metal trap. 1950’s – 60’s
Plastic Baseball Container. Clear hollow baseball with embossed seams filled with blue sand; cork stopper on top. 1970’s – 80’s
Snow Domes
5 – MLB Team Snow Domes/Fan Domes (7 different with boxes). Plastic Snow shakers featuring team logos on a baseball cap in front of an outfield wall with painted bleachers and fans; small plaque in front marked with team names. When shaken – a mini baseball swirls around in the snow. The Kinta Group, L.A., Calif. 1990’s
A. Detroit Tigers
B. Oakland Athletics
C. California Angels
D. Colorado Rockies
E. Florida Marlins
Ceramic Mark McGwire Statue. Over-sized (15 ½” tall) figurine honoring the St. Louis Cardinals slugger after setting the single season MLB Home Run record. McGwire is depicted here in a white home uniform with red trim swinging a bat and mounted on a 5 ¾” x 14” stone base, with his name and record on a black plaque. (Company/ limited edition # info to come) China. C. 1998
Bar:
‘Official League Ball’ Electric Baseball Radio. This colorful over-sized AM radio is fashioned to emulate a large baseball and comes with volume, tuning knobs and 3 speakers. In addition to above caption: ‘Official League Ball’, it also reads: ‘Cushion Cork Center’ and ‘No AA Selected Quality Genuine Horsehide’. A metal ‘Trophy’ manufacturer’s logo is attached across top speaker. Ball is 8” diameter x 10” tall, and sits on a round plastic base with a metal band (un-engraved). C. 1930’s – 40’s
Blatz Beer Advertising Display. Colorful pot metal figural caricature piece meant to sit atop a bar depicts an action scene at home plate. The scene features a base runner with a Blatz Beer Can shaped-body sliding into home; a standing catcher with ball in glove with a Blatz Beer Bottle shaped-torso & the Blatz Beer barrel-chested mustachioed umpire signaling safe. Retains original paint and labels (16” x 16”). C. 1950’s
(Coin-Operated) 1-Cent Gumball Vending Machine with Original Baseball Gumballs. Red metal dispenser with a plastic housing unit to view gumballs and a ‘1-cent LEAF’ company decal depicting an action scene in blue marked: ‘PLAY BALL’. ‘Acorn’ manufacturing logo decal is affixed to front with an acorn engraved on the coin flap. Each mini baseball (assorted colors) is 1 ¼” diameter, and features different baseball lingo written in black type. 7” wide x 16” tall (can’t find key but twists open with a screw driver). Acorn Manufacturing Co. 1950’s
Baseball Coaster Set. Set of six coasters with cork bottoms (3 ¾” x 4 ½”) featuring T-206 tobacco player images from the 1909-1911 seasons (matching their baseball cards): Ty Cobb: Detroit Tigers, Honus Wagner: Pittsburgh, John McGraw: NY Giants (facsimile signature), Joe Tinker: Chicago Cubs (facsimile signature), Zack Wheat: Brooklyn Superbas (facsimile signature), Jake Stahl: Boston Red Sox. Museum Shop, NYC. 1991
Pennants have been a part of sports since the turn of the century; adorning bedroom walls, college dorms, and locker-room hallways in such spirited fashion that when a team captures a Championship it’s called – ‘Winning the Pennant’.
New York Yankees Championship Pennant. Full size white felt pennant (30” long) with a blue action scene featuring a base runner sliding into home plate marked: ‘New York Yankees American League Champions 1950’
Brooklyn Dodger Championship Pennant. Full size blue felt pennant marked: ‘Brooklyn Dodgers National League Champions’ features a multi colored “Bum” Mascot hemmed in between the team roster on a scroll; Robinson, Campanella, Snider, Reese, Koufax, etc., 26 total players (30” long). 1955
Vintage ‘Pennant Winner’ Mechanical Baseball Game. This game is fun to play and features a colorful tin litho playing field surrounded by wood sides and uses 12 miniature figural metal game pieces; 9 red, 3 blue. Game pieces are 1 ¾” tall and feature a uniformed ball player leaning forward with glove on left hand mounted on a peg that slips into game board (currently on display in Show Case # 1, Shelf # 5). Game is initiated via a trigger mechanism on the side that allows pitcher to throw - slow, fast, or curve balls to an opponent using a spring-loaded wood bat that propels the ball into play. There are several ramps that alter the course of play - the final designation on the field determines the outcome. Outs are recorded when ball lands in one of the concave fielding cups marked: ‘Out’; instructions on reverse (18” x 26”). Wolverine Supply & Mfg. Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. Patent # 1,396,798, 1921
Equipment:
19th Century ‘Spider Web’ Catcher’s Mask. Early primitive relic from the evolution of protective gear made of light weight steel gauge wire construction bars offering very little face Protection. This elongated mask frame retains its two original canvas-lined, leather face pads. Manufacturer unknown. C. 1880’s – 1890’s
Catchers Mask. This design features a black iron cage with medium gauge protective bars and brown leather face padding shoe-laced around the frame with original elastic head straps. ‘Goldsmith 254’ imprinted on front under manufacturer name (can’t make out name of manufacturer). Made in USA. C. 1920’s
Umpire Mask. Heavy modern mask with thick steel bar protection covered with hard plastic and has adjustable buckles and elastic head straps. In addition, it has two sets of soft, cushioned black face padding for the forehead and chin. Late 1970’s
7 – Assortment of Baseball Gloves:
‘Spalding’ Store Model Catchers Mitt. Adult RHT (right hand thrower) glove exhibiting typical moderate use; deep pocket is surrounded by thick padding (not very flexible – don’t know how catcher’s were able to hold onto ball). Reverse features an adjustable leather strap and buckle and still retains the cloth ‘Spalding’ label. Made in USA. C. 1910’s – 1920’s
Early Crescent Padded Catchers Mitt. Well-worn RHT mitt features a crescent padded interior heel with a small web between thumb and pointer finger offering very little protection. Reverse has a primitive buckle with metal snaps on an adjustable back strap. No markings. C. 1890’s – 1910
‘Spalding’ Model First Baseman’s Mitt. This soft, pliable, heavily-padded leather glove is fingerless and resembles a mitten (no wonder they were taught to catch with two hands), and features a single adjustable buckle strap between thumb and pointer finger. Reverse still retains the cloth ‘Spalding’ label and an adjustable buckle back strap. Made in USA. C. 1910’s – 20’s
‘Mort Cooper’ Rawlings Professional Model Fielders Glove. RHT glove exhibiting heavy use features a ‘Rawlings Stamp’ imprinted on lower center palm with a facsimile signature of ‘Mort Cooper’ (St. Louis Cardinals All-Star pitcher). Left palm area reads: ‘Custom Built’ (can’t quite read the model in the palm). Reverse retains the cloth ‘Rawlings’ label and has a metal buckle on an adjustable, leather-thonged, back strap marked: ‘Snugger Adjustment Pat. App. For’. St. Louis. C. 1940’s
Mickey Mantle Model Fielder’s Glove. Heavily used LHT with Mickey’s facsimile signature on the right palm. Center palm reads: ‘Deep Scoop Pocket and ‘Cowhide Leather’. Reverse has an adjustable buckle-back strap. C. 1950’s
Stan Musial Rawlings Model PML Fielders Glove. Well used RHT glove featuring three fingers (most have four) with Musial’s facsimile signature in the center palm marked: ‘Deep Well Model’. Reverse marked: ‘Play Two Middle Fingers In This Section’ and ‘Pat No. 2,311,949’. A Rawlings buckle secures the strap and reads: ‘Rawlings - The Finest In The Field’. C. 1943
‘Bill Freehan’ Wilson Professional Model Catchers Mitt. RHT glove marked: ‘Twin Action’ with a facsimile signature of the Detroit Tiger All-Star Catcher on the left palm. Reverse has a Wilson cloth label with an adjustable leather back strap marked: ‘Streamlined Fingers’ Pat No. 2,231,204 (1943), Canada – 398340-1941. C. 1960’s
Bar Shelves:
Cuban Baseball Player Liquor Decanter. This elegant figural bottle stands 12 ½” tall, is made of clear glass and hand painted in the ‘Havana’ team colors (white with red trim). Bottle features a pitcher figure with his baseball glove at chest level with an ‘H’ on the left breast. The head lifts off to access the liquor via a cork stopper, paper label around the inside of the neck reads: ’1/2 litre, 1 Centavo’. Made in Barcelona, Spain. C. 1940’s
Brooks Robinson ‘The Golden Glove’ Liquor Decanter. Limited edition 12” tall ceramic bottle immortalizing the Baltimore Orioles Hall-Of-Fame Third Baseman nicknamed: ‘The Human Vacuum Cleaner’ for his defensive prowess. The liquor bottle features Brooks fielding in his home uniform (with no attention to detail overlooked); with a facsimile autograph across front of base and career highlights neatly etched on back. Robinson’s figural head twists off is the stopper (cork lined inside the bottle). McCormick Distilling Co., Weston, Mo. Bottle made in Taiwan. C. Mid 1980’s
Bill Dickey Ceramic Figurine. Gorgeous limited edition statue (# 626 of 2,154) depicting the New York Yankee Hall-of-Fame Catcher in action, finished in a home pin stripe uniform. Statue is 9 ¼” tall, mounted on a 5” x 8” base with home plate and has a gold plaque bearing his name. Underside has a gold baseball label with statue and player info. Prosport Creations, St. Louis, Mo, made in Taiwan. 1990
Tony Gwynn Ceramic Figurine. This limited edition statue (# 497 of 2189) depicts the San Diego Padre Hall-of-Fame Right Fielder batting in a home uniform. Figure is 9 ¼” tall, mounted on a on a 5” x 8” base with home plate and has a gold plaque bearing his facsimile signature. Underside has a gold baseball label with statue and player info. Prosport Creations, St. Louis, Mo, made in Taiwan. 1990
14 – Hall of Fame Busts. These plastic busts are 6” tall and feature an off-white image of each player mounted on an imitation plastic wood base. Displayed upon each base is a plaque with a brief bio listing player’s career highlights. The attractive bust boxes are red and gold with white columns surrounding the player inside. Reverse features portrait images of the players offered in the set. Produced by Sports ‘Hall of Fame’ Inc., and originally sold in Cooperstown, NY. 1963
A. Bill Dickey: Boxed
B. Jackie Robinson: Boxed
C. John McGraw: Boxed (metal salesman sample displayed in
living room)
D. George Sisler: Boxed
E. Joe Cronin: Boxed
F. Babe Ruth: No Box
G. Tris Speaker: No box
H. Mickey Cochrane: No box (salesman sample displayed in
living room)
I. Rogers Hornsby: No box
J. Hank Greenberg: No box
K. Christy Mathewson: No box
L. Honus Wagner: No box
M. Lou Gehrig: No box
N. Pie Traynor: No box
5 – Exhibit Baseball Cards. Over-sized black & white baseball cards (3 ¼” x 5 ¼”) produced by the Exhibit Company of Chicago and issued during the late ‘50’s feature Hall-of-Fame players with their facsimile signatures. These were dispensed in coin-operated Exhibit Company vending machines around the country. Exhibit Supply Co., Chicago, Ill. C. 1955 – 59
A. Yogi Berra: Yankees
B. Stan Musial: Cardinals
C. Hank Greenberg: Tigers
D. Phil Rizzuto: Yankees
E. Harmon Killebrew: Senators/Twins
Vintage Decorative Enameled Baseball Plate. This 10” diameter lithographic tin plate features an early game scene depicting a catcher tagging a sliding runner at the plate, with stadium and fans in the background. C. 1900’s – 1920’s
17 – Ceramic Sports Impressions Figurines. These limited edition statues (approx. 6 – 8 ½” tall) are licensed by MLB and were the beginning of what became the ceramic figural statue sports craze and carried over to other sports and celebrities. Each action figure is hand-painted with special attention paid to detail and finished in team uniforms (most have facsimile signatures), and mounted on a 3” x 5” base (several larger) of which rests on a wood-stained base. Batter figures all have a wood bat. Sports Impressions, crafted in Thailand, some in Korea. Late 1980’s – 90
A. Wade Boggs: Boston Red Sox, # 230 of 2,500, 1987
B. Andre Dawson: Chicago Cubs, # 1,534 of 2,500, 1988
C. Keith Hernandez: New York Mets, , # 3 of 2,500, 1988
D. Kirk Gibson: Los Angeles Dodgers, # 778 of 2,500, 1988
E. Reggie Jackson: California Angels, # 1188 of 2,500, 1989
F. Cy Young: Cleveland, # 1101 of 5,000, 1989
G. Jose Canseco: Oakland A’s, # 172 of 2,500, 1989
H. Rod Carew: California Angeles, # 580 of 3,053, 1989
I. Orel Hershiser: Los Angeles Dodgers, # 4143 of 5,055,
1989
J. Kevin McReynolds: New York Mets, # 17 of 5,022, 1989
K. Daryl Strawberry: New York Mets, # 1516 of 5,018, 1989
L. Tom Seaver: New York Mets, # 1612 of 1986, 1989
M. Gary Carter: New York Mets, #4177 of 5,008, 1989
N. Frank Viola: Minnesota Twins, # 2294 of 2,500, 1989
O. Bo Jackson: Kansas City Royals, # 221 of 2,950, 1990
P. Kevin Mitchell: San Francisco Giants, # 1679 of 1,990,
1990
Q. Eric Davis: Cincinnati Reds, # 32 of 1,990, 1990
3 – Ceramic Mini Sports Impressions Figurines. Miniature statues (approx. 5” tall) feature players in action poses with wood bats and facsimile signatures on a front plaque (or team logo). Statues are mounted to a 2 ½” x 4” base, and rests on a wood-stained platform. Sports Impressions, U.S.A., crafted in Thailand.
A. Jose Canseco: Oakland A’s, 1990
B. Mark McGwire: Oakland A’s, 1990
C. Babe Ruth: NY Yankees, 1992
4 – Baseball Superstar Figurines. These hard plastic limited edition action statues are reminiscent of the ‘Hartland’ figurines and are officially licensed by MLB. They are approx. 7” tall, with player facsimile signatures and mounted on a white base. Sticker on bottom has the edition number (each has a cardboard box). Manufactured For Kondritz Sports Production, 1988
A. Wade Boggs: Boston Red Sox, # 9475 of 10,000
B. Roger Clemens: Boston Red Sox, # 9958 of 10,000
C. Kirby Puckett: Minnesota Twins (missing sticker, probably
in box)
D. Orel Hershiser: Los Angeles Dodgers (missing sticker,
probably in box)
Tom Glavine Stadium Star Statue. Plastic figure (7” tall) featuring the Atlanta Braves (future Hall-of-Fame) Pitcher, mounted atop an authentic 4 ½” diameter replica of Atlanta Fulton County Coliseum. Kenner Toys. Made in China. 1994
6 – SAM’S Limited Edition Bobbing Head Mascot Figurines. Beautifully designed ceramic set (8 ¾” tall) featuring team mascot heads with team name on a red square base. Certificate Of Authenticity (COA), original boxes and neck protectors. Sports Accessories & Memorabilia, Menlo Park, Ca. Crafted in Taiwan 1990’s
A. Chicago Cubs: # 2,077 of 3,000. 1998
B. Detroit Tigers: # 2,277 of 3,000. 1998
C. Cincinnati Reds: # 2,126 of 3,000. 1998
D. Baltimore Orioles: # 2,900 of 3,000. 1998
E. Cleveland Indians: # 2,236 of 3,000. 1998
F. St. Louis Cardinals: # 2,276 of 3,000. 1998
Home Made Baseball Trophy Lamp. This hand-painted metal trophy batter (4 ¾” tall) and a 7/8” baseball are affixed to a crude lamp base with a paper score board. Working condition, no shade. C. 1960’s – 70’s
Planters:
Ceramic Glove, Ball & Bat Planter. Embossed hand-painted baseball with a bat affixed to the side atop a fielder’s glove. 5” x 5” x 4” tall. Relpo, Chicago, Ill. Made in Japan. C. 1950’s
Ceramic Caricature Batter Planter. Comic batter (5 ½” tall) with ball in mouth has and a 4” wood bat, affixed on front of a 3” x 4” planter. C. 1950’s
Ceramic Baseball Cap Planter. Hand-painted open-topped cap planted with an embossed ‘C’ on front has a fielder’s glove, bat and ball affixed to the side. Japan. C. 1950’s
Tins:
Baseball Cashew Butter Crunch Tin. Circular 5” diameter tin featuring 4 different color baseball scenes (one on lid, 3 on sides). Cherrydale Farms, distributed by E. Cherry Sons & Co., Inc. Philadelphia, Pa. C. 1950’s
Baseball Peanut Crunch Tin. Empty tin (4” diameter x 4 ½” tall) loaded with baseball scenes and pennants. E. G. Whitman & Co., Philadelphia Pa. C. 1950’s – 70’s
St. Louis Cardinals Storage Container. White lithographed tin (4 ¼” diameter x 6 ¾” tall) featuring 3 different Color Cardinal logos around the tin. Officially licensed product. C. 1980’s – 90’s
Starball Candy Container. Nice 19th Century baseball scene on lid of this tin marked: ‘Play Ball’ around the outer rim (6 ½” diameter x 1 7/8” tall). Great American Opportunities, Inc. C. 1980’s – 90’s
3 – Cracker Jack Storage Tins. Large limited edition tins (6” diameter x 8” tall) with a graphic baseball scene, two marked: ‘Buy Me Some Peanuts And Cracker Jack’. Borden, Inc., Columbus, Ohio. 1990, 91 & 92
Hershey’s Baseball Card Collector’s Tin. Brown tin (5” x 6” x 3” deep) made to look old with a boy baseball player on front and several old company ads on sides (once held baseball cards). Hershey Food Corp, and Dart Flipcards Inc., Plattsburgh, Pa. 1995
‘Eagle Ball Park Style’ Peanut Tin. Colorful tin (7 ¼” diameter) featuring an embossed baseball on the lid, baseball scenes on the sides, and once held peanuts. C. 1990’s
3 – Musical Stadium Tins. Lithographed storage tins picturing a likeness of MLB stadiums that play: ‘Take Me Out To The Ball Game’ when opened. Stadia Tins Ltd., 219 West 16th Street, NY, NY. 1990’s
A. Shea Stadium: Now a relic of the past, circular 5”
diameter.
B. Tiger Stadium: Also a relic of the past, 4 ½” square.
C. Ebbets Field: Brooklyn Dodger Ball Park now a housing
complex (4 ¼” x 5”).
Duke Snider Beer Can. Multi-colored Casey’s Lager Beer can from the ‘American Brewers Historical Collection’ honoring the Brooklyn Dodger Hall-of-Fame Centerfielder, Duke Snider. Can features a graphic action image of ‘Duke’ on front, with a brief bio on reverse and his facsimile signature. Valley Forge Brewery, Phili. Pa. 1980
Roberto Clemente Iron City Beer Can. Black, white and gold can features a graphic head shot and bio of the Pirate Hall-of-Fame Right Fielder saluting ‘Pittsburgh’s Greatest All-Stars’ series. 1994
Dave Winfield 3,000th Hit Commemorative Can. Head shot with a batting image of the Minnesota Twins outfielder at the tail end of his Hall-of-Fame career on a ‘La Croix Sparkling Water’ can, commemorating the ‘Sept. 16, 1993’ event in the Metrodome. A division of the Winterbrook Beverage Group, Bellevue, Wa. 1993
Trucks/Cars:
3 – Bobbin Head Souvenir Convertible Cars. What will they think of next? These mini plastic team mascot drivers have spring mounted heads and finished in team uniforms, and logo caps: Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins. Cars feature team logos on side doors, hood, and MLB logos on trunk. Ertl, Dyersville Iowa, made in China. 1995
2 – ‘38 Chevy Panel Trucks/Coin Banks. Limited Edition scale model trucks licensed by General Motors Corp. and MLB finished in team colors with two different logo stickers on side doors, hood and cab. Coin slots are on top of roof, key to trap attached underneath. Ertl, Dyersville, Iowa. 1996
A. New York Yankees: Blue and white, (# 0576).
B. Pittsburgh Pirates: Black, white & gold, (# 0526)
New York Yankees ‘57 Chevy/ Coin Bank. Limited Edition scale model car (# 0587) licensed by General Motors Corp. and MLB, finished in blue & white with two different team logo stickers on side doors, hood and trunk. This bank features the coin slot on trunk, key to trap attached underneath. Ertl, Dyersville, Iowa. 1997
Minnesota Twins ‘Model A’ Ford Match Box Truck. Red, white and blue truck with a Twins logo on roof and sides. Match Box, Int’l. Ltd., made in China. 1991
New York Mets Chevy Corvette Match Box. Blue Vet finished with racing stripes in team colors and team logos. Match Box International Ltd. Made in China. 1992
2 – Match Box Pick-Up Trucks. Colorado Rockies & Florida Marlin trucks in team colors; each with team logos on cab, racing stripes and baseball decals on both sides. Match Box Toys, Ltd.. Made in Thailand. 1994
2 – Kenworth T600 Match Box Trucks. 7 ½” long panel trucks with team logos on cab and storage trailer: Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins. White Rose Collectables, made in China. 1994 – 95
Don Mattingly Photo Baseball. Baseball featuring a color picture of the Yankee first baseman on one side, Yankee ‘Top Hat logo and a brief bio on reverse. 1990
‘Ball Mate’ Baseball Display Case. Plastic ClearVue ™ globe with an angled seam that separates at the center, and is mounted on a life-like, home plate. Sports Memories, inc., Valencia, Ca., manufactured in Taiwan. Patented, 1987
Texas Rangers Logo Baseball. Sealed baseball featuring an interesting graphic Rangers logo (called Club Crest) on the front with a brief history of the team on reverse. Fotoball, Inc., San Diego, Ca.. C. 1990’s
19th Century ‘Boston Club 5’s’ Cigar Box. Wood box with a paper side label featuring crossed bats and a baseball marked: ‘Boston Club 5’s’. Box front has ‘Boston Club 5’s’ burned into the wood and box retains good portion of the tax stamp (box lid displayed in cabinet # 2, shelf # 4). Underside marked: ‘Factory label # 227, 21st Collection District, NY’. 5 ½” x 6 ¾” x 5” tall. 1883
Ticket Stubs:
World Series: NY Mets/Oakland A’s, Shea Stadium Game 5, Field level. 1973
League Championship Series: Reds/Mets, Shea Stadium Game 4, Field level. 1973
Yankees/Texas: Yankee Stadium, 1996
Yankees/Indians: Yankee Stadium, 1999
Mets/Astros: Shea Stadium, 1999
Yankees/Chicago: Yankee Stadium, 2000
Yankees/Red Sox: Yankee Stadium, 2003
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: 6-06-90
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: 10-19-95
Brooklyn Cyclones (Mets affiliate) versus the Lowell Spinners (Red Sox): 2002
Atlantic City Surf/Bridgeport Bluefish: Atlantic City, 2003
Pittsburgh Pirate Figural Ash Tray. Rare hand-painted ceramic piece depicting a weathered-looking Pirate holding a knife mounted on top of a white seamed baseball marked: ‘Pittsburgh Pirates’, all of which rests atop a brown fielder’s glove/ash tray with several natural cigarette rests. Reverse marked: ‘M. Traffli’ (sculptor). 6 ¾” tall. C. 1950’s
Library:
Babe Ruth Books – (in cabinet # 6)
50(Minus 12 in Cabinet # 5, shelf # 7 and 2 in Cabinet 4, Shelf # 7) – Hard Covers with Dust Jacket (DJ) unless otherwise noted:
Up The Baltic by William T. Adams (No DJ). Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1899
Try and Trust by Horatio Alger, Jr. (No DJ). New York Book Company, 1908
The Young Pitcher by Zane Grey (No DJ). Harper & Brothers, 1911
The High School Rivals by Frank V. Webster. Cupples & Leon Company, 1911
The Boys of Columbia High by Graham B. Forbes (No DJ). Grosset & Dunlap, 1911
The Bell Haven Nine by George Barton (No DJ). The John C. Winston Company Publishers, 1914
Baseball Joe In The World Series by Lester Chadwick (No DJ). Cupples & Leon Company, 1917
Strike Him Out by Harold M. Sherman (No DJ). The Goldsmith Publishing Co., 1931
Clarksville’s Battery by Charles Lawton. Cupples & Leon Company, 1937
The Young Pitcher by Zane Grey. Harper & Brothers, 1939
The Chicago Cubs by Warren Brown (No DJ). G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1946
The Story of Baseball by John Durant (No DJ). Hastings House Publishers, 1947
Legion Tourney by Wilfred McCormick. Grosset & Dunlap, 1948.
First Base Jinx by John R. Cooper (No DJ). Garden City Books/Doubleday & Co., 1952
The 1955 Mutual Baseball Almanac by Roger Kahn and Paul K. Lapolla (No DJ). Doubleday & Company, 1954
Inside Baseball For Little Leaguers by Mickey McConnell (No DJ). Wonder Books, Inc., 1956
Pay-Off Pitch by Claire Bee (No DJ). Grosset & Dunlap, 1958
The Long Season by Jim Brosnan. Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1960
From Ghetto To Glory, The Story of Bob Gibson by Bob Gibson and Phil Pepe. Associated Features, Inc., 1968
Henry Aaron Quiet Superstar by Al Hirshberg (No DJ). G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1969
Ball Four by Jim Bouton edited Leonard Shecter. The World Publishing Co., 1970
Juan Marichal Mister Strike by John Devaney (No DJ). G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1970
The Way It Is by Curt Flood with Richard Carter. Trident Press, 1971
The Boys Of Summer by Roger Kahn. Harper & Row, 1972
Destiny’s Darlings: By Martin Ralbovsky, Hawthorn Books Inc., 1974
Nobody’s Perfect by Denny McLain with Dave Diles. The Dial Press, 1975
Ty Cobb by John D. McCallum. Praeger Publishers, 1975
Joe, You Coulda Made Us Proud by Joe Pepitone with Barry Steinback. A Playboy Press Book, 1975
Where Have You Gone, Joe Dimaggio? By Maury Allen. E.P. Dutton & Co., 1975
Nice Guys Finish Last by Leo Durocher with Ed Linn. Simon & Schuster, 1975
Three And Two by Tom Gorman as told to Jerome Holtzman. Charles Schribner’s Sons, 1979
Always On The Offense by Mike Schmidt with Barbara Walder (No DJ). Fairfield Graphics, 1982
High Inside, Memoirs of a Baseball Wife by Danielle Gagnon Torrez and Ken Lizotte. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1983
The Penny Bank Book; Collecting Still Banks by Andy and Susan Moore (No DJ). Schiffer Publishing, 1984
Seaver by Gene Schoor. Contempory Books, 1986
Penny Lane; A History of Antique Mechanical Toy Banks by Al Davidson. Long’s Americana, 1987
Silent Salesmen; An Encyclopedia of Collectable Gum, Candy & Nut Machines by Bill Enes (No DJ). Inter-Collegiate Press, 1987
The Baseball Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Book by Gerald Astor. Prentice Hall Press, 1988
Sparky! By Sparky Anderson with Dan Ewald. Prentice Hall Press, 1990
Behind The Mask by Dave Pallone with Alan Steinberg. Penguin Group, 1990
Slot Machines and Coin-Op Games by Bill Kurtz. Chartwell Books, Inc., 1991
The Bronx Bombers; Memories and Memorabilia of the New York Yankees by Chadwick and Spindel (No DJ). Abbeville Press, 1992
Shoeless Joe And Ragtime Baseball by Harvey Frommer. Taylor Publishing Co, 1992
Baseball Treasures; Memorabilia from the National Pastime by Douglas Congdon-Martin and John Kashmanian. Schiffer Publishing, 1992
The Cincinnati Reds; Memories and Memorabilia of the Big Red Machine by Chadwick and Spindel. Abbeville Press, 1994
The Chicago Cubs; Memories and Memorabilia of the Wrigley Wonders by Chadwick and Spindel. Abbeville Press, 1994
Baseball: An Illustrated History. Based on the Documentary by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns. Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1994
Walter Johnson by Henry W. Thomas. Farragut Publishing Co., 1995
Baseball Games by Mark Cooper with Douglas Congdon Martin (No DJ). Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 1995
Safe At Home by Bob Muzikowski with Greg Lewis. Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2001
47 Soft Covers – (minus 2 in Cabinet # 4, shelf # 7 & Babe Ruth)
Baseball Stars Of 1963 by Ray Robinson. Pyramid Books, 1963
Baseball Banter by Stan W. Carlson, Editor and Publisher, 1940
The Baseball Life of Willie Mays by Lee Greene. Scholastic Book Services, 1970
The Baseball Handbook by Walter Alston and Don Weiskopf. Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 1972
The Summer Game by Roger Angell. Popular Library Edition, 1972
The Boys Of Summer by Roger Kahn. Signet Books/New American Library, 1973
Me & The Splitter by Gaylord Perry with Bob Sudyk. Signet Books, 1974
Bo pithing and Wooing by Maury Allen and Bo Belinsky. Bantam Books, 1974
Third Base Is My Home by Brooks Robinson as told to Jack Tobin. World Books, Inc., 1974
I’m Glad You Didn’t Take It Personally by Jim Bouton edited by Leonard Schecter. Dell, 1974
Moe Berg Athlete, Scholar…Spy by L. Kaufman, B. Fitzgerald & Tom Sewell. Ballantine Books, 1976
The Monster T-206 Set by Bill Heitman. Den’s Collectors Den, 1980
The Bronx Zoo by Sparky Lyle & Peter Golenbock. Dell, 1980
Thurman Munson An Autobiography by Munson with Martin Appel. Tempo Books/Grosset & Dunlap, 1980
Baseball All-Pro Stars 80 by Bruce Weber. Scholastic Magazines, 1980
Number 1 by Billy Martin and Peter Golenbock. Dell, 1981
The Ultimate Baseball Book by Several Authors. Houghton Mifflin Co., 1981
Who’s On Third? The Chicago White Sox Story by Richard Lindberg. Icarus Press, 1983
The Funniest Baseball Stories of the Century by Scott Anderson. Price/Stern/Sloan Publishers, 1983
How Life Imitates The World Series by Thomas Boswell. Penguin Books, 1983
Sadaharu Oh by David Falkner. Vintage Books, 1984
Baseball Card Price Guide by Beckett and Eckes. Edgewater Book Co./Den’s Collectors Den, 1984
Balls by Greg Nettles and Peter Golenbock. Pocket Books, 1985.
Temporary Insanity by Jay Johnstone and Rick Talley. Bantam Books, 1986
The Mick by Mickey Mantle with Herb Gluck. Jove Books, 1986
The Baseball Hall Of Shame by Bruce Nash and Allan Zullo. Pocket Books, 1986
Catcher In The Wry by Bob Uecker and Mickey Herskowitz. A Jove Book/G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1987
The Wrong Stuff by Bill “Spaceman Lee” with Dick Lally. Penguin Books, 1987
White Rat, A Life in Baseball by Whitey Herzog and Kevin Horrigan. Harper & Row, Publishers, 1987
Slick, My Life In And Around Baseball by Whitey Ford with Phil Pepe. Dell Publishing, 1988
Oh, Baby, I Love It by Tim McCarver with Ray Robinson. Dell Publishing, 1988
Winfield, A Players Life by Dave Winfield with Tom Parker. Avon Books, 1988
Say Hey, The Autobiography Of Willie Mays by Willy Mays with Lou Sahadi. Pocket Books, 1989
It’s Anybody’s Ballgame by Joe Garagiola. Jove Books, 1989
Season Of Glory by Ralph Houk and Robert W. Creamer. Pocket Books, 1989
Baseball collectibles by Pete Campano. Shiffer Publishing, 1989
Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella. Ballantine Books, 1989
The Heart of the Order by Thomas Boswell. Penguin Books, 1989
The Duke of Flatbush by Duke Snider and Bill Gilbert. Zebra Books, 1989
Yaz Baseball, The Wall, And Me by Carl Yastremski and Gerald Eskenazi. Warner Books, 1990
Out of the Blue by Orel Hershiser with Barry B. Jenkins. Charter Books, 1990
Once A Bum, Always A Dodger by Don Drysdale with Bob Verdi. St. Martin’s paperbacks, 1990
Slugging It Out In Japan by Warren Cromarte with Robert Whiting. Penguin Books, 1991
Comeback by Dave Dravecky with Tim Stafford. Zondervan Publishing, 1992
3 – Baseball Wit And Wisdom by Running Press, Phili, Pa.
Darryl by Darryl Strawberry with Art Rust, Jr. Bantam Books, 1993
Sportscard Counterfeit Detector by Bob Lemke & Sally Grace. Krause Publications Inc., 1993
Sports Collectibles Value Guide by Malloy. Wallace-Homestead Book Company, 1993
Baseball Team Collectibles by Bevans & Menchine. Wallace-Homestead Book Company, 1994
The Overstreet Toy Ring Price Guide. Gemstone Publishing, 1996
14 – Sports Publications/Year Books/Programs/Post Cards/Calendars/VHS Tapes.
Baseball Digest: Featuring many baseball articles and baseball related advertisements. April, 1967
Baseball Digest: Featuring Johnny Bench on cover with a profile, and loaded with baseball articles and ads. November, 1970
Baseball Digest: Featuring Billy Williams on cover with a profile, and loaded with baseball articles and ads. December, 1970
Baseball Digest: Featuring Reggie Jackson on cover with a profile, and loaded with baseball articles and ads. December, 1970
Baseball Digest: Featuring a Roberto Clemente cover with a profile, loaded with baseball articles and ads. September, 1972
Great Baseball Players Of The Past; Thirty-Two Picture Postcards Ready To Mail, edited by Bert Sugar. Dover Publications, Inc. 1978
Official 1986 World Series Program. Major League Promotion Corp., 1986
VHS Tape - 1986 Mets - A Year To Remember. Sports Channel/Rainbow Home Video Release
Who’s Who in Baseball. Official lifetime records. 1990
Black Ball, The Negro Baseball Leagues - A Book of Postcards. Pomegranite Artbooks, 1991
Black Ball, The Negro Baseball Leagues – A Folio Of Twelve Postcards. Pomegranite Artbooks, (Sealed) probably 1991
1995 Black Ball Calendar: The Negro Baseball Leagues. Black & white factory sealed historical calendar. What’s A Face Productions/Pomegranite Books, 1994
Mickey Mantle Calendar. Featuring Mantle on front and back covers with NY Yankee schedule and store coupons inside. Met Food Markets, 1996
Baseball Books 2003 – 2004 by McFarland.
Miscellaneous:
115 Starting Line-Up Plastic figurines (in addition to those displayed). Starting Lineups (abbreviated SLU’s) were a line of collectible sports figurines produced by the American toy company Kenner (from 1988-2001). Each pose-able action figure is a four inch plastic likeness of pro athletes from all the major sports. The figurines were licensed by Major League Baseball (MLB) and Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). Local players were sold locally and are therefore harder to find in other cities around the country. Kenner, Cincinnati, Ohio. Made in China.
5 – Sealed Kenner Starting Line-Ups. These plastic packages with card board backing feature a card for each player in addition to the full set check list marked on reverse. Kenner, Cincinnati, Ohio.
A. George Brett: Kansas City Royals, 1988.
B. Rickey Henderson: Yankees, 1988
C. Baseball Greats – Johnny Bench/Pete Rose: Cincinnati
Reds, 1989
D. Frank Thomas: Chicago White Sox, 1993
E. Cy Young – Cooperstown Collection: Boston Americans,
1993
16 – Upper Deck Bobbin’ Bobbers (17 total) in Sealed Packs. Another company, producer of baseball cards since 1989 joins the Bobble Head craze. These 7” tall collectible figurines of the games greatest stars (many future Hall-of-Famers) are made of hard plastic and look much like their namesakes, with player names on a red or green rectangle base (1999 premier edition has red base). Packaging comes with a collector’s baseball card in a plastic cover with cardboard backing; reverse has a history of Bobble Heads/Nodders and others in set. Upper Deck Co., LLC, made in China. 1999 – 01
Jeter: Yanks
Piazza: Mets
Ripken Jr.: Orioles
Rodriguez: Rangers
Ivan Rodriguez: Rangers
Jones: Braves
Gwynn: Padres
McGwire: Cardinals
Garciapara: Red Sox
2 Different ARod's: Mariners & Rangers
2 Different Ken Griffey Jr.: Reds
2 Different Pedro Martinez: Red Sox
2 Different Sammy Sosa: Cubs
Stadium souvenir pins/ pin backs/ Stadium vendor Buttons /celluloid
The most popular pins are the PM10 Stadium Photo Pins. These Souvenir pins were commonly sold by vendors at baseball Stadiums across the country from 1947 -1966. Some came with an attached ribbon, or and Bat, ball, and glove Charms. The most common size for these pins is 1 3/4 " pictures the ballplayer in black & white with different color background, and the players name on the bottom. Many pins were made available in gumball machines for a penny.
1956 PM15 Yellow Base path pins. 7/8” little metal gems picture a player in the center of yellow base paths. These green pins have the facsimile signature of the respective ballplayer at the bottom. The pins were made available in gumball machines in 1956 for a penny.
Chicago Cubs Pin Collection of 16 (1 in cabinet #1, shelf #1).
Large variety from the 1900's - 80's features a ‘National League Champions Chicago Cubs’ pin against an orange baseball design background with an original mini pennant attachment (1.75”) diameter from 1938.
Large Pin Collection Display (41). This colourful display features a wide variety of team and individual players (¾” – 3” diameter) with several stars and Hall-of-Famers that illustrates the game's flavor during the 1950s – 1970s.
Advertising Pin Collection Display (15). This display features a variety of advertising pins (7/8” – 1 ½” diameter) most notably five Whitehead & Hoag Company tobacco pins with paper backing C. 1895.
Johnny Podres PM10 Stadium Pin with Charms. Black & white pin (1 ¾” diameter) of the Brooklyn Dodger pitcher with a r/w/b ribbon and fielder’s glove charm. 1950’s
Mickey Mantle Day Pin. Large (3 ½” diameter) honoring the great Yankee Outfielder features a color photo with a facsimile signature. 1969
Roberto Clemente Memorial Pin. Large (3 ½” diameter) pin honoring the Pirate Hall-of-Fame Right fielder after dying in a tragic plane crash helping hurricane vivtims. 1972
Topps Coin Set (5 displayed in cabinet # 4, shelf # 1). Near full set (164 total in set); each (1 ½” diameter) coin was inserted into baseball card packs, along with 5 cards, and a stick of bubble gum. (Missing 5: #’s 31, 42, 49, 101, 107). Topps, Duryea, Pa. 1965
1969 MLBPA Pin Set (36). Small 7/8” diameter pins featuring a black & white head shot in the center with National League stars having a red border, American League is blue. Although the borders are marked: ‘1969 MLBPA MFG USA’ this set was made in 1983.
Miscellaneous Pins (46). Assortment of various sized pins includes: 14 black & white PM10 style player pins (1950’s – 80’s), 8 (1 ¼” – 4” diameter) color team pins (60’s-80’s), 8 (3” diameter) color player pins with facsimile signatures across chest (Rose, Brett, et. al., 1978-79), 5 tribute pins (Munson, Clemente, et. al., 1970’s-80’s), 9 (1 ½” diameter) color player pins with name printed on chest (1980’s), 1 Fun Food color pin (1984).
4 – Babe Ruth Contest Premium Advertising Pin Back Badges. 3 of these 1 ½” diameter metal pins were given out by ‘Esso Stations’ as a promotion to those kids in the 1930’s who joined the ‘Babe Ruth Boys Club’ as a ‘Charter Member’. They look like the side of a baseball with raised red stitching and have ‘Babe Ruth’ written on them. The other was an ‘Esso’ Oil Company sponsored contest to win a Babe Ruth Fielder’s glove, a personally signed baseball or a trip to Babe Ruth Spring Training Camp - then hired Babe Ruth, who was considered larger then life, to shake hands with contest winners and participants. Ruth’s facsimile signature appears between the seams and reads: ‘This Pin Certifies Babe Ruth Shook My Hand’. Reverse has period style pin clasp. C. 1930’s (may be repros)
Miscellaneous Coins (9). 3 batting machine coins (Hackers, NYC, C. 1990’s), 1 Boggs ‘Bandai’ coin (1990), 5 Starting Line-Up player coins (1991).
Games:
Strike 3 by Carl Hubbell Mechanical Board Game. Action baseball game featuring a swinging batter and a pitcher that throws curves, fast and slow balls on a green felt playing field. Game has raised fielding positions to record outs. Red box has a facsimile signature of the Hall-of-Famer on a bat and ‘Strike 3’ inside a baseball. Complete with instructions. 14 ½” x 15”. Tone Products Corporation, New York City. 1946
‘The Great American Game’. Tin lithographic and wood baseball game with colorful graphics and played using a trigger lever mechanism enabling a revolving ‘scroll’ spinner at the top to dictate how to advance the players. It has 2 wooden player pieces and advertises Frantz Garage Hardware, in Sterling on face. Instructions underneath, 13 ½” in length x 9" wide. Produced by Hustler Toy Corporation, Sterling, Illinois. C. 1925
‘Action Baseball’ Game. Mechanical tin and wood marble game has a painted playing field inside a wood frame with a spring loaded bat and concave designated areas where marbles decide the outcome. 15” x 20”. Pressman Toy Corp. USA. 1962
Magnetic Baseball Game. Sealed game in original store package contains plastic playing pieces, some of which have magnets inside. Cardboard backing with a color baseball playing field (8 ½” x 13”) serves as the game board, instructions on reverse. The Electric Game Co., Inc., Holyoke, Mass. C. 1960’s
Johnny Bench Board Game. Childs game featuring photos of the Cincinnati Reds Hall-of-Fame catcher with facsimile signature surrounding Velcro game board in which 3 velcroed balls are tossed at the board, to determine the play. 24” x 24”. US Pat. NO. 3032345. IMM Corp. 1975
‘Bounce A Grand-Slam’ Game. Franklin ® Sports Industries, Inc. Stoughton, Ma. Made in China. C. 1990
Willie Mays ‘Great Moments In Sport’ Model Kit. Un-assembled plastic model of Mays’ famous catch in the ‘54’ World Series against Cleveland. Complete with directions and decals. 5 ¼” x 13 ¼”. . Aurora Plastics Corp., West Hempstead, New York. 1966
Roberto Clemente Memorial Album. Factory sealed LP (33 RPM) with the Pittsburgh Pirate Hall-of-Fame outfielder’s photo on cover (wearing a Bucs batting helmet), produced shortly after his tragic death in a plane crash, while volunteering to help Hurricane victims in Nicaragua. Narrated by Bob Prince ‘Voice of the Pirates’ features comments and live interviews by players and other celebrities. Reverse has bio and career stats along with photos of interviewees. Triple-B Productions, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. 1973
Phillies Panatella Cigar Box with Cigar Band. This box reads 11 cents, and once held Phillies cigars. Gold paper band (2 ½” long) with a red Phillies logo in the center. Phillies Cigar Co., Tampa, Florida. C. 1970’s.
Philadelphia Phillies Sealed Souvenir Batting Helmet. Red plastic helmet with a Phillies logo in original cellophane wrap. 1970
Philadelphia Phillies Memo Pad and Pen (sealed). National Design Corp, made in USA. 1980’s
NY Yankees Plastic Logo Pen. MLBPA, 1988
Ozzie Smith Plastic Card Watch (Sealed). Features a full length color picture of the Cardinal Hall-of-Fame short stop from one his baseball cards, with a facsimile signature on the black band. MLBPA, made in China. 1989
Charlie Brown Pez Candy Dispenser (Same as Cabinet # 4, shelf # 2 ). Blue base with a Charlie Brown figure on the top, cap askew (4 ½” tall)). Austria. 1990
Dwight Gooden Jig Saw Puzzle. Full windup pose of the New York Mets star in his hey day with approximately 400 pieces. Sealed in the original wrapper with an identical poster included. 16” x 20”. Starline Inc., Richmond Hill, New York 1988
2 – Baseball Jig Saw Puzzles. A card collector’s dream featuring 500 pieces that depict a collage of old baseball cards and memorabilia. 16” x 20”. 1990
Phil Neikro Signed Baseball. Official Rawlings 'Bobby Brown' ball (former Yankee player and President of the American League) signed by the controversial Braves Hall-of-Fame Knuckle-ball pitcher.
Catchers Mask. The black metal framed mask has seen a lot of game action and has steel bar protection covered with hard plastic. Reverse has 3 separate, heavily-padded face pads that snap into place via leather strap and buckles and it has adjustable elastic head straps. 1980’s
Throat Protector. Mask extension designed by Los Angeles Dodger catcher Steve Yaeger, after being impaled in the throat by a splintered bat during a major league game. Made of hard plastic and attached to the mask with Velcro straps. 1980’s
Variety of Baseball Caps
Mile Schmidt Halloween Mask. Good likeness of the Phillie Hall-of-Famer in his Phillie baseball cap from ‘Halloween Night At The Vet’ . 1985
New York Yankee Tee Shirt. White tee with Yankee logo in center. Size M. C. 1980
Detroit Tigers Tee Shirt. Navy blue tee with large tiger logo surrounded by Detroit Tigers. Size XL. 1980’s
New York Yankees Fishing Cap. Navy blue flop hat (100% cotton) with a Yankees Top Hat logo (red, white, blue). China, C. 1999
St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Shirt. White shirt with red sleeves (worn under a uniform) has St. Louis Cardinals above team bird logo on left chest. Size: Large. 1988
Baseball Pillow Case. White pin-stripe poly/cotton case with over 20 enlarged color baseball cards of different teams, logos, positions, etc.. Major League Baseball and The Bibb Co., Macon, Ga.. 1990’s
Pittsburgh Pirates Shoe Laces. Yellow laces (45” long) with ‘Pirates’ written across entire length. Mitchellace, Portsmouth, Ohio. C. 1990
New York Yankees Advertising Hand Towel. White 100% cotton towel with Yankees Top Hat logo marked ‘The Century’s Team’, along with 25 mini pennants marked ‘World Champions’ and the year in which they won. 14” x 17”. Fleet Bank promotion, made in Taiwan. 1999
2 – Baseball Lamp Shades. Each (different sizes) has a different motif (one torn) with an adjustable clam for mounting on light bulb. 1950’s – 70’s
New York Yankees Souvenir Plaque. Jagged edge wood stained sign with ‘New York’ written in blue above red ‘Yankees’ with baseball in background. 8” x 11.5”. 1950’s
1980 World Series Souvenir Mirror. Wood framed commemorative depicting the Kansas City Royals vs Philadelphia Phillies, with images of George Brett and Pete Rose, and their team logos. 10.5” x 12.5”. 1980
1981 World Series Souvenir Mirror. Wood framed commemorative depicting the NY Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers, team logos. 10 ½” x 12 ½”. 1981
‘Little Champ Ball ‘n Glove’. Light blue child’s toy ‘made of non-toxic vinyl’. A small plastic baseball with red stitching completes the package. Box is pink & white and reads ‘Permanently scented’. 3” x 3 ½” x 5”. By Baby World, Long Island City, NY. C. 1940’s – 50’s
5 – Baseball Team Match Boxes. Sealed packs of 4 match boxes per pack, each with team colors, logos; Mets, Giants, Orioles, Phillies, A’s. match collectables, Scottsdale, Arizona. 1980’s
4 – Sealed Packages of Baseball Player Figures. Packs have a baseball drawing on cardboard, players are sealed in plastic. Figures are white and red, many different poses, and approximately 1 ¾” tall. Some packs marked China, but figures are marked on base ‘Hong Kong’ and vice versa. 1970’s – 80’s
New York Yankee Sun Glasses. Black framed Ray-Ban style UVA protected glasses with Yankee logo in corner of lens, ‘New York Yankees’ on one frame, ‘Aetna US Healthcare’ on other. 1990’s
Baseball ‘Flip’ Sun Glasses. Same heavy duty black framed ‘flip-up’ style worn by Major Leaguers in the 60’s. Elastic head band still functional after all these years. 1960’s
Mickey Mantle Flipp Tipps on Store Card. Modern B&W flip book with color cover has a plastic binding (Patent Pending) securing the book. Book can be viewed forwards or backwards and teaches ‘Switch Hitting H.R. Swings’ by Mickey Mantle from the Legends Series. Cardboard backing (6 ½” x 9”) has a color photo of the ‘Mick’ batting, reverse has instructions. By Visionation, Norcross, Ga. 1989
Cleveland Indians Root-N-Write Pencil/Logo Eraser in Sealed Pack. Red pencil marked ‘Cleveland Indians’ in white 5 times with a large circular eraser (1 ¼” diameter) that has Indian’s Chief Wahoo logo in the center. MLB, Wincraft Sports Inc., Winona, Minn. 1995
Full Box of Topps Baseball Cards. Unopened sealed packs, 36 count, with cards and bubble gum in each pack. Topps Chewing Gum, Inc., Duryea, Pa. 1988
Box of 21 Baseball Buttons. Officially Licensed product has 3 player buttons per pack, 133 players in the set. The colorful box makes a fine display and pictures the stars of the day on front, sides and lid. Packages have player checklist on reverse. Color pin back buttons are 1 1/8” diameter, front has color head shot, name and team. Reverse has player position, stats and number of coin in set. 20 of 21 packs unopened. Fun Foods Inc., New Jersey. 1984
Box of 21 Un-Opened ‘Heads Up!’ Baseball Stars Test Issue. This ‘test issue’ product saw only very limited production and distribution and is extremely rare. These are sealed packages (4.75 x 6.5”) of color head-and-cap die-cuts printed on thick card board and equipped with suction cups on the back for decorating the inside of lockers and mirrors. Each wrapper has colorful head shot graphics of Ken Griffey, Jr., Dennis Eckersley, and Rafael Palmeiro stuck to the inside of a locker. The colorful box has the same image and contains 21 of the original 24 packs, and makes a fine display. Made in Taiwan, distributed by The Topps Co., Duryea, Pa. 1990
2 – Topps Vending boxes. These empty color boxes once carried 500 baseball cards each and were sold to stores to be dispensed in vending machines. 3 ¾” x 8 ½” x 2 ¾”. Topps Chewing Gum, Inc., Duryea, Pa. C. 1970’s
Baseball Player Tattoos Display Box. Colorful counter top box once held ‘Photo Tattoos Of Your Favorite Players’ and came with a piece of Bazooka Bubble Gum. Topps Chewing Gum, Inc., Duryea, Pa. C. 1961 – 64
Toronto Blue Jays Battery Operated Blinker Button. Unopened ‘Hot-Lite’ features a Blue Jay logo inside a baseball that flashes. Made in Taiwan. Sold by E.W. Novelties Inc., Van Nuys CA. Patent Pending. 1980’s
Plastic Baseball Storage Container. White 5” diameter ball with red seams separates in half at center. C. 1970’s
Baseball Canteen in Original Wrapper. Plastic 4 ¼” diameter baseball-shaped canister with raised stitching, plastic carry strap, twist-off lid and a straw. Made in China. C. 1980’s
11 – Metal Baseball Team Banks. Tin litho-ed bank with team logo and names on side, coin slot on top; Red Sox, Mets, A’s, et. al. 3” diameter, 4 1/2” high. Naylor and Assoc., San Diego, Ca. 1984
Field of Dreams Commemorative Metal Thimble. G&G, Mpls, Mn. 1990’s
Plastic Baltimore Orioles Commemorative Mug. Introduced after Jim Palmer was inducted into the Hall and marked ‘Coors Light Salutes Orioles In The Hall Of Fame’. Mug is done in Orioles colors with a team logo and uniform jerseys of Frank & Brooks Robinson, Jim Palmer, Aparicio, and Wilhelm. 3 ½” diameter x 6 ½” tall, Hong Kong. C. 1990
Super Star Collector Marbles on Original Card. Graphic display card holds 5 plastic player marbles with photos in center above their names; Ryne Sandberg, Barry Bonds, et. al. Spectra Star, Pacolma, Ca., made in China. 1991
Rubber Childs Doll. Hand-painted face with long lashes and expressive blue eyes that open and close. Doll is wearing a blue jersey, white pants with a blue hat marked: ‘F’, and has a fielder’s glove on left hand. C. 1970’s
Charlie Brown Figural Umbrella. Red umbrella with a hand-painted wood face wearing a baseball cap, for a handle, with a carry tote. 1980’s
Oakland Athletics Cloth Souvenir Doll. Stuffed doll (10” tall) outfitted in full A’s uniform. Officially Licensed MLB Product. Good Stuff Corp., Long Island City, NY. Made in China. 1992
Sealed New York Yankee Yo-Yo. 2 ¼” blue & white plastic yo-yo marked ‘New York’ with a Yankee logo sealed on original card board store card. Ace Novelty Co., Inc. made in China. 1993
New York Yankees Bi-Plane Coin Bank in Sealed Box. Limited edition (# 0317) blue die-cast metal prop plane, with a trailing logo banner, and several logo decals on the wings and fuselage. Coin slot behind pilot, trap underneath. MLB, Ertl Collectables, Dyersville, Iowa. Made in Mexico. 1997
2 – Yankees/Mets Sealed Box of Raisins. Each full box features a color player photo on front and an Ad for team cap on reverse. American Raisin Packers, Inc., Selma, Ca. 1992
21 – Baseball-Themed Refrigerator Magnets. Large assortment of 20 different magnets, many advertising products, made from metal, plastic, rubber and laminated. One is a die-cut Hall-Of Fame with a thermometer. 1970’s – 90’s
Mechanical Coin Bank. This crude bank features a base runner sliding home to deposit a penny at home plate, under catcher with umpire signaling safe. China. 1990’s
2 – Tin Baseball Advertising Signs (8 total, 6 Babe Ruth). Color signs featuring embossed images of great players advertising a product, with a hole in each corner for hanging. 1990’s
A. Ted Williams: Moxie Soda, 11” x 13”
B. Joe Jackson: Selz Shoes, 9” x 12”
Coffee/Drinking Cups:
1. Porcelain Joe Tinker Cup from ‘Our National Game’.
Germany, 1991
2. Ceramic Lou Gehrig Commemorative Cup. China. 1995
3. Ceramic Field of Dreams Cup. Universal City Studios, Inc.
C. 1990
4. 2 – Ceramic Los Angeles Dodgers Cups. Russ Berrie, made
in Korea. C. 1990
5. Porcelain Cup with graphic bear in uniform batting.
Schmidt, Brasil. C. 1980’s – 90’s
6. MicroWave Cup with Figural Fielder. UK, 1980’s
7. Pawtucket Red Sox Commemorative Plastic Drinking Cup
(longest game ever played – 33 innings). Lancaster, Texas,
1980’s
8. Kansas City Royals Plastic Drinking Cup featuring the 1994
Season Schedule.
9. Child’s Baseball Sipper. By Eagle, Brooklyn, NY. 1990’s
Ceramic Child’s Fielder Glove Bank. Bank features a baseball in the pocket; coin slot on top, trap on bottom. 1990’s
Child’s Plastic Figural Batter Planter. Rubens, made in Hong Kong. 1974
Blow-Up Bean Bag Pillow with Baseball Theme. Japan, 1990’s
New York Yankees Lapel Pin. New pin (enamel on metal) commemorating the 1932 World Series. From the Commemorative Collector’s Set from Chase Bank, 1997
Hall Of Fame Promotional Lapel Pin. Enameled metal pin honoring the new inductees of 1999. Made in China, 2000
2 - Citibank Pens and 2 Post-it Pads. Red & green plastic pens with a baseball field displayed. Round paper pads with seams resemble a baseball.
3 – Baseball Placemats. Matching rectangle foam mats (11 ¾” x 17”) with baseball décor in the center, marked ‘America’s Pastime’. Two have a red border, 1 blue. C. 1980’s
Baseball-Themed Hall Of Fame Paper Bag. Small pin-striped bag (6” x 11”, with paper handle) pictures a 19th Century, bare-handed player on both sides, from the Museum gift shop. Cooperstown, NY. 1994
Large Baseball-Themed Hall Of Fame Paper Bag. This heavy-stock paper bag (16” x 19”) with rope handles pictures a 19th Century team in blue sepia-tone on both sides, also from the Museum gift shop. Cooperstown, NY., made in El Salvador. 1994
Mickey Mantle Laminated Sports Collectors Digest Cover Blow Up. Color cover featuring Mickey Mantle, smaller drawings of Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Ed Matthews. 23” x 30”. April 1, 1995
Joe DiMaggio Laminated Sports Collectors Digest Cover Blow Up. 20” x 25”. January 9, 1998
Toy Town News Catalog. Tiny black & white leaflet picturing the ‘Pennant Winner’ baseball game (displayed in bar) and other games by Wolverine Supply & MFG. Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. Late 1910’s – 20
1969 Citgo Baseball Player Coin Collection Advertisement. Nice color ad (8 ½” x 11”) with mail order form to purchase the 20 gold-finished coin set (cabinet # 1, shelf # 4). Reverse lists each player, team and a brief description under his name. Citgo, Palisades Park, N.J. 1969
3 – New York Yankees Schedules/Rosters. Mickey Mantle/Whitey Ford on cover. 1974
3 – Playing Card Decks. Each deck contains full color player photos with name, position and standard playing card suits. The US® Playing Card Co., Cincinnati, Ohio
2 – 1990: Premier Edition (one still sealed).
1 – 1995: Baseball Aces
Post Cards. All are baseball-Themed Cards, some cancelled, some un-cancelled & blank.
2 – Vintage Cancelled Post Cards. Color card Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, 1-cent post marked: Sept. 22, 1949. Color Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg, Fl., 3-cent post mark: November, 9, 1955
6 – Vintage Color Stadium Post Cards. 5 are unused, 1 used and written on/no stamp. 1950’s – 60’s
41 – Cancelled Post Cards. Large assortment of color & B&W cards mailed between 1981 – 94 (1981 Stengel in Bar)
6 – Assortment of B&W and color post cards. C. 1980’s
4 – Baseball Greeting Cards (used). 1990’s
5 – MLB Stamped & mailed Envelopes with logos. 1993 – 98
Pocket Schedules: Assortment of 30 mini team and league schedules.
American League: 1995 – 2007
1983 NY Yankees black & white team photo and guide. Getty Co.
Posters
11 – 1968 MLBPA Player Posters. Photographer Malcolm Emmonds. Each measures 24” x 36” but exhibit wear & tear.
Mays: Batting
Mantle: Batting
Aaron: Batting
Rose: Base running
Kaline: Batting
Banks: Batting
Santo: Batting
Marichal: Pitching
Yaz: Batting
Killebrew: Batting
Howard: Batting
Pete Rose (Phillies Uniform). 22” x 35”, Sports Illustrated. C. 1980
Ted Williams Poster. Featuring a close-up of Ted’s uniform with a short write-up on the ‘Splendid Splinter’. National Bickford Foremost. C. 1990
3 – Mickey Mantle Posters. Color image featuring the Yankee Great batting (18” x 22”). The Whiz. 1990’s
Rickey Henderson Poster. Featuring the All-Time Base Stealer in Yankee pin stripes, batting (18” x 22”). The Whiz. 1990’s
2 – New York Mets Team Posters. Color photo (18” x 22”). Lincoln Mercury, 1990
New York Mets 25th All-Time Roster Anniversary Poster. Contains a black & white photo of every player who ever wore a Met uniform from 1962 – 1986 (22” x 33”). Citi Group/Manufacturers Hanover. (Not sure of date).
Shea Stadium Turf & Seat Panel. Blue wood slat and turf (in jar) taken from the now defunct stadium on the night the Mets clinched the pennant, against the Chicago Cubs. 1986
(Coin-Operated) 1-Cent ‘Play Base Ball’ Coin-Operated Gum Ball Machine. This confection dispenser features a colorful baseball graphic playing field with pegs to steer gum balls, and two plastic side windows revealing the remaining gumballs. Game is played by inserting a penny into the slot allowing gumball to be released. Patron flips the ball via a trigger mechanism bouncing the ball through a maze which trickles down to score various amounts of runs. Cabinet made of green metallic sheet metal (10 ½” tall x 14 ½” x 8”). Complete with lock & key. Kholm Co., St. Paul, Mn. C. 1940’s – 50’s
Figural Baseball Weather Vane. Black metal vane featuring a prominent batter standing atop a swiveling directional arrow; mounted on a base pointing north, east, west, and south (16” tall overall, 5 ½” diameter base). (no date)
(Coin-Operated) ‘New York Yankee Nuts’ Vending Machine. This red, 5-cent coin-operated dispenser has a clear top to view product with 4 Yankee decals surrounding the machine. Complete with lock & key (7 ½” x 15” tall). Northwestern Co., Morris, Ill. C. 1950’s
Kessler ‘Smooth As Silk’ Whisky Advertising Display. Ceramic figural Bar display (13” tall) depicting a mustachioed Victorian Era player that captures the spirit of nineteenth-century baseball and produced to be displayed in liquor stores. Player is leaning against a bat, wearing a white uniform with red trim, striped shirt, brown cleats, black hat with a ‘Smooth As Silk Kessler’ sticker across the chest and base. Back of base reads: ‘Blended Whiskey, Julius Kessler, Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Early 1970’s
Electric Chalk-Ware Baseball Lamp. Early well-detailed hand-painted child’s lamp featuring a smiling boy in uniform, cap askew with red painted lips and is sitting on an oversized, embossed seamed baseball, with a bat across his thighs. Working condition (12” tall), no shade. C. 1920’s – 40’s
‘Antique Bourbon’ Advertising Liquor Display. Ceramic figural (11” tall), featuring another Victorian Era player with a mustache that captures the spirit of nineteenth-century baseball and was produced to be displayed in liquor stores (different from above). Player is leaning against a bat, dressed in a red jersey with a striped undershirt, red hat with the letter ‘A’, white pants, black cleats, with an ‘Antique Bourbon’ sticker across his chest. The figurine is mounted to a white base with a bottle display and has embossed lettering across the front marked: ‘Antique’. Frankfort Distillers Company, Chicago, Illinois’. 1963
(Arcade Game) ‘Play Ball’ Trade Stimulator. This table top arcade machine features a reverse painted glass baseball scene with a batting average gaming theme. Game has a plunger mechanism for launching balls into play, with the color of balls determining the scoring (12” tall x 6”, with key). C. 1920’s – 30’s
Willie Stargell Ceramic Bust Bank. The legendary Pirate slugger is portrayed here from the waist up wearing his colorful Pittsburgh Pirate home uniform with embossed lettering marked: ‘Pirates’ across the chest and a ‘P’ on his cap. Coin drop opening located in back of head, trap on middle of back below his engraved name ‘Stargell’. Sculptor ‘Ivo Zinni’ also marked on reverse (12” tall x 10” wide). C. 1972
Baseball lamp. This electric lamp portrays a 19” tall batter wearing a white uniform, blue shirt, red hat & sox. It is made of a composite material, comes with a shade and in working condition. C. 1960’s – 70’s
Jackie Robinson Souvenir Doll. Composition doll (13” tall) released immediately after his ‘49 MVP season and received a limited distribution only for the African American market. This legendary player is featured here hand-painted and dressed in a white Brooklyn Dodger (home) uniform with blue trim marked: Dodgers’ across his chest. 1950
(Coin-Operated) 5-Cent ‘HI Fly’ Coin-Operated Arcade Game. This mechanical skill game features a colorful playing field with an action scene depicting a game in progress around a baseball diamond. Game is initiated with a flip action lever that propels ball onto the field of play with metal scoring slots and pegs that alter the course of the ball (points are awarded for each play). Wood cabinet is white with red & blue highlights and has a graphic baseball in the front. 22” x 16” (complete with lock & key). Central Manufacturing Co. C. 1940’s
New York Yankees Mannequin. This elegant and uniquely designed piece of memorabilia features a fully functional mannequin standing all of 65” tall, with two storage shelves, a hat rack and is mounted on a stained-wood tree stand. Mannequin appears to be made of a thin wood frame and is expertly hand-painted and finished off in a grey Yankee road uniform (have never seen another one).
Baseball and Beer: Breweries have long capitalized on the association of beer and baseball. Beer advertising displays are classified by collectors as ‘Back Bar Breweriana’ because they were displayed on a shelf or wall behind the bartender.
‘Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer’ Advertising Display. This plastic bar display features a black & white mustachioed Victorian Era player image surrounded by a raised relief Pabst Beer bottle along with a replica baseball bat marked: ‘Replica of bat used by Home ‘Run’ Baker). A gold plaque under the player reads: ‘Baseball’s Old Time Batting Champions’ while another plaque lists all the Home Run Champs from 1893 – 1914 (during the ‘Dead Ball’ era); display is set on a red felt background (18” x 32”, with brass light). C. 1930’s – 50’s?
‘G & W Five 5 Star Whiskey’ Advertising Score Card. Large over-sized un-scored cardboard score card (14” x 34”) meant to be hung and used in bars to score local teams (professional, minor league or sand-lot). This 90 Proof Whiskey ad features a black background with gold type and has blank space for teams, runs, hits, innings, errors and pitching batteries while proclaiming: ‘Scores Every Time!’ Gooderham & Worts, Ltd., Detroit, Mich. C. 1930’s – 40’s
Roger Maris ‘Icicle’ Frozen Fruit Advertisement. This yellow cardboard poster features a black & white inset photo of the New York Yankee Home Run Champ at bat wearing pin stripes. Marked: ‘Home Run King’ and ‘Roger Maris endorses Gold Mine Icicle Pops’ (12” x 17” framed). 1961 – 62
‘Big Leaguer Bat Liter’ Die-Cut Advertising Display. Vintage easel-backed cardboard display stand features a colorful background (red and yellow) with baseball graphics and holds one dozen (3 ½” long) tan metal bat-shaped cigarette lighters, marked with the tag line: ‘IT’S A HIT’ & ‘List price 69 cents’. The original box also has baseball graphics (6” x 15”). Barry Products, Inc. Chicago. C. 1940’s
Vintage Wool Baseball Uniform. Matching game used jersey and pants made of heavy gauge wool (how anyone ever wore this itchy uniform is hard to believe). The uniform is an aged tan color and features a blue squiggly pin stripes pattern with maroon piping design; name of the team is ‘Chipman’ (probably Semi-Pro/Sand Lot team). C. 1920’s – 1930’s
Turn-of-Century Button-Back Split-Finger Fielder’s Glove. Vintage glove from the days when catching a ball required using both hands. When fielders began using gloves in the early 1890’s they only wanted to take the sting out of the ball while retaining the feel of catching bare-handed. This distressed leather glove has the smallest pocket imaginable and a bare minimum of padding, with a solid sewn (1”) reinforced web connecting the thumb to index finger. Reverse has the original ‘Rawlings’ buckle button still intact on the leather wrist strap. C. 1900’s
Sterling Silver Baseball Player Relief. Incredible 8 ½” tall detailed relief featuring a Victorian Era player striking a batting pose, mounted on stained wood (6” x 14” overall). Put a magnifying glass to this piece and note the attention paid to detail. C. 1880’s
‘Altpeter’s Beverages’ Advertising Ad. This cardboard litho features a Cartoon-ish Soda Pop ad depicting an umpire hovering over a catcher holding two fingers out, signaling, against a pink background. Caption reads: ‘Signal for…’. The Weiller Co, Philadelphia (5” x 10”, framed). C. 1930’s – 40’s
Wood Relief Match Safe. Interesting ornate plastic relief (5 ¼” tall) featuring a young player batting in an early era uniform mounted on a stained wood background. There are two round wood pockets affixed to the background that hold the matches (6” x 12” overall). C. 1930’s – 40’s
Before the advent of television, millions of Americans frequented the ever-popular penny arcades. The arcades were a social gathering place where kids and adults alike could partake in the newest penny and nickel games.
(Also see Babe Ruth & Coin-Operated) Penny Muto-Scope with Marquee and Babe Ruth Reel. To understand the impact of the Muto-scope on society and sports fans in particular, one must consider that, in the early third of the 20th century there were only ten cities in which Major League baseball was played. Aside from his rare appearances at ‘Barnstorming’ events, attendance at games played in those ten cities was the only chance to see the legend that was Babe Ruth. The most common medium for fans around the country to see Ruth in action was through the ‘Magic’ of the Muto-scope at the cost of one penny. In fact, that magic was created by a technology no more sophisticated then a giant flip book on a rotating wheel that, when set in motion, appeared to present a moving picture of the subject.
This vintage cast-iron (C. 1900’s – 1910’s) arcade machine (black with gold trim) features the original brass hardware and coin slot, and wired to power the light that brings the flashing images to life. This coin-operated machine is mounted on an ornate, pedestal stand. Manufactured by International Mutoscope Reel Co., New York City. Total height is 60” tall x 8” wide, complete with lock & key.
The black & white reel highlights the legendary ‘Bambino’ hitting a home run and circling the bases during a game in which the fans are pictured in the bleachers wearing period clothes. It also depicts the famous feud between Ruth & Gehrig during the late 20’s, where Lou Gehrig, the on deck batter (# 4), refuses to congratulate the Bambino after the home run. The marquee features a modern day black & white publicity photo of a younger Ruth posing in a studio shortly after joining Yankees (1920), with a facsimile signature.
(Also see Babe Ruth & Coin-Operated)) 1-Cent Exhibit Card Vending Machine with 2 Babe Ruth Exhibit Cards on Pedestal Stand. A staple in most penny arcades was the exhibit machine - enticing youngsters with post card sized photographs of their favorite baseball stars. This early, double-slotted grey metal coin-operated dispenser issued baseball, western and starlet cards. The machine itself has embossed ‘Exhibit Supply Co. Cards and patent number 4-21-25’ on the front, with instructions marked: ‘Put Penny In Slot – Push Slide All The Way In, Then Pull Out Slot And Receive Card’ and ‘Samuel Klein, Amusement Games and Vending Machines’. Displayed behind the front glass are two large black & white ‘Exhibit’ photo cards of the Hall-of-Fame Right Fielder; one with Ruth fielding from the early 20’s and a not to familiar facsimile signature marked: “Geo H ‘Babe Ruth’ Outfielder, New York, AM. L. The other card is studio shot of the Bambino batting with a facsimile signature. Machine is 7” wide x 7” deep x 10” tall, stand is 32”, overall height 42”. Complete with lock & key. Exhibit Supply Co., Chicago, Ill. C. 1920’s – 30’s.
(Also see Babe Ruth) Babe Ruth Poster. This poster is from an old negative (C. 1920’s) featuring a well-known black & white photo depicting the Bambino admiring a home run after a ‘Ruthian’ swing. 18” x 24”, framed. 1990’s
(Also see Babe Ruth) Babe Ruth ‘Louisville Slugger’ Hat Rack. This is genuine 30” long Little League bat that is expertly sliced in half right down the middle and contains all the markings: a ‘Louisville Slugger’ label, ‘Flame Tempered’, and a facsimile signature on barrel that reads: ‘Batting Champion, George ‘Babe’ Ruth’. The rack itself features five wood hanging pegs and easily mounts on a wall with two screws. C. 1960’s – 70’s
(Also see Babe Ruth) Babe Ruth Composite Statue. Cool 26” tall statue portraying the Yankee great in all his glory leaning on a bat, dressed in a weathered Yankee pin stripe uniform with an ‘NY’ logo on the cap (# 3 on back), and mounted atop a 6” x 10”green base. C. 1980’s – 90’s
Baseball Light Globe Fixture (displayed on the ceiling). Large glass fixture (approximately 10” in diameter) features an over-sized baseball with painted seams and has a standard size opening. C. 1980’s – 90’s
Door stops/bookends: (12 Total)
Folk Art Baseball Player Figural Door Stop. Cast iron stop (18” tall) depicting a caricature player with bat on shoulder poised to hit, painted in a grey & red uniform standing at home plate (weighs about 15 pounds). Reverse marked: ‘O. C. F. 1912’
Baseball Player Folk Art Door Stop. This cast iron caricature stop is 11” tall and is a ‘mini’ version of the above (with a different base). Player is holding a bat on his shoulder poised to hit and finished in a grey & blue uniform. C. 1920’s?
Detroit Tiger Mascot Door Stop. Cast iron figural stop features an 8” tall prancing Tiger, with a bat on his shoulder, and a long serpent-like tail. Great detail, it is painted brown with black stripes just like those found on the old stadium seats of Nevin Field (the original structure which evolved into the now abandoned Tiger Stadium). C. 1930’s
Crossed Bats and Ball Door Stop. This metal stop features a painted baseball with engraved seams welded between two crossed bats and mounted on a green base. Stop is 6 ½” tall, bats are tan, weighs about two pounds. Marked: ‘EM10#8120 Baseball Doorstop’ on back. C. 1950’s – 70’s
3 – Babe Ruth Door Stops. These stops feature the Bambino with a bat on shoulder and are finished in different uniforms (New York/Boston and Home/Road). Marked ‘HERITAGE METAL CRAFT’ on bottom (9” tall, weighs 3-5 pounds). 1990’s
A. NY Yankees: Home uniform (white with pinstripes).
B. New York Yankees: Road uniform (grey)
C. Boston Red Sox: Home uniform (white with red trim).
Mustachioed ‘Virgin Cigars Tobacco’ Door Stop. This modern figural cast iron stop is copied from the 1880’s Cigar Store wood carved baseball figure by Samuel Robb (considered by most experts to be the premier carver of tobacconist figures in American history). Therefore, it is made to look old and stands with a bat, painted in a red & white uniform (12” tall, weighs about 5 pounds). 1990’s
3 – Batter Door Stops. These crude castings depict an 8 ½” tall player with a bat on shoulder hand-painted in different uniforms and weigh about two pounds each. Made in China, 1990’s.
A. White with red piping.
B. Navy blue uniform.
C. Red & white.
Baseball player Door Stop/Bookend. This one depicts a batter admiring the ball after swinging bat, marked: ‘GOODYEAR CHAMPIONS – divisional league’. No paint, 9” tall, weighs about 1 pound. C. 1930’s – 40’s
(Also see Show Case # 1, shelve # 4) Ornate Figural Book End. This bookend is made of gold wash over copper and portrays a 7 ½” tall Victorian Era Ball Player posing with bat, standing atop a square base. C. 1920’s – 40’s
(Also see Show Case # 1, shelve # 4) Baseball Action Scene Book End. This 4 ½” x 6” bookend (gold wash on brass) depicts a game scene in progress featuring an infielder stepping on the base as a base runner slides in. Marked: ‘PAT APPLD FOR’ on back. C. 1930’s – 50’s
Key Chain Charm Advertising Display. Red, white & blue cardboard store display (9” x 12”) featuring two dozen, 24-K gold-plated charms with small chains titled: ‘Gay Sportsman Key Chain’. Display holds eight fielder’s gloves, eight mini baseballs and eight basketballs. C. 1950’s
‘Ball of Fame’ Mechanical Coca-Cola Advertising Record Finder. This circular double-sided cardboard baseball-shaped disk (8 ¾” diameter) marked: ‘Ball of Fame’ stores a bevy of records and facts from 1901- 1959 by rotating a disk on outer edge that lines up eight separate slots on both sides (American League on one side, National on reverse). Compliments of Coca-Cola Company, copyright by Ellsworth T. ‘Babe’ Dalgren Enterprises with and his facsimile signature near the center (Dahlgren replaced Lou Gehrig at first base in the line up on May 2, 1939, ending Gehrig's 14-year, 2,130 consecutive game streak, and played for 9 teams during his 12 year career). Sports Panorama Company, 921 Fallen Leaf Road, Arcadia, Calif. 1960
New York Mets Rheingold Beer Advertising Calendar. Hard plastic easel-backed display featuring embossed lettering and comes with attached calendar pages, (starting April 1, against the Pittsburgh Pirates). Each page is typed in Met team colors (orange & blue) and features newspaper style headlines ‘Extra Mets Daily’, lists opposing team, interesting facts and advertises Met games on ‘WJRZ’ and ‘WGLI’ radio. The color display reads: ‘Rheingold Extra Dry Lager Beer’ and ‘The 10 minute head – Sign of a great beer’. Calendar pages are 7 ¾” x 8”, 10” x 18”overall. Rheingold Breweries, New York, New Jersey. C. Late 1960’s
Chicago White Sox Proclamation. Interesting official document features a patriotic proclamation (with a Sox team logo and two American flags), and was issued by management to the fans, written in ‘Legalese’, and rubber-stamp signed by General Manager Ed Short, attesting to the fact that: ‘… the Chicago White Sox have temporarily discontinued the playing of the National Anthem before each game because the fans have not joined in singing it …’. Choices are given to include: ‘God Bless America’ ‘America The Beautiful’ and ‘The Star Spangled Banner’, with a pledge - to be signed by fan - ‘each time I attend a White Sox game, I will sing along loud and clear’ with room to check one of the three options. 8 ½” x 11”. 1966
Dwight Gooden Oil Painting. This painting pictures the young New York Met pitching ‘Phee-nom’ in an action pose, wearing home uniform, against a green background. Artist Arthur Silvers (20” x 24”, framed). 1985
Canvas Baseball Painting. This painting features a color scene of an infielder in a Baltimore Oriole’s uniform (likeness of Davey Johnson) lunging for a ball as it passes over third base, with an umpire pointing fair; all set against a solid dark green background. Framed, 20” x 28”. C. 1970’s?
‘Smash Hit!’ Brand California Potatoes Burlap Bag. Vintage burlap bag features a red & blue graphic swinging batter, with fans watching from behind a fence. Marked: ‘Grown & packed by RUBEN KUNDERT, Bakersfield, Calif., 100 LBS, Net weight’. 21” x 36”. C. 1940’ – 60’s
Early 1900’s Ball Player Decal Transfer Stamps. Original display card with nine sheets of fifteen different color perforated stamp-sized transfers per sheet (1 3/8” x 1 7/8”), in different poses, 135 total transfers. Card display top depicts a little boy applying transfers and reads: ‘Transfers Warranted to come off’ (possibly the oldest baseball decals ever produced?) Made in Germany. 3 ¾” x 12 ¾”. C. 1910’s
Graphic Baseball Advertising Fan. This semi-circular fan of thick paper design features a thumb-hole for fanning ones-self (reminiscent of an oil-on-canvas painting), and depicts a young boy in dress shirt, shorts, shoes and socks swinging bat at make-shift home plate, with country scene background. Reverse has an ad for: ‘Clifton Gardens’ and ‘American and Italian Cooking’ with address. 9 ½” x 10 ½”. Made in U.S.A., Patents #’s 1126797, # 1446978, and # 2255509. 845 Main Ave., Clifton, N.J. C. 1940
Catcher’s Mitt Score Card Advertising Fan. Beautiful color litho Ad on heavy paper stock features a full score card (un-scored) with Visiting & Home Teams over a catcher’s glove background, stapled to a stick. Reverse reads: ‘Compliments of The C.O.D. Bargain Store, Clear Lake, Iowa’, and advertises their wares (glove is 8 ¼” x 8 ¼”, 13 ¼” overall). 1908
Baseball ‘Blue Valley Butter’ Advertising Cardboard. Color lithographic ad (3 ¾” x 8”) featuring kids playing ball with two girls cheering (all marked ‘Blue Valley’ on their uniforms), in front of a billboard advertising Blue Valley Butter. Ad reads: ‘Good Food-Good Sport-Good Health’. Blue Valley Creamery Co., 1934
Leroy Neiman ‘Leo Durocher’ Baseball Print. The argumentative Chicago Cubs manager is depicted here being tossed out of a ball game by an umpire. Framed, 12” x 16”. 1973
Coca-Cola Baseball Wall Clock. Plastic cross-collectable features a stadium background with a raised relief game scene in progress. It has a 4 ½” diameter clock at the top of a score board, surrounded by papered fans in bleachers. 14” x 21”. 1991
5-Cent ‘Big League Payoff’ Punch Board. Colorful un-punched lottery board features caricature figures in uniform with bats and a reference to Babe Ruth as ‘King of Swat’ written on a crown (like the one Ruth was pictured wearing during the 1920’s). The main board has twenty-four sections of thirty-six holes each, while the caricature figures stand over three sections of additional holes, covered by small plastic sheets. Holes are isolated with a foil cover which are effected by a designed ‘key’ that is still intact behind a window on the rear. This unusual lottery is loaded with incentives and directions on front and manufacturer’s stickers on rear (13” x 16 ¼” x 1” thick). 1920’s
New York Yankees Garbage Can. Tin can with red, white and blue graphics features a large ‘Top Hat’ team logo on both sides (10” diameter opening x 19” tall). Major League Baseball Promotion Corp., 1968.
Bats: Most are C. 1970’s
1 – Jackie Robinson ‘Genuine R17’ Louisville Slugger 125
2 – Carl Yastrzemski ‘Hillerich & Bradsby Co.’ Louisville
Slugger
3 – Reggie Jackson model 302F Adirondack
4 – Mike Schmidt ‘Big Stick’ ‘Adirondack’ model 302F
5 – Fred Lynn S2 model Louisville Slugger 125
6 – Rusty Staub Little League ‘Adirondack’ model 212J
7 – Don Baylor Louisville Slugger 125, model 016
8 – Garry Templeton Little League ‘Adirondack’ model 242J
9 – James Ray Heart Little League ‘Adirondack’ model 282J
10 – Child’s bat, taped with no markings, 22” long
11 – Generic heavily taped sand lot bat, no markings, 33 ½”
12 – Official Wiffle Bat, 33 ¼”
2 – Souvenir Walking Canes. Painted wood canes featuring porcelain baseball tops, 33” long. One is red C. 1940’s; the other blue from the 1939 New York World’s Fair.
Baseball Donut Weight. Orange donut (3 ¾” diameter) that slips over a bat inducing hitter to increase the velocity of his swing when taken off (same effect as a weighted bat). 1970’s
7 – ‘Yesterday’s Heroes’ Negro League Figurines. Detailed resin statues depicted in authentic period uniforms honoring America’s greatest African-American baseball teams - during the ‘Dark Days’ of Major League Baseball segregation. Figurines are hand-painted, approximately 6” - 7 ½” tall and feature different action poses with team and year marked the on base. Flambro, Atlanta, Georgia, manufactured in China. 1994
A. 1948 Birmingham Black Barons
B. 1938 Pittsburgh Crawford’s
C. 1942 Kansas City Monarchs
D. 1940 Atlanta Black Crackers
E. 1938 Homestead Grays
F. 1942 Newark Eagles
G. 1945 Baltimore Elite Giants
Ty Cobb display
Coca-Cola ‘Sports Hanger’ Advertising Lithograph. Coca-Cola issued ten very colorful and attractive cardboard advertising displays featuring great sports stars, in various sports, as mail in premiums. This one features a rich color image of Ty Cobb, the lone baseball hanger in the set, along with a descriptive paragraph of the Detroit Tiger Hall-of-Fame Outfielder posing with a bat against a blue sky, with the trademark Coca-Cola label and bottle - above the caption describing his career highlights. 13 ½” x 15 ½”, framed. 1947
‘Brown & Bigelow’ Litho Calendar. This calendar depicts a colorful action scene of an older Ty Cobb, coaching a youngster on how to ‘Slide’ into a base. Calendar reads: ‘Used by permission - from the National Baseball Hall of Fame Museum, Cooperstown, NY’, (11” x 23”, framed). January, 1954.
Ty Cobb Porcelain Collectors Plate. Beautiful limited edition color plate featuring ‘The Georgia Peach’ by Jeff Barson; from the ‘Legends of Baseball’ Series. The baseball art work captures Cobb in his hey day rounding third base with umpires and fans looking on. Plate # 18236A (8 ¼” diameter). 1993
Ty Cobb ‘Golden Era Series’ Nodder. This limited edition ceramic Hall-of-Fame Series bobber (7 ½” tall) features the Tiger outfielder in a white uniform with a team logo on the left chest, and a facsimile signature on front of a white square base. Figure comes with a neck tag printed with his facsimile signature and the limited edition number. Created by Pat Flynn of Mankato, Minn. Nodders Inc., USA. 1990
Ty Cobb Limited Edition ‘SAM’ Bobbing Head Figurine. Ceramic ‘nodder’ (8 ¾” tall) featuring Cobb leaning on a bat wearing his grey Tiger road uniform, with his name on a red square base. Sports Accessories & Memorabilia, Menlo Park, Ca. Crafted in Taiwan, 1990’s
Ty Cobb Hall Of Fame Bust. Off-white plastic bust image (6” tall) featuring the ‘Georgia Peach’ mounted on an imitation wood base, with a plaque listing his career highlights. Produced by Sports ‘Hall of Fame’, Inc and originally sold in Cooperstown, NY. 1963
Ty Cobb Sports Impressions Figurine. Hand-painted ceramic figure (6 ½” tall) with special attention paid to detail depicts Cobb at bat (with his separated hands grip) in a home uniform, standing on home plate decorated with a baseball motif; glove, cleats and a wood bat with his facsimile signature. Limited edition # 3119 of 5000 (base 3 ¾” x 4 ¼”). Sports Impressions. 1988
Ty Cobb Kenner Starting Line-Up. Plastic figurine (4 ½” tall) featuring Cobb wearing a Detroit home uniform with bat in hand ready to bunt. China. 1993
Ty Cobb Cooperstown Collection Doll. Limited edition (12” tall) fully pose-able doll with exceptional detail given to authentic style uniform has Cobb with a wood bat in hands. Box and baseball glove included. Hasbro. 1990’s
Vintage ‘Official Ty Cobb Ball Bat’. This child’s bat (30” long) features a Ty Cobb label marked: ‘Official Ty Cobb Ball Bat - 1909’ (probably a Bennett Park Stadium promotional give-away to little kids). 1909
‘The Grand Old Game of Base Ball’ Sheet Music. Vintage red & white covered sheet music by Lawrence B. O’Connor with the title displayed inside a large baseball diamond surrounded by four batters under the caption: ‘The Great Base Ball March Song Hit’. 11” x 14”, framed. Boston, Mass. 1909
Hall Closet – on top
1-Cent ‘Bat a Ball’ Baseball Coin-Operated Game. This arcade amusement game features a prominent over-sized pitcher with a colorful baseball diamond and bleachers background. Game is initiated by a lever action mechanism that puts ball into play and allows for it to be caught by moving a handle from left to right utilizing a moveable receptacle, as it passes through a series of 93 pegs to randomly alter the direction of the ball. Instructions on reverse painted glass, all housed in a silver/grey cabinet, with lock & keys and a removable Marquee. 18” wide x 25” tall. C. 1930’s – 40’s
17 – Advertising Liquor Decanters – (15 different decanters in this baseball collection, plus 2 baseball samplers). This is another cross-over collectible, popular with bottle collectors as well as baseball enthusiasts, mostly produced in limited quantities as commemorative issues. For many years whiskey distilleries have tried marketing their products in unique and interesting ways. The most lucrative and attractive idea was to make decanters that could not only hold their fine blends/spirits, but could also be displayed by consumers on their bar shelves and counters. Companies like Jim Beam, McCormick, Lionstone and Ezra Brooks all issued figural decanters with many different topics. The figural sports decanters hit their stride in the late 60’s to mid 70’s. Jim Beam was one of the pioneers as they issued their whiskey in a decanter that celebrated the 100th anniversary of Professional Baseball in 1969. Needless to say, it was such a success that they continued making decanters over the next few years, with other companies following suit, jumping on the band wagon so-to-speak.
Chicago Cubs Mascot Liquor Decanter. This figural China decanter depicts a 17” tall Cubs Bear mascot with a glove and ball in hand, leaning against a bat, wearing a blue striped Cubs home uniform with Cub decals on cap and chest. A gold label on base reads: ‘Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky’, bottle separates at the waist to access the liquor. Entire tax stamp remains along with the UPC store seal. Underside marked: ‘Creation of James Beam Distilling Co. Regal China Corp, made in USA’. 1985
2 – Ezra Brook’s ‘Casey At Bat’ Liquor Decanters. This genuine Heritage China figural player bottle depicts a ‘handle-bar’ mustachioed, Victorian Era batter intensely waiting for the pitch. He is standing on a green base, painted in a yellow uniform with green trimmings, including a raised ‘M’ on cap and jersey standing for ‘Mudville’. The top half separates at the chest via a thick cork to access the liquor. Label on front base reads: “Ezra Brooks Distilling Co., Frankfort, Ky’. Partial tax stamp remains. 15” tall. 1973.
Baseball-Themed Tie Rack. Hand-painted figural metal rack featuring embossed game in progress figures: batter, catcher and umpire mounted on top of a rack with thirteen adjustable swivel brackets. 10” long. C. 1930’s
Ceramic Baseball Player Mug. Beautiful hand-painted ball player bust wearing a striped uniform marked: ‘USA’ on a blue cap with an over-sized bat-shaped handle. Removable cap accesses the cup (5 ½” tall). Vandor, Pelzman Designs, Taiwan. 1991
Baseball Player Ceramic Tea Pot. Colorful player bust (6” tall) hand-painted in pin stripe uniform marked ‘N’ on his cap, # 11 on jersey, holding a bat across his chest. The removable head allows for filling and tea bags, while tea is poured through a spout at the top of bat. Bottom marked: ‘Omnibus’ Sri Lanka, 1993
Figural Batter Marble Ash Tray. Large brass patina-ed trophy batter (bat replaced) mounted atop a white marble base. Base has a 4” diameter cutout tray, with 2 cigarette rests. Base is 6 ¼” x 7 ¾” x ¾” thick, 9 ¾” tall overall. C. 1920’s
Avon ‘Mighty Mitt’ Soap-On-A-Rope in Box. Orange fielder’s glove-shaped soap stamped: ‘Avon’ in the palm, is attached to a heavy (6” long) white braided rope for hanging in shower. 3” square box has a graphic baseball drawing on front and baseball caricature graphics on all sides. Avon Prod., Inc., Dist. New York, NY, 10020. C. 1970’s
Baseball ‘Soapy Slider Soap’ in Box. White baseball-shaped soap (2 5/8” diameter) with raised seams has a ‘Cleveland Indians’ logo on one side; Major League logo on reverse. The 2 ¾” square box has an Indian team logo on two sides; batter graphic on other two. C. 1970’s
Baseball Player Nut Cracker. Hand-made, hand-painted figural wood cracker (10 ¼” tall) made to look old features a player with bat and ball in hands, standing atop 3” square base with a painted home plate. Nuts are placed in player’s chest cavity and a lever-style mechanism on the back serves as the cracker. Base is 3” square. C. 1970’s – 80’s
Living Room
Folk Art Sporting Goods Store Display Bat. This over-sized, well-weathered monster of a bat once hung outside a Sporting Goods Store. It is 42” long with a 5” diameter barrel and has a 4” knob-less turn-of-century style, handle. C. 1910’s – 20’s
2 – Metal Figural Players. Pair of colorful hand-painted figures made of tin or sheet metal and finished off in their respective team uniforms; both come with a metal stand or can be hung via bracket on reverse. 9” x 16”, date unknown.
A. New York Yankees Pitcher: Old-style player ready to
wind-up wearing a home pin-stripe uniform.
B. Detroit Tigers Batter: Player leaning on bat, wearing a
white, old style, home uniform.
Ted Williams ‘Louisville Slugger’ Bat Advertisement. Black & white company ad features head shots of Ted and six other players around a large bat, with Ted’s facsimile signature on bat and the slogan: ‘Performance’ across the front. Along with Williams are; Jackie Robinson, Ralph Kiner, Red Schoendienst, Vern Stephens, Eddie Joost and George Kell. Ad also reads: ‘In Back Of Every Outstanding Batting Performance You’ll Find A Louisville Slugger Bat’. Interestingly, this ad does not feature year end statistics, therefore it was produced mid-season, and specific year can be deduced down to two, by process of elimination from the career stats of each player. 11” x 17” framed. Hillerich & Bradsby, Co., Louisville, Kentucky. 1950 - 51
‘Marathon Lager Beer’ Advertisement. Breweries have long capitalized on the association of beer and baseball. This colorful and graphic ad from the Marathon City Brewing Co. of Wisconsin is a gorgeous example. The green textured surface is a perfect backdrop for this leaping fielder - making a ‘Great!’ play for Marathon Larger Beer. Player and graphics have all been embossed on the green background of this vintage advertisement. 14” x 22”, framed. C. 1930’s.
‘Rheingold Extra Dry Lager Beer’ Bar Advertising Poster. This silver-tinted advertisement is made from a thick stock cardboard and depicts an game scene in progress featuring; a batter, catcher & umpire in the foreground, with dugout and four levels of stadium bleachers packed with fans in the background. 36” x 48”, framed. C. 1960’s
‘Ballantine Beer’ Bar Advertising Light with 2 Sleeves. Rare pull-chain fluorescent light advertising the Philadelphia Phillies games on Radio & TV. Display features two colorful overlay sleeves that illuminate a Phillies pitcher winding up, and a Philadelphia Eagle football action scene. Marked P Ballantine & Sons, Newark N.J. 9 ½” x 24”. 1963
‘Aviation’ Motor Oil Advertising Ad. This cross-collectible pictures a large baseball glove with a stitched ball inside, proclaiming ’Get AVIATION HEAVY DUTY motor oil NOW’. The baseball is framed on either side by the N&W. Yellow & brown, framed. 21” x 30”. C. 1930’s
Ralph Houk/Nellie Fox ‘Favorite Chewing Tobacco’ Advertising Sign. This incredible five foot long yellow metal sign features a picture of Ralph Houk ‘Manager of World Champion New York Yankees’ proclaiming: ‘Favorite’s My Chew’. Riveted to the main sign is a metal tobacco pouch ad featuring a caricature of Nellie Fox chewing a wad of tobacco in his cheek, marked: ‘Favorite Brand Tobacco’ (same ad used on different items in Show Case # 1, shelf # 1 and Show Case # 2, shelf # 4). 60” long x 7 ½” wide. (Have never seen another like this). 1960 – 62
Ivy League Baseball Lithograph. Turn-of-the-century litho featuring a Harvard v. Brown game in progress, with several action montages (6” x 15”, framed). 1890’s – 1910’s
Baseball Batter Silhouette. This sheet metal silhouette features a cutout batter hitting a base ball. Displayed with black paper backing (12” x 12”). C. 1930’s
Chicago Cub Stencil. 4 separate interlocking thin brass sleeves spell out ‘CUBS’ in fancy lettering. Displayed with black paper backing (8” x 20”). C. 1920’s
Bronzed baseball glove. This bronze-dipped fielder’s glove has been immortalized as a coffee table display with all the folds perfectly enhanced. C. 1950’s
3 – Baseball Caricature Figures. These metal figures feature uniformed youngsters; pitcher, catcher (grey with orange trim) and a batter (white with blue piping), in action poses. Each piece is approx. 4” x 10”. Reverse marked: ‘W. Sexton, USA.’ 1970
Ted Williams Plaster Bust. Gold-painted 3-dimensional statue (7 ¼” tall) depicts the ‘Splendid Splinter’ in his Red Sox uniform with a facsimile signature across the base. C. 1950’s
John McGraw Salesman Sample Bust. Sample proof of the great player and later New York Giant manager in uniform; used in the production process of the popular 1963 Hall of Fame bust series and also used by the sales people as samples prior to production. It has the exact dimensions of the plastic statue that was ultimately issued (which is also offered in this collection in the original sealed box displayed in bar), but this one is made of solid lead, and extremely heavy, weighing over a pound. The name: ‘McGraw’ is factory etched on reverse for identification purposes (3 ¾” tall). Sports ‘Hall Of Fame’, Inc. 1962 – 63
Mickey Cochrane Salesman Sample Bust. This 4 ¾” tall sample proof is hollow, made of copper and a bit larger and cruder then the previous John McGraw example, but none-the-less is stamped: ‘Mickey Cochrane - Sports Hall Of Fame’ on the back (finished product displayed in bar). I believe it was used as a mold early on in the production process. It is very detailed and retains green oxidation patina (4 ¾” tall). Sports ‘Hall Of Fame’, Inc. 1962 – 63
‘Pro Baseball’ Mechanical Spinner Game. Interesting roulette-style game features a spinner mechanism with baseball graphics on inner and outer wheel mounted on a Masonite game board baseball diamond with player pegs to advance runners and a painted wood grandstand. To play - balls are inserted into slots in the grandstand - the wheel spun and player hits the mini bat handle on grandstand labeled: ‘curve’, ‘fastball’ or ‘screwball’ - releasing the ball onto the spinning wheel. Where it lands determines the play. Base is 8 ½” x 8 ½”, grandstand 4” tall with baseball graphics. P M Game Co., 389 5th Avenue, New York City (Patent Pending). C. 1930’s – 40’s
Counter top games were popular because they used no electricity and were usually found in candy shops, drug stores, and other places where there was no room for full-sized coin-operated games. Several of these baseball-themed machines are very rare and in need of repair (all can be fixed), some are very delicate (especially those with reverse painted glass), and are displayed for their esthetics alone. Some machines are referred to as ‘Trade Stimulators’ and used as gambling devices to stimulate sales. These type machines were usually set up in bars where the owner would post a special payoff to anyone recording a home run.
(Coin-Operated) 1-Cent Exhibit Card Vending Machine with 2 Exhibit Baseball Cards on Pedestal Stand. Metal dispenser with original ‘Esco’ decal and two coin slots for cards with instructions in front labeled: ‘Push slide in all the way, Pull out slowly’. Displayed behind the front glass are two large black & white ‘Exhibit’ photo cards from the 1950’s featuring Hall-of-Fame: Willie Mays (batting in a NY Giant cap) and Hank Aaron (swinging bat wearing a Milwaukee Braves cap), both with facsimile signatures. Machine is 7” wide x 7” deep x 12” tall, stand is 33” tall (overall height 45”). Complete with keys. Exhibit Supply Co, Chicago, Ill. C. 1940’s – 50’s
(Coin-Operated) Twin Card Vending Machines with 8 Exhibit Photo Cards. These 2-cent side-by-side grey metal coin-operated dispensers feature dual coin slots on each machine for cards with instructions in front labeled: ‘Insert Coins – Push Slide In – Pull Out Slide and Remove Card’. This double vendor also features 8 black & white ‘Exhibit’ cards (4 per machine) behind a glass-enclosed window (several more inside), each with facsimile signatures. One features New York Yankee Hall-of-Fame players; Mickey Mantle (batting), Roger Maris (batting), Whitey Ford (pitching), Yogi Berra (batting); the other dispenser features Brooklyn Dodger players; Jackie Robinson (running bases), Roy Campanella (batting), Gil Hodges (batting), and Duke Snider (portrait). Machines are 7” x 8” x 18” with matching pedestal stand totaling 51” tall, and keys to both machines. Exhibit Supply Co, Chicago, Ill. 1950’s
(Coin-Operated) ‘Hercules Midget Baseball’. This 5-cent electrical coin-operated game features a decorative iron face plate with raised bats & balls and a metal marquee with a color playing field and adjustable tabs that advance the players. Game is played by hitting a ball with a bat lever mechanism into various scoring receptacles that in turn light up various bulbs, based on scoring. Housed in a wood cabinet measuring 8” x 16” x 21” with a pedestal stand, totaling 58” tall (key included). Not in working order but can easily be repaired (I display this beauty simply for its esthetics alone). Hercules Novelty Co., Chicago, Ill. C. 1931
(Coin-Operated) ‘Play Ball’ 1-Cent Penny Flip Arcade Game. This extremely rare table top machine features a circular (7” diameter) window enclosing a colorful baseball diamond with players and is played by manipulating a bat mechanism to move the coin around (mechanism needs repair). Painted tin cabinet is labeled ‘Play Ball’ in gold-leaf lettering and measures 10” x 18”, no key (directions on front). I have never seen another one like this. C. 1920’s
(Coin-Operated) ‘Pace Perfection’ Spiral Baseball Arcade Machine. This 1-cent coin-op game features an aluminum marquee with a raised relief playing field and players with manual adjustable scoring tabs. Game is played by inserting coin which winds through a spinning mechanism with scoring holes to be tabulated on the marquee. Tin cabinet also has embossed baseball décor and measures 8” x 19”, complete with lock and key. Pace Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ill. US Patent No. 1,788,323, 1931
Baseball Folk Art Wind-Up ‘Whistler’ Music Box. Hand-crafted wood carving known in the collecting world as a ‘Whistler’ that combines a mechanical interior which allows the figure to not only move - but at the same time literally ‘Whistle’. These were most popular in the 1930’s and in the tradition of ‘Whistlers’ - this piece is carved with ‘pursed’ lips to best compliment the whistling that is the trademark of these figures. When activated by a turn-key on the players back, the head is designed to move from right to left, while whistling ‘Take Me Out To The Ball Game’ (mechanism needs adjustment and does not presently work). The back is designed with a removable section which allows for the mechanism to be placed inside and accessed for repair, if necessary. This old-time player is painted in a white uniform with striped socks, brown cleats, flat-style cap, and is holding a bat in his hands. 15 ½” tall, base is 4” x 4”. No markings (probably made in Germany or Austria). C. 1970’s – 1980’s
(Coin-Operated) Atlas Indicator “Base 1-cent Ball” Penny Flip Machine. This ‘Depression Era’ arcade game features a raised relief cast aluminum front with a rendition of a ball game in progress, which also serves as the backdrop to the playing field. A patron inserts a penny - pulls a bat lever propelling the coin onto the field of play with metal pegs that alter the course - before landing in one of seven chutes: strike, single, double, triple, home run, sacrifice, and out. A strike or any base hit, other then a home run, keeps the penny in play. An out or sacrifice loses the penny. This amusement machine keeps score via an abacus-like triple row of sliding beads. Wood cabinet measures 12” x 13” (no key). Atlas Co., C. 1930’s
(Coin-Operated) ‘Play Ball’ Penny Flip Arcade Game. This ‘Art-Deco’ amusement game features a cast aluminum cabinet with a raised relief pitcher winding-up and a catcher awaiting the pitch. Sides depict a leaping fielder on a playing field with crossed bats decor. The hand-painted wooden playing field has coin receptacles at the player positions and is played by inserting a penny that trickles down a playing field with metal pegs altering its course. Score is kept according to where the penny ends up (18” tall x 11 ½” wide, no key). Manufactured by Exhibit Supply Co, Chicago, Ill. Patent No. 1,630,098. 1927
(Also see Babe Ruth) ‘Babe’s Diner’ Neon Diner’s Clock. Black ‘50’s style electric clock labeled: ‘Babe’s Diner’ features two silhouette images of Ruth batting that light up with a blue/green tint. 14” diameter face, with pull chain. C. 1990’s
(Also see Babe Ruth) Babe Ruth Remarkable Moments Audio Sound-bite Display. Hear the Bambino himself recount his most famous home run, the ‘Called Shot’. This limited edition display (# 644/5000) features a sepia-toned photo (8” x 10”) enclosed behind plastic picturing the Bambino in a Yankee uniform hitting a home run in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series (against Chicago Cub pitcher, Charlie Root at Wrigley Field). Reverse highlights the Bambino’s career along with that memorable day in baseball history. The audio chip is hidden inside a charcoal grey stone base (Ruth facsimile signature etched on front base) describing what soon became known as the legendary ‘Called Shot’ (2 spare batteries in RM manila package/Ruth cabinet). By Remarkable Moments, Talking Frames Corp., and other licensees. 1994
Dining Room:
Vintage Baseball Player Fire Place Andirons. Extremely rare and highly desirable pair of andirons (20” tall) featuring a batter with bat on shoulder & a gloveless pitcher holding a ball waist level, in well-detailed period uniforms. They are made of cast iron, weigh about seven pounds each and have their extremely hard to find original iron base brackets (for stacking wood) and come with a ‘letter of authenticity’ (a pair sold for $23,000 at auction, without the brackets). Both players retain their original matte black finish; reverse marked: ‘O B S 09’. 1909
‘Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer’ Bar Advertising Display. Colorful ad promoting the Detroit Tigers on TV features a raised relief catcher’s glove with a baseball in the palm and an over-sized Pabst Beer can with Tiger Mascot and home plate in the background. Made of a plastic-type material with cardboard backing (18” x 29”). C. 1950’s
Cincinnati Reds Garbage Can. Red & white tin can painted in team colors with Red’s logos on both sides. 19” tall x 10” diameter. Major League Baseball Promotion Corp., 1968.
‘Ted’s Root Beer’ Crate. Wooden shipping crate with built-in handles marked: ‘Ted’s Creamy Root Beer’ in black type on front, reverse and sides that originally held two Dozen 12 FL. OZ. bottles of Ted Williams endorsed soda pop. 18” x 12” x 18” x 10” tall. The Moxie, Co., Boston Mass. 1950’s
(Coin-Operated) 1-Cent ‘Home Run’ Gum Ball Dispenser. This gum ball vendor allows customer the chance to play a baseball related game of skill prior to receiving his tasty purchase. One of the rarest, most visual and most sought after gum dispensing machines features an enclosed ball field and a reverse painted glass face plate, with pristine baseball graphics. Once a penny is inserted, the machine releases a gum ball which rolls down a colorful inclined playing field where it is then hit by an interior metal bat, controlled via a pistol grip trigger mechanism on the exterior. The gumball is not released to the customer until it has been sent soaring into one of three circular openings along the outfield wall or missed by the batter. A player can achieve a single, double or home run, the latter affording him a prize by the arcade manager. 11” wide x 26” long x 15” high and sits on a 32” pedestal stand (complete with lock and key). Victor Corp. C. 1940
(Coin-Operated) ‘Play Ball’ Gumball Vending machine. This 1-cent trade stimulator entices patrons to play a pin ball style game before actually receiving their piece of gum. Machine features a plunger mechanism that propels gumball onto a paper playing field before rolling down one of seven slots, each with different plays. With enough luck, a kid could spend 10-cents and have a large wad of gum in his mouth before the inning ended. Green and red metal cabinet is 12” x 14” x 11” deep, with matching stand, total height 46” (key included). Ekholm Mfg. Co., St. Paul, Mn. C. 1940’s
(Coin-Operated) ‘Hit A Homer’ Ping Pong Arcade Game. This 3-dimensional coin-op game features reverse painted glass with colorful graphics and instructions, and a playing field with bleachers in the background marked: ‘5 Balls for 1-cent’. It is played with a lever style mechanism that propels a ping-pong ball into a scoring column to tally up runs. Black & blue cabinet measures 5” x 18” x 22” and comes with matching pedestal stand, totaling 55” in height (key included). The coin mechanism has been changed and accepts nickels. By Abco. C. 1940’s – 50’s
Figural Baseball Advertising Bank. Baseball banks were used to advertise many different products; this one is labeled: ‘First National City Bank of Baltimore, Maryland’. The balls are regulation size, made of glass or plastic; the coin slots are usually on top with round or square traps on bottom made of metal or plastic. This plastic ball has a square black base and features ten facsimile autographs, including Hall-of-Fame Third Baseman Brooks Robinson. Koster Dana-Barrell, Inc., 30 Broad St. New York 4, N.Y.. Late 1950’s
‘United Cerebral Palsy’ ‘Home Run’ Bank. White glass ball with raised red seams marked: ‘Home Run Bank’ and ‘United Cerebral Palsy’ on one side with a ‘CP’ logo on the other. Bank has a round black metal base with a metal trap. C. 1950’s
Generic Baseball Bank. This one features a white glass baseball with raised painted seams on a black plastic round base. Metal trap marked: ‘Patent Applied For,’ Heffelfinger Publications, NY. C. 1950’s.
Generic Baseball Bank. Clear glass baseball mounted on a round black plastic base; coin slot on top with a metal trap. 1950’s – 60’s
Plastic Baseball Container. Clear hollow baseball with embossed seams filled with blue sand; cork stopper on top. 1970’s – 80’s
Snow Domes
5 – MLB Team Snow Domes/Fan Domes (7 different with boxes). Plastic Snow shakers featuring team logos on a baseball cap in front of an outfield wall with painted bleachers and fans; small plaque in front marked with team names. When shaken – a mini baseball swirls around in the snow. The Kinta Group, L.A., Calif. 1990’s
A. Detroit Tigers
B. Oakland Athletics
C. California Angels
D. Colorado Rockies
E. Florida Marlins
Ceramic Mark McGwire Statue. Over-sized (15 ½” tall) figurine honoring the St. Louis Cardinals slugger after setting the single season MLB Home Run record. McGwire is depicted here in a white home uniform with red trim swinging a bat and mounted on a 5 ¾” x 14” stone base, with his name and record on a black plaque. (Company/ limited edition # info to come) China. C. 1998
Bar:
‘Official League Ball’ Electric Baseball Radio. This colorful over-sized AM radio is fashioned to emulate a large baseball and comes with volume, tuning knobs and 3 speakers. In addition to above caption: ‘Official League Ball’, it also reads: ‘Cushion Cork Center’ and ‘No AA Selected Quality Genuine Horsehide’. A metal ‘Trophy’ manufacturer’s logo is attached across top speaker. Ball is 8” diameter x 10” tall, and sits on a round plastic base with a metal band (un-engraved). C. 1930’s – 40’s
Blatz Beer Advertising Display. Colorful pot metal figural caricature piece meant to sit atop a bar depicts an action scene at home plate. The scene features a base runner with a Blatz Beer Can shaped-body sliding into home; a standing catcher with ball in glove with a Blatz Beer Bottle shaped-torso & the Blatz Beer barrel-chested mustachioed umpire signaling safe. Retains original paint and labels (16” x 16”). C. 1950’s
(Coin-Operated) 1-Cent Gumball Vending Machine with Original Baseball Gumballs. Red metal dispenser with a plastic housing unit to view gumballs and a ‘1-cent LEAF’ company decal depicting an action scene in blue marked: ‘PLAY BALL’. ‘Acorn’ manufacturing logo decal is affixed to front with an acorn engraved on the coin flap. Each mini baseball (assorted colors) is 1 ¼” diameter, and features different baseball lingo written in black type. 7” wide x 16” tall (can’t find key but twists open with a screw driver). Acorn Manufacturing Co. 1950’s
Baseball Coaster Set. Set of six coasters with cork bottoms (3 ¾” x 4 ½”) featuring T-206 tobacco player images from the 1909-1911 seasons (matching their baseball cards): Ty Cobb: Detroit Tigers, Honus Wagner: Pittsburgh, John McGraw: NY Giants (facsimile signature), Joe Tinker: Chicago Cubs (facsimile signature), Zack Wheat: Brooklyn Superbas (facsimile signature), Jake Stahl: Boston Red Sox. Museum Shop, NYC. 1991
Pennants have been a part of sports since the turn of the century; adorning bedroom walls, college dorms, and locker-room hallways in such spirited fashion that when a team captures a Championship it’s called – ‘Winning the Pennant’.
New York Yankees Championship Pennant. Full size white felt pennant (30” long) with a blue action scene featuring a base runner sliding into home plate marked: ‘New York Yankees American League Champions 1950’
Brooklyn Dodger Championship Pennant. Full size blue felt pennant marked: ‘Brooklyn Dodgers National League Champions’ features a multi colored “Bum” Mascot hemmed in between the team roster on a scroll; Robinson, Campanella, Snider, Reese, Koufax, etc., 26 total players (30” long). 1955
Vintage ‘Pennant Winner’ Mechanical Baseball Game. This game is fun to play and features a colorful tin litho playing field surrounded by wood sides and uses 12 miniature figural metal game pieces; 9 red, 3 blue. Game pieces are 1 ¾” tall and feature a uniformed ball player leaning forward with glove on left hand mounted on a peg that slips into game board (currently on display in Show Case # 1, Shelf # 5). Game is initiated via a trigger mechanism on the side that allows pitcher to throw - slow, fast, or curve balls to an opponent using a spring-loaded wood bat that propels the ball into play. There are several ramps that alter the course of play - the final designation on the field determines the outcome. Outs are recorded when ball lands in one of the concave fielding cups marked: ‘Out’; instructions on reverse (18” x 26”). Wolverine Supply & Mfg. Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. Patent # 1,396,798, 1921
Equipment:
19th Century ‘Spider Web’ Catcher’s Mask. Early primitive relic from the evolution of protective gear made of light weight steel gauge wire construction bars offering very little face Protection. This elongated mask frame retains its two original canvas-lined, leather face pads. Manufacturer unknown. C. 1880’s – 1890’s
Catchers Mask. This design features a black iron cage with medium gauge protective bars and brown leather face padding shoe-laced around the frame with original elastic head straps. ‘Goldsmith 254’ imprinted on front under manufacturer name (can’t make out name of manufacturer). Made in USA. C. 1920’s
Umpire Mask. Heavy modern mask with thick steel bar protection covered with hard plastic and has adjustable buckles and elastic head straps. In addition, it has two sets of soft, cushioned black face padding for the forehead and chin. Late 1970’s
7 – Assortment of Baseball Gloves:
‘Spalding’ Store Model Catchers Mitt. Adult RHT (right hand thrower) glove exhibiting typical moderate use; deep pocket is surrounded by thick padding (not very flexible – don’t know how catcher’s were able to hold onto ball). Reverse features an adjustable leather strap and buckle and still retains the cloth ‘Spalding’ label. Made in USA. C. 1910’s – 1920’s
Early Crescent Padded Catchers Mitt. Well-worn RHT mitt features a crescent padded interior heel with a small web between thumb and pointer finger offering very little protection. Reverse has a primitive buckle with metal snaps on an adjustable back strap. No markings. C. 1890’s – 1910
‘Spalding’ Model First Baseman’s Mitt. This soft, pliable, heavily-padded leather glove is fingerless and resembles a mitten (no wonder they were taught to catch with two hands), and features a single adjustable buckle strap between thumb and pointer finger. Reverse still retains the cloth ‘Spalding’ label and an adjustable buckle back strap. Made in USA. C. 1910’s – 20’s
‘Mort Cooper’ Rawlings Professional Model Fielders Glove. RHT glove exhibiting heavy use features a ‘Rawlings Stamp’ imprinted on lower center palm with a facsimile signature of ‘Mort Cooper’ (St. Louis Cardinals All-Star pitcher). Left palm area reads: ‘Custom Built’ (can’t quite read the model in the palm). Reverse retains the cloth ‘Rawlings’ label and has a metal buckle on an adjustable, leather-thonged, back strap marked: ‘Snugger Adjustment Pat. App. For’. St. Louis. C. 1940’s
Mickey Mantle Model Fielder’s Glove. Heavily used LHT with Mickey’s facsimile signature on the right palm. Center palm reads: ‘Deep Scoop Pocket and ‘Cowhide Leather’. Reverse has an adjustable buckle-back strap. C. 1950’s
Stan Musial Rawlings Model PML Fielders Glove. Well used RHT glove featuring three fingers (most have four) with Musial’s facsimile signature in the center palm marked: ‘Deep Well Model’. Reverse marked: ‘Play Two Middle Fingers In This Section’ and ‘Pat No. 2,311,949’. A Rawlings buckle secures the strap and reads: ‘Rawlings - The Finest In The Field’. C. 1943
‘Bill Freehan’ Wilson Professional Model Catchers Mitt. RHT glove marked: ‘Twin Action’ with a facsimile signature of the Detroit Tiger All-Star Catcher on the left palm. Reverse has a Wilson cloth label with an adjustable leather back strap marked: ‘Streamlined Fingers’ Pat No. 2,231,204 (1943), Canada – 398340-1941. C. 1960’s
Bar Shelves:
Cuban Baseball Player Liquor Decanter. This elegant figural bottle stands 12 ½” tall, is made of clear glass and hand painted in the ‘Havana’ team colors (white with red trim). Bottle features a pitcher figure with his baseball glove at chest level with an ‘H’ on the left breast. The head lifts off to access the liquor via a cork stopper, paper label around the inside of the neck reads: ’1/2 litre, 1 Centavo’. Made in Barcelona, Spain. C. 1940’s
Brooks Robinson ‘The Golden Glove’ Liquor Decanter. Limited edition 12” tall ceramic bottle immortalizing the Baltimore Orioles Hall-Of-Fame Third Baseman nicknamed: ‘The Human Vacuum Cleaner’ for his defensive prowess. The liquor bottle features Brooks fielding in his home uniform (with no attention to detail overlooked); with a facsimile autograph across front of base and career highlights neatly etched on back. Robinson’s figural head twists off is the stopper (cork lined inside the bottle). McCormick Distilling Co., Weston, Mo. Bottle made in Taiwan. C. Mid 1980’s
Bill Dickey Ceramic Figurine. Gorgeous limited edition statue (# 626 of 2,154) depicting the New York Yankee Hall-of-Fame Catcher in action, finished in a home pin stripe uniform. Statue is 9 ¼” tall, mounted on a 5” x 8” base with home plate and has a gold plaque bearing his name. Underside has a gold baseball label with statue and player info. Prosport Creations, St. Louis, Mo, made in Taiwan. 1990
Tony Gwynn Ceramic Figurine. This limited edition statue (# 497 of 2189) depicts the San Diego Padre Hall-of-Fame Right Fielder batting in a home uniform. Figure is 9 ¼” tall, mounted on a on a 5” x 8” base with home plate and has a gold plaque bearing his facsimile signature. Underside has a gold baseball label with statue and player info. Prosport Creations, St. Louis, Mo, made in Taiwan. 1990
14 – Hall of Fame Busts. These plastic busts are 6” tall and feature an off-white image of each player mounted on an imitation plastic wood base. Displayed upon each base is a plaque with a brief bio listing player’s career highlights. The attractive bust boxes are red and gold with white columns surrounding the player inside. Reverse features portrait images of the players offered in the set. Produced by Sports ‘Hall of Fame’ Inc., and originally sold in Cooperstown, NY. 1963
A. Bill Dickey: Boxed
B. Jackie Robinson: Boxed
C. John McGraw: Boxed (metal salesman sample displayed in
living room)
D. George Sisler: Boxed
E. Joe Cronin: Boxed
F. Babe Ruth: No Box
G. Tris Speaker: No box
H. Mickey Cochrane: No box (salesman sample displayed in
living room)
I. Rogers Hornsby: No box
J. Hank Greenberg: No box
K. Christy Mathewson: No box
L. Honus Wagner: No box
M. Lou Gehrig: No box
N. Pie Traynor: No box
5 – Exhibit Baseball Cards. Over-sized black & white baseball cards (3 ¼” x 5 ¼”) produced by the Exhibit Company of Chicago and issued during the late ‘50’s feature Hall-of-Fame players with their facsimile signatures. These were dispensed in coin-operated Exhibit Company vending machines around the country. Exhibit Supply Co., Chicago, Ill. C. 1955 – 59
A. Yogi Berra: Yankees
B. Stan Musial: Cardinals
C. Hank Greenberg: Tigers
D. Phil Rizzuto: Yankees
E. Harmon Killebrew: Senators/Twins
Vintage Decorative Enameled Baseball Plate. This 10” diameter lithographic tin plate features an early game scene depicting a catcher tagging a sliding runner at the plate, with stadium and fans in the background. C. 1900’s – 1920’s
17 – Ceramic Sports Impressions Figurines. These limited edition statues (approx. 6 – 8 ½” tall) are licensed by MLB and were the beginning of what became the ceramic figural statue sports craze and carried over to other sports and celebrities. Each action figure is hand-painted with special attention paid to detail and finished in team uniforms (most have facsimile signatures), and mounted on a 3” x 5” base (several larger) of which rests on a wood-stained base. Batter figures all have a wood bat. Sports Impressions, crafted in Thailand, some in Korea. Late 1980’s – 90
A. Wade Boggs: Boston Red Sox, # 230 of 2,500, 1987
B. Andre Dawson: Chicago Cubs, # 1,534 of 2,500, 1988
C. Keith Hernandez: New York Mets, , # 3 of 2,500, 1988
D. Kirk Gibson: Los Angeles Dodgers, # 778 of 2,500, 1988
E. Reggie Jackson: California Angels, # 1188 of 2,500, 1989
F. Cy Young: Cleveland, # 1101 of 5,000, 1989
G. Jose Canseco: Oakland A’s, # 172 of 2,500, 1989
H. Rod Carew: California Angeles, # 580 of 3,053, 1989
I. Orel Hershiser: Los Angeles Dodgers, # 4143 of 5,055,
1989
J. Kevin McReynolds: New York Mets, # 17 of 5,022, 1989
K. Daryl Strawberry: New York Mets, # 1516 of 5,018, 1989
L. Tom Seaver: New York Mets, # 1612 of 1986, 1989
M. Gary Carter: New York Mets, #4177 of 5,008, 1989
N. Frank Viola: Minnesota Twins, # 2294 of 2,500, 1989
O. Bo Jackson: Kansas City Royals, # 221 of 2,950, 1990
P. Kevin Mitchell: San Francisco Giants, # 1679 of 1,990,
1990
Q. Eric Davis: Cincinnati Reds, # 32 of 1,990, 1990
3 – Ceramic Mini Sports Impressions Figurines. Miniature statues (approx. 5” tall) feature players in action poses with wood bats and facsimile signatures on a front plaque (or team logo). Statues are mounted to a 2 ½” x 4” base, and rests on a wood-stained platform. Sports Impressions, U.S.A., crafted in Thailand.
A. Jose Canseco: Oakland A’s, 1990
B. Mark McGwire: Oakland A’s, 1990
C. Babe Ruth: NY Yankees, 1992
4 – Baseball Superstar Figurines. These hard plastic limited edition action statues are reminiscent of the ‘Hartland’ figurines and are officially licensed by MLB. They are approx. 7” tall, with player facsimile signatures and mounted on a white base. Sticker on bottom has the edition number (each has a cardboard box). Manufactured For Kondritz Sports Production, 1988
A. Wade Boggs: Boston Red Sox, # 9475 of 10,000
B. Roger Clemens: Boston Red Sox, # 9958 of 10,000
C. Kirby Puckett: Minnesota Twins (missing sticker, probably
in box)
D. Orel Hershiser: Los Angeles Dodgers (missing sticker,
probably in box)
Tom Glavine Stadium Star Statue. Plastic figure (7” tall) featuring the Atlanta Braves (future Hall-of-Fame) Pitcher, mounted atop an authentic 4 ½” diameter replica of Atlanta Fulton County Coliseum. Kenner Toys. Made in China. 1994
6 – SAM’S Limited Edition Bobbing Head Mascot Figurines. Beautifully designed ceramic set (8 ¾” tall) featuring team mascot heads with team name on a red square base. Certificate Of Authenticity (COA), original boxes and neck protectors. Sports Accessories & Memorabilia, Menlo Park, Ca. Crafted in Taiwan 1990’s
A. Chicago Cubs: # 2,077 of 3,000. 1998
B. Detroit Tigers: # 2,277 of 3,000. 1998
C. Cincinnati Reds: # 2,126 of 3,000. 1998
D. Baltimore Orioles: # 2,900 of 3,000. 1998
E. Cleveland Indians: # 2,236 of 3,000. 1998
F. St. Louis Cardinals: # 2,276 of 3,000. 1998
Home Made Baseball Trophy Lamp. This hand-painted metal trophy batter (4 ¾” tall) and a 7/8” baseball are affixed to a crude lamp base with a paper score board. Working condition, no shade. C. 1960’s – 70’s
Planters:
Ceramic Glove, Ball & Bat Planter. Embossed hand-painted baseball with a bat affixed to the side atop a fielder’s glove. 5” x 5” x 4” tall. Relpo, Chicago, Ill. Made in Japan. C. 1950’s
Ceramic Caricature Batter Planter. Comic batter (5 ½” tall) with ball in mouth has and a 4” wood bat, affixed on front of a 3” x 4” planter. C. 1950’s
Ceramic Baseball Cap Planter. Hand-painted open-topped cap planted with an embossed ‘C’ on front has a fielder’s glove, bat and ball affixed to the side. Japan. C. 1950’s
Tins:
Baseball Cashew Butter Crunch Tin. Circular 5” diameter tin featuring 4 different color baseball scenes (one on lid, 3 on sides). Cherrydale Farms, distributed by E. Cherry Sons & Co., Inc. Philadelphia, Pa. C. 1950’s
Baseball Peanut Crunch Tin. Empty tin (4” diameter x 4 ½” tall) loaded with baseball scenes and pennants. E. G. Whitman & Co., Philadelphia Pa. C. 1950’s – 70’s
St. Louis Cardinals Storage Container. White lithographed tin (4 ¼” diameter x 6 ¾” tall) featuring 3 different Color Cardinal logos around the tin. Officially licensed product. C. 1980’s – 90’s
Starball Candy Container. Nice 19th Century baseball scene on lid of this tin marked: ‘Play Ball’ around the outer rim (6 ½” diameter x 1 7/8” tall). Great American Opportunities, Inc. C. 1980’s – 90’s
3 – Cracker Jack Storage Tins. Large limited edition tins (6” diameter x 8” tall) with a graphic baseball scene, two marked: ‘Buy Me Some Peanuts And Cracker Jack’. Borden, Inc., Columbus, Ohio. 1990, 91 & 92
Hershey’s Baseball Card Collector’s Tin. Brown tin (5” x 6” x 3” deep) made to look old with a boy baseball player on front and several old company ads on sides (once held baseball cards). Hershey Food Corp, and Dart Flipcards Inc., Plattsburgh, Pa. 1995
‘Eagle Ball Park Style’ Peanut Tin. Colorful tin (7 ¼” diameter) featuring an embossed baseball on the lid, baseball scenes on the sides, and once held peanuts. C. 1990’s
3 – Musical Stadium Tins. Lithographed storage tins picturing a likeness of MLB stadiums that play: ‘Take Me Out To The Ball Game’ when opened. Stadia Tins Ltd., 219 West 16th Street, NY, NY. 1990’s
A. Shea Stadium: Now a relic of the past, circular 5”
diameter.
B. Tiger Stadium: Also a relic of the past, 4 ½” square.
C. Ebbets Field: Brooklyn Dodger Ball Park now a housing
complex (4 ¼” x 5”).
Duke Snider Beer Can. Multi-colored Casey’s Lager Beer can from the ‘American Brewers Historical Collection’ honoring the Brooklyn Dodger Hall-of-Fame Centerfielder, Duke Snider. Can features a graphic action image of ‘Duke’ on front, with a brief bio on reverse and his facsimile signature. Valley Forge Brewery, Phili. Pa. 1980
Roberto Clemente Iron City Beer Can. Black, white and gold can features a graphic head shot and bio of the Pirate Hall-of-Fame Right Fielder saluting ‘Pittsburgh’s Greatest All-Stars’ series. 1994
Dave Winfield 3,000th Hit Commemorative Can. Head shot with a batting image of the Minnesota Twins outfielder at the tail end of his Hall-of-Fame career on a ‘La Croix Sparkling Water’ can, commemorating the ‘Sept. 16, 1993’ event in the Metrodome. A division of the Winterbrook Beverage Group, Bellevue, Wa. 1993
Trucks/Cars:
3 – Bobbin Head Souvenir Convertible Cars. What will they think of next? These mini plastic team mascot drivers have spring mounted heads and finished in team uniforms, and logo caps: Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins. Cars feature team logos on side doors, hood, and MLB logos on trunk. Ertl, Dyersville Iowa, made in China. 1995
2 – ‘38 Chevy Panel Trucks/Coin Banks. Limited Edition scale model trucks licensed by General Motors Corp. and MLB finished in team colors with two different logo stickers on side doors, hood and cab. Coin slots are on top of roof, key to trap attached underneath. Ertl, Dyersville, Iowa. 1996
A. New York Yankees: Blue and white, (# 0576).
B. Pittsburgh Pirates: Black, white & gold, (# 0526)
New York Yankees ‘57 Chevy/ Coin Bank. Limited Edition scale model car (# 0587) licensed by General Motors Corp. and MLB, finished in blue & white with two different team logo stickers on side doors, hood and trunk. This bank features the coin slot on trunk, key to trap attached underneath. Ertl, Dyersville, Iowa. 1997
Minnesota Twins ‘Model A’ Ford Match Box Truck. Red, white and blue truck with a Twins logo on roof and sides. Match Box, Int’l. Ltd., made in China. 1991
New York Mets Chevy Corvette Match Box. Blue Vet finished with racing stripes in team colors and team logos. Match Box International Ltd. Made in China. 1992
2 – Match Box Pick-Up Trucks. Colorado Rockies & Florida Marlin trucks in team colors; each with team logos on cab, racing stripes and baseball decals on both sides. Match Box Toys, Ltd.. Made in Thailand. 1994
2 – Kenworth T600 Match Box Trucks. 7 ½” long panel trucks with team logos on cab and storage trailer: Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins. White Rose Collectables, made in China. 1994 – 95
Don Mattingly Photo Baseball. Baseball featuring a color picture of the Yankee first baseman on one side, Yankee ‘Top Hat logo and a brief bio on reverse. 1990
‘Ball Mate’ Baseball Display Case. Plastic ClearVue ™ globe with an angled seam that separates at the center, and is mounted on a life-like, home plate. Sports Memories, inc., Valencia, Ca., manufactured in Taiwan. Patented, 1987
Texas Rangers Logo Baseball. Sealed baseball featuring an interesting graphic Rangers logo (called Club Crest) on the front with a brief history of the team on reverse. Fotoball, Inc., San Diego, Ca.. C. 1990’s
19th Century ‘Boston Club 5’s’ Cigar Box. Wood box with a paper side label featuring crossed bats and a baseball marked: ‘Boston Club 5’s’. Box front has ‘Boston Club 5’s’ burned into the wood and box retains good portion of the tax stamp (box lid displayed in cabinet # 2, shelf # 4). Underside marked: ‘Factory label # 227, 21st Collection District, NY’. 5 ½” x 6 ¾” x 5” tall. 1883
Ticket Stubs:
World Series: NY Mets/Oakland A’s, Shea Stadium Game 5, Field level. 1973
League Championship Series: Reds/Mets, Shea Stadium Game 4, Field level. 1973
Yankees/Texas: Yankee Stadium, 1996
Yankees/Indians: Yankee Stadium, 1999
Mets/Astros: Shea Stadium, 1999
Yankees/Chicago: Yankee Stadium, 2000
Yankees/Red Sox: Yankee Stadium, 2003
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: 6-06-90
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: 10-19-95
Brooklyn Cyclones (Mets affiliate) versus the Lowell Spinners (Red Sox): 2002
Atlantic City Surf/Bridgeport Bluefish: Atlantic City, 2003
Pittsburgh Pirate Figural Ash Tray. Rare hand-painted ceramic piece depicting a weathered-looking Pirate holding a knife mounted on top of a white seamed baseball marked: ‘Pittsburgh Pirates’, all of which rests atop a brown fielder’s glove/ash tray with several natural cigarette rests. Reverse marked: ‘M. Traffli’ (sculptor). 6 ¾” tall. C. 1950’s
Library:
Babe Ruth Books – (in cabinet # 6)
50(Minus 12 in Cabinet # 5, shelf # 7 and 2 in Cabinet 4, Shelf # 7) – Hard Covers with Dust Jacket (DJ) unless otherwise noted:
Up The Baltic by William T. Adams (No DJ). Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1899
Try and Trust by Horatio Alger, Jr. (No DJ). New York Book Company, 1908
The Young Pitcher by Zane Grey (No DJ). Harper & Brothers, 1911
The High School Rivals by Frank V. Webster. Cupples & Leon Company, 1911
The Boys of Columbia High by Graham B. Forbes (No DJ). Grosset & Dunlap, 1911
The Bell Haven Nine by George Barton (No DJ). The John C. Winston Company Publishers, 1914
Baseball Joe In The World Series by Lester Chadwick (No DJ). Cupples & Leon Company, 1917
Strike Him Out by Harold M. Sherman (No DJ). The Goldsmith Publishing Co., 1931
Clarksville’s Battery by Charles Lawton. Cupples & Leon Company, 1937
The Young Pitcher by Zane Grey. Harper & Brothers, 1939
The Chicago Cubs by Warren Brown (No DJ). G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1946
The Story of Baseball by John Durant (No DJ). Hastings House Publishers, 1947
Legion Tourney by Wilfred McCormick. Grosset & Dunlap, 1948.
First Base Jinx by John R. Cooper (No DJ). Garden City Books/Doubleday & Co., 1952
The 1955 Mutual Baseball Almanac by Roger Kahn and Paul K. Lapolla (No DJ). Doubleday & Company, 1954
Inside Baseball For Little Leaguers by Mickey McConnell (No DJ). Wonder Books, Inc., 1956
Pay-Off Pitch by Claire Bee (No DJ). Grosset & Dunlap, 1958
The Long Season by Jim Brosnan. Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1960
From Ghetto To Glory, The Story of Bob Gibson by Bob Gibson and Phil Pepe. Associated Features, Inc., 1968
Henry Aaron Quiet Superstar by Al Hirshberg (No DJ). G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1969
Ball Four by Jim Bouton edited Leonard Shecter. The World Publishing Co., 1970
Juan Marichal Mister Strike by John Devaney (No DJ). G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1970
The Way It Is by Curt Flood with Richard Carter. Trident Press, 1971
The Boys Of Summer by Roger Kahn. Harper & Row, 1972
Destiny’s Darlings: By Martin Ralbovsky, Hawthorn Books Inc., 1974
Nobody’s Perfect by Denny McLain with Dave Diles. The Dial Press, 1975
Ty Cobb by John D. McCallum. Praeger Publishers, 1975
Joe, You Coulda Made Us Proud by Joe Pepitone with Barry Steinback. A Playboy Press Book, 1975
Where Have You Gone, Joe Dimaggio? By Maury Allen. E.P. Dutton & Co., 1975
Nice Guys Finish Last by Leo Durocher with Ed Linn. Simon & Schuster, 1975
Three And Two by Tom Gorman as told to Jerome Holtzman. Charles Schribner’s Sons, 1979
Always On The Offense by Mike Schmidt with Barbara Walder (No DJ). Fairfield Graphics, 1982
High Inside, Memoirs of a Baseball Wife by Danielle Gagnon Torrez and Ken Lizotte. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1983
The Penny Bank Book; Collecting Still Banks by Andy and Susan Moore (No DJ). Schiffer Publishing, 1984
Seaver by Gene Schoor. Contempory Books, 1986
Penny Lane; A History of Antique Mechanical Toy Banks by Al Davidson. Long’s Americana, 1987
Silent Salesmen; An Encyclopedia of Collectable Gum, Candy & Nut Machines by Bill Enes (No DJ). Inter-Collegiate Press, 1987
The Baseball Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Book by Gerald Astor. Prentice Hall Press, 1988
Sparky! By Sparky Anderson with Dan Ewald. Prentice Hall Press, 1990
Behind The Mask by Dave Pallone with Alan Steinberg. Penguin Group, 1990
Slot Machines and Coin-Op Games by Bill Kurtz. Chartwell Books, Inc., 1991
The Bronx Bombers; Memories and Memorabilia of the New York Yankees by Chadwick and Spindel (No DJ). Abbeville Press, 1992
Shoeless Joe And Ragtime Baseball by Harvey Frommer. Taylor Publishing Co, 1992
Baseball Treasures; Memorabilia from the National Pastime by Douglas Congdon-Martin and John Kashmanian. Schiffer Publishing, 1992
The Cincinnati Reds; Memories and Memorabilia of the Big Red Machine by Chadwick and Spindel. Abbeville Press, 1994
The Chicago Cubs; Memories and Memorabilia of the Wrigley Wonders by Chadwick and Spindel. Abbeville Press, 1994
Baseball: An Illustrated History. Based on the Documentary by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns. Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1994
Walter Johnson by Henry W. Thomas. Farragut Publishing Co., 1995
Baseball Games by Mark Cooper with Douglas Congdon Martin (No DJ). Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 1995
Safe At Home by Bob Muzikowski with Greg Lewis. Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2001
47 Soft Covers – (minus 2 in Cabinet # 4, shelf # 7 & Babe Ruth)
Baseball Stars Of 1963 by Ray Robinson. Pyramid Books, 1963
Baseball Banter by Stan W. Carlson, Editor and Publisher, 1940
The Baseball Life of Willie Mays by Lee Greene. Scholastic Book Services, 1970
The Baseball Handbook by Walter Alston and Don Weiskopf. Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 1972
The Summer Game by Roger Angell. Popular Library Edition, 1972
The Boys Of Summer by Roger Kahn. Signet Books/New American Library, 1973
Me & The Splitter by Gaylord Perry with Bob Sudyk. Signet Books, 1974
Bo pithing and Wooing by Maury Allen and Bo Belinsky. Bantam Books, 1974
Third Base Is My Home by Brooks Robinson as told to Jack Tobin. World Books, Inc., 1974
I’m Glad You Didn’t Take It Personally by Jim Bouton edited by Leonard Schecter. Dell, 1974
Moe Berg Athlete, Scholar…Spy by L. Kaufman, B. Fitzgerald & Tom Sewell. Ballantine Books, 1976
The Monster T-206 Set by Bill Heitman. Den’s Collectors Den, 1980
The Bronx Zoo by Sparky Lyle & Peter Golenbock. Dell, 1980
Thurman Munson An Autobiography by Munson with Martin Appel. Tempo Books/Grosset & Dunlap, 1980
Baseball All-Pro Stars 80 by Bruce Weber. Scholastic Magazines, 1980
Number 1 by Billy Martin and Peter Golenbock. Dell, 1981
The Ultimate Baseball Book by Several Authors. Houghton Mifflin Co., 1981
Who’s On Third? The Chicago White Sox Story by Richard Lindberg. Icarus Press, 1983
The Funniest Baseball Stories of the Century by Scott Anderson. Price/Stern/Sloan Publishers, 1983
How Life Imitates The World Series by Thomas Boswell. Penguin Books, 1983
Sadaharu Oh by David Falkner. Vintage Books, 1984
Baseball Card Price Guide by Beckett and Eckes. Edgewater Book Co./Den’s Collectors Den, 1984
Balls by Greg Nettles and Peter Golenbock. Pocket Books, 1985.
Temporary Insanity by Jay Johnstone and Rick Talley. Bantam Books, 1986
The Mick by Mickey Mantle with Herb Gluck. Jove Books, 1986
The Baseball Hall Of Shame by Bruce Nash and Allan Zullo. Pocket Books, 1986
Catcher In The Wry by Bob Uecker and Mickey Herskowitz. A Jove Book/G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1987
The Wrong Stuff by Bill “Spaceman Lee” with Dick Lally. Penguin Books, 1987
White Rat, A Life in Baseball by Whitey Herzog and Kevin Horrigan. Harper & Row, Publishers, 1987
Slick, My Life In And Around Baseball by Whitey Ford with Phil Pepe. Dell Publishing, 1988
Oh, Baby, I Love It by Tim McCarver with Ray Robinson. Dell Publishing, 1988
Winfield, A Players Life by Dave Winfield with Tom Parker. Avon Books, 1988
Say Hey, The Autobiography Of Willie Mays by Willy Mays with Lou Sahadi. Pocket Books, 1989
It’s Anybody’s Ballgame by Joe Garagiola. Jove Books, 1989
Season Of Glory by Ralph Houk and Robert W. Creamer. Pocket Books, 1989
Baseball collectibles by Pete Campano. Shiffer Publishing, 1989
Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella. Ballantine Books, 1989
The Heart of the Order by Thomas Boswell. Penguin Books, 1989
The Duke of Flatbush by Duke Snider and Bill Gilbert. Zebra Books, 1989
Yaz Baseball, The Wall, And Me by Carl Yastremski and Gerald Eskenazi. Warner Books, 1990
Out of the Blue by Orel Hershiser with Barry B. Jenkins. Charter Books, 1990
Once A Bum, Always A Dodger by Don Drysdale with Bob Verdi. St. Martin’s paperbacks, 1990
Slugging It Out In Japan by Warren Cromarte with Robert Whiting. Penguin Books, 1991
Comeback by Dave Dravecky with Tim Stafford. Zondervan Publishing, 1992
3 – Baseball Wit And Wisdom by Running Press, Phili, Pa.
Darryl by Darryl Strawberry with Art Rust, Jr. Bantam Books, 1993
Sportscard Counterfeit Detector by Bob Lemke & Sally Grace. Krause Publications Inc., 1993
Sports Collectibles Value Guide by Malloy. Wallace-Homestead Book Company, 1993
Baseball Team Collectibles by Bevans & Menchine. Wallace-Homestead Book Company, 1994
The Overstreet Toy Ring Price Guide. Gemstone Publishing, 1996
14 – Sports Publications/Year Books/Programs/Post Cards/Calendars/VHS Tapes.
Baseball Digest: Featuring many baseball articles and baseball related advertisements. April, 1967
Baseball Digest: Featuring Johnny Bench on cover with a profile, and loaded with baseball articles and ads. November, 1970
Baseball Digest: Featuring Billy Williams on cover with a profile, and loaded with baseball articles and ads. December, 1970
Baseball Digest: Featuring Reggie Jackson on cover with a profile, and loaded with baseball articles and ads. December, 1970
Baseball Digest: Featuring a Roberto Clemente cover with a profile, loaded with baseball articles and ads. September, 1972
Great Baseball Players Of The Past; Thirty-Two Picture Postcards Ready To Mail, edited by Bert Sugar. Dover Publications, Inc. 1978
Official 1986 World Series Program. Major League Promotion Corp., 1986
VHS Tape - 1986 Mets - A Year To Remember. Sports Channel/Rainbow Home Video Release
Who’s Who in Baseball. Official lifetime records. 1990
Black Ball, The Negro Baseball Leagues - A Book of Postcards. Pomegranite Artbooks, 1991
Black Ball, The Negro Baseball Leagues – A Folio Of Twelve Postcards. Pomegranite Artbooks, (Sealed) probably 1991
1995 Black Ball Calendar: The Negro Baseball Leagues. Black & white factory sealed historical calendar. What’s A Face Productions/Pomegranite Books, 1994
Mickey Mantle Calendar. Featuring Mantle on front and back covers with NY Yankee schedule and store coupons inside. Met Food Markets, 1996
Baseball Books 2003 – 2004 by McFarland.
Miscellaneous:
115 Starting Line-Up Plastic figurines (in addition to those displayed). Starting Lineups (abbreviated SLU’s) were a line of collectible sports figurines produced by the American toy company Kenner (from 1988-2001). Each pose-able action figure is a four inch plastic likeness of pro athletes from all the major sports. The figurines were licensed by Major League Baseball (MLB) and Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). Local players were sold locally and are therefore harder to find in other cities around the country. Kenner, Cincinnati, Ohio. Made in China.
5 – Sealed Kenner Starting Line-Ups. These plastic packages with card board backing feature a card for each player in addition to the full set check list marked on reverse. Kenner, Cincinnati, Ohio.
A. George Brett: Kansas City Royals, 1988.
B. Rickey Henderson: Yankees, 1988
C. Baseball Greats – Johnny Bench/Pete Rose: Cincinnati
Reds, 1989
D. Frank Thomas: Chicago White Sox, 1993
E. Cy Young – Cooperstown Collection: Boston Americans,
1993
16 – Upper Deck Bobbin’ Bobbers (17 total) in Sealed Packs. Another company, producer of baseball cards since 1989 joins the Bobble Head craze. These 7” tall collectible figurines of the games greatest stars (many future Hall-of-Famers) are made of hard plastic and look much like their namesakes, with player names on a red or green rectangle base (1999 premier edition has red base). Packaging comes with a collector’s baseball card in a plastic cover with cardboard backing; reverse has a history of Bobble Heads/Nodders and others in set. Upper Deck Co., LLC, made in China. 1999 – 01
Jeter: Yanks
Piazza: Mets
Ripken Jr.: Orioles
Rodriguez: Rangers
Ivan Rodriguez: Rangers
Jones: Braves
Gwynn: Padres
McGwire: Cardinals
Garciapara: Red Sox
2 Different ARod's: Mariners & Rangers
2 Different Ken Griffey Jr.: Reds
2 Different Pedro Martinez: Red Sox
2 Different Sammy Sosa: Cubs
Stadium souvenir pins/ pin backs/ Stadium vendor Buttons /celluloid
The most popular pins are the PM10 Stadium Photo Pins. These Souvenir pins were commonly sold by vendors at baseball Stadiums across the country from 1947 -1966. Some came with an attached ribbon, or and Bat, ball, and glove Charms. The most common size for these pins is 1 3/4 " pictures the ballplayer in black & white with different color background, and the players name on the bottom. Many pins were made available in gumball machines for a penny.
1956 PM15 Yellow Base path pins. 7/8” little metal gems picture a player in the center of yellow base paths. These green pins have the facsimile signature of the respective ballplayer at the bottom. The pins were made available in gumball machines in 1956 for a penny.
Chicago Cubs Pin Collection of 16 (1 in cabinet #1, shelf #1).
Large variety from the 1900's - 80's features a ‘National League Champions Chicago Cubs’ pin against an orange baseball design background with an original mini pennant attachment (1.75”) diameter from 1938.
Large Pin Collection Display (41). This colourful display features a wide variety of team and individual players (¾” – 3” diameter) with several stars and Hall-of-Famers that illustrates the game's flavor during the 1950s – 1970s.
Advertising Pin Collection Display (15). This display features a variety of advertising pins (7/8” – 1 ½” diameter) most notably five Whitehead & Hoag Company tobacco pins with paper backing C. 1895.
Johnny Podres PM10 Stadium Pin with Charms. Black & white pin (1 ¾” diameter) of the Brooklyn Dodger pitcher with a r/w/b ribbon and fielder’s glove charm. 1950’s
Mickey Mantle Day Pin. Large (3 ½” diameter) honoring the great Yankee Outfielder features a color photo with a facsimile signature. 1969
Roberto Clemente Memorial Pin. Large (3 ½” diameter) pin honoring the Pirate Hall-of-Fame Right fielder after dying in a tragic plane crash helping hurricane vivtims. 1972
Topps Coin Set (5 displayed in cabinet # 4, shelf # 1). Near full set (164 total in set); each (1 ½” diameter) coin was inserted into baseball card packs, along with 5 cards, and a stick of bubble gum. (Missing 5: #’s 31, 42, 49, 101, 107). Topps, Duryea, Pa. 1965
1969 MLBPA Pin Set (36). Small 7/8” diameter pins featuring a black & white head shot in the center with National League stars having a red border, American League is blue. Although the borders are marked: ‘1969 MLBPA MFG USA’ this set was made in 1983.
Miscellaneous Pins (46). Assortment of various sized pins includes: 14 black & white PM10 style player pins (1950’s – 80’s), 8 (1 ¼” – 4” diameter) color team pins (60’s-80’s), 8 (3” diameter) color player pins with facsimile signatures across chest (Rose, Brett, et. al., 1978-79), 5 tribute pins (Munson, Clemente, et. al., 1970’s-80’s), 9 (1 ½” diameter) color player pins with name printed on chest (1980’s), 1 Fun Food color pin (1984).
4 – Babe Ruth Contest Premium Advertising Pin Back Badges. 3 of these 1 ½” diameter metal pins were given out by ‘Esso Stations’ as a promotion to those kids in the 1930’s who joined the ‘Babe Ruth Boys Club’ as a ‘Charter Member’. They look like the side of a baseball with raised red stitching and have ‘Babe Ruth’ written on them. The other was an ‘Esso’ Oil Company sponsored contest to win a Babe Ruth Fielder’s glove, a personally signed baseball or a trip to Babe Ruth Spring Training Camp - then hired Babe Ruth, who was considered larger then life, to shake hands with contest winners and participants. Ruth’s facsimile signature appears between the seams and reads: ‘This Pin Certifies Babe Ruth Shook My Hand’. Reverse has period style pin clasp. C. 1930’s (may be repros)
Miscellaneous Coins (9). 3 batting machine coins (Hackers, NYC, C. 1990’s), 1 Boggs ‘Bandai’ coin (1990), 5 Starting Line-Up player coins (1991).
Games:
Strike 3 by Carl Hubbell Mechanical Board Game. Action baseball game featuring a swinging batter and a pitcher that throws curves, fast and slow balls on a green felt playing field. Game has raised fielding positions to record outs. Red box has a facsimile signature of the Hall-of-Famer on a bat and ‘Strike 3’ inside a baseball. Complete with instructions. 14 ½” x 15”. Tone Products Corporation, New York City. 1946
‘The Great American Game’. Tin lithographic and wood baseball game with colorful graphics and played using a trigger lever mechanism enabling a revolving ‘scroll’ spinner at the top to dictate how to advance the players. It has 2 wooden player pieces and advertises Frantz Garage Hardware, in Sterling on face. Instructions underneath, 13 ½” in length x 9" wide. Produced by Hustler Toy Corporation, Sterling, Illinois. C. 1925
‘Action Baseball’ Game. Mechanical tin and wood marble game has a painted playing field inside a wood frame with a spring loaded bat and concave designated areas where marbles decide the outcome. 15” x 20”. Pressman Toy Corp. USA. 1962
Magnetic Baseball Game. Sealed game in original store package contains plastic playing pieces, some of which have magnets inside. Cardboard backing with a color baseball playing field (8 ½” x 13”) serves as the game board, instructions on reverse. The Electric Game Co., Inc., Holyoke, Mass. C. 1960’s
Johnny Bench Board Game. Childs game featuring photos of the Cincinnati Reds Hall-of-Fame catcher with facsimile signature surrounding Velcro game board in which 3 velcroed balls are tossed at the board, to determine the play. 24” x 24”. US Pat. NO. 3032345. IMM Corp. 1975
‘Bounce A Grand-Slam’ Game. Franklin ® Sports Industries, Inc. Stoughton, Ma. Made in China. C. 1990
Willie Mays ‘Great Moments In Sport’ Model Kit. Un-assembled plastic model of Mays’ famous catch in the ‘54’ World Series against Cleveland. Complete with directions and decals. 5 ¼” x 13 ¼”. . Aurora Plastics Corp., West Hempstead, New York. 1966
Roberto Clemente Memorial Album. Factory sealed LP (33 RPM) with the Pittsburgh Pirate Hall-of-Fame outfielder’s photo on cover (wearing a Bucs batting helmet), produced shortly after his tragic death in a plane crash, while volunteering to help Hurricane victims in Nicaragua. Narrated by Bob Prince ‘Voice of the Pirates’ features comments and live interviews by players and other celebrities. Reverse has bio and career stats along with photos of interviewees. Triple-B Productions, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. 1973
Phillies Panatella Cigar Box with Cigar Band. This box reads 11 cents, and once held Phillies cigars. Gold paper band (2 ½” long) with a red Phillies logo in the center. Phillies Cigar Co., Tampa, Florida. C. 1970’s.
Philadelphia Phillies Sealed Souvenir Batting Helmet. Red plastic helmet with a Phillies logo in original cellophane wrap. 1970
Philadelphia Phillies Memo Pad and Pen (sealed). National Design Corp, made in USA. 1980’s
NY Yankees Plastic Logo Pen. MLBPA, 1988
Ozzie Smith Plastic Card Watch (Sealed). Features a full length color picture of the Cardinal Hall-of-Fame short stop from one his baseball cards, with a facsimile signature on the black band. MLBPA, made in China. 1989
Charlie Brown Pez Candy Dispenser (Same as Cabinet # 4, shelf # 2 ). Blue base with a Charlie Brown figure on the top, cap askew (4 ½” tall)). Austria. 1990
Dwight Gooden Jig Saw Puzzle. Full windup pose of the New York Mets star in his hey day with approximately 400 pieces. Sealed in the original wrapper with an identical poster included. 16” x 20”. Starline Inc., Richmond Hill, New York 1988
2 – Baseball Jig Saw Puzzles. A card collector’s dream featuring 500 pieces that depict a collage of old baseball cards and memorabilia. 16” x 20”. 1990
Phil Neikro Signed Baseball. Official Rawlings 'Bobby Brown' ball (former Yankee player and President of the American League) signed by the controversial Braves Hall-of-Fame Knuckle-ball pitcher.
Catchers Mask. The black metal framed mask has seen a lot of game action and has steel bar protection covered with hard plastic. Reverse has 3 separate, heavily-padded face pads that snap into place via leather strap and buckles and it has adjustable elastic head straps. 1980’s
Throat Protector. Mask extension designed by Los Angeles Dodger catcher Steve Yaeger, after being impaled in the throat by a splintered bat during a major league game. Made of hard plastic and attached to the mask with Velcro straps. 1980’s
Variety of Baseball Caps
Mile Schmidt Halloween Mask. Good likeness of the Phillie Hall-of-Famer in his Phillie baseball cap from ‘Halloween Night At The Vet’ . 1985
New York Yankee Tee Shirt. White tee with Yankee logo in center. Size M. C. 1980
Detroit Tigers Tee Shirt. Navy blue tee with large tiger logo surrounded by Detroit Tigers. Size XL. 1980’s
New York Yankees Fishing Cap. Navy blue flop hat (100% cotton) with a Yankees Top Hat logo (red, white, blue). China, C. 1999
St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Shirt. White shirt with red sleeves (worn under a uniform) has St. Louis Cardinals above team bird logo on left chest. Size: Large. 1988
Baseball Pillow Case. White pin-stripe poly/cotton case with over 20 enlarged color baseball cards of different teams, logos, positions, etc.. Major League Baseball and The Bibb Co., Macon, Ga.. 1990’s
Pittsburgh Pirates Shoe Laces. Yellow laces (45” long) with ‘Pirates’ written across entire length. Mitchellace, Portsmouth, Ohio. C. 1990
New York Yankees Advertising Hand Towel. White 100% cotton towel with Yankees Top Hat logo marked ‘The Century’s Team’, along with 25 mini pennants marked ‘World Champions’ and the year in which they won. 14” x 17”. Fleet Bank promotion, made in Taiwan. 1999
2 – Baseball Lamp Shades. Each (different sizes) has a different motif (one torn) with an adjustable clam for mounting on light bulb. 1950’s – 70’s
New York Yankees Souvenir Plaque. Jagged edge wood stained sign with ‘New York’ written in blue above red ‘Yankees’ with baseball in background. 8” x 11.5”. 1950’s
1980 World Series Souvenir Mirror. Wood framed commemorative depicting the Kansas City Royals vs Philadelphia Phillies, with images of George Brett and Pete Rose, and their team logos. 10.5” x 12.5”. 1980
1981 World Series Souvenir Mirror. Wood framed commemorative depicting the NY Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers, team logos. 10 ½” x 12 ½”. 1981
‘Little Champ Ball ‘n Glove’. Light blue child’s toy ‘made of non-toxic vinyl’. A small plastic baseball with red stitching completes the package. Box is pink & white and reads ‘Permanently scented’. 3” x 3 ½” x 5”. By Baby World, Long Island City, NY. C. 1940’s – 50’s
5 – Baseball Team Match Boxes. Sealed packs of 4 match boxes per pack, each with team colors, logos; Mets, Giants, Orioles, Phillies, A’s. match collectables, Scottsdale, Arizona. 1980’s
4 – Sealed Packages of Baseball Player Figures. Packs have a baseball drawing on cardboard, players are sealed in plastic. Figures are white and red, many different poses, and approximately 1 ¾” tall. Some packs marked China, but figures are marked on base ‘Hong Kong’ and vice versa. 1970’s – 80’s
New York Yankee Sun Glasses. Black framed Ray-Ban style UVA protected glasses with Yankee logo in corner of lens, ‘New York Yankees’ on one frame, ‘Aetna US Healthcare’ on other. 1990’s
Baseball ‘Flip’ Sun Glasses. Same heavy duty black framed ‘flip-up’ style worn by Major Leaguers in the 60’s. Elastic head band still functional after all these years. 1960’s
Mickey Mantle Flipp Tipps on Store Card. Modern B&W flip book with color cover has a plastic binding (Patent Pending) securing the book. Book can be viewed forwards or backwards and teaches ‘Switch Hitting H.R. Swings’ by Mickey Mantle from the Legends Series. Cardboard backing (6 ½” x 9”) has a color photo of the ‘Mick’ batting, reverse has instructions. By Visionation, Norcross, Ga. 1989
Cleveland Indians Root-N-Write Pencil/Logo Eraser in Sealed Pack. Red pencil marked ‘Cleveland Indians’ in white 5 times with a large circular eraser (1 ¼” diameter) that has Indian’s Chief Wahoo logo in the center. MLB, Wincraft Sports Inc., Winona, Minn. 1995
Full Box of Topps Baseball Cards. Unopened sealed packs, 36 count, with cards and bubble gum in each pack. Topps Chewing Gum, Inc., Duryea, Pa. 1988
Box of 21 Baseball Buttons. Officially Licensed product has 3 player buttons per pack, 133 players in the set. The colorful box makes a fine display and pictures the stars of the day on front, sides and lid. Packages have player checklist on reverse. Color pin back buttons are 1 1/8” diameter, front has color head shot, name and team. Reverse has player position, stats and number of coin in set. 20 of 21 packs unopened. Fun Foods Inc., New Jersey. 1984
Box of 21 Un-Opened ‘Heads Up!’ Baseball Stars Test Issue. This ‘test issue’ product saw only very limited production and distribution and is extremely rare. These are sealed packages (4.75 x 6.5”) of color head-and-cap die-cuts printed on thick card board and equipped with suction cups on the back for decorating the inside of lockers and mirrors. Each wrapper has colorful head shot graphics of Ken Griffey, Jr., Dennis Eckersley, and Rafael Palmeiro stuck to the inside of a locker. The colorful box has the same image and contains 21 of the original 24 packs, and makes a fine display. Made in Taiwan, distributed by The Topps Co., Duryea, Pa. 1990
2 – Topps Vending boxes. These empty color boxes once carried 500 baseball cards each and were sold to stores to be dispensed in vending machines. 3 ¾” x 8 ½” x 2 ¾”. Topps Chewing Gum, Inc., Duryea, Pa. C. 1970’s
Baseball Player Tattoos Display Box. Colorful counter top box once held ‘Photo Tattoos Of Your Favorite Players’ and came with a piece of Bazooka Bubble Gum. Topps Chewing Gum, Inc., Duryea, Pa. C. 1961 – 64
Toronto Blue Jays Battery Operated Blinker Button. Unopened ‘Hot-Lite’ features a Blue Jay logo inside a baseball that flashes. Made in Taiwan. Sold by E.W. Novelties Inc., Van Nuys CA. Patent Pending. 1980’s
Plastic Baseball Storage Container. White 5” diameter ball with red seams separates in half at center. C. 1970’s
Baseball Canteen in Original Wrapper. Plastic 4 ¼” diameter baseball-shaped canister with raised stitching, plastic carry strap, twist-off lid and a straw. Made in China. C. 1980’s
11 – Metal Baseball Team Banks. Tin litho-ed bank with team logo and names on side, coin slot on top; Red Sox, Mets, A’s, et. al. 3” diameter, 4 1/2” high. Naylor and Assoc., San Diego, Ca. 1984
Field of Dreams Commemorative Metal Thimble. G&G, Mpls, Mn. 1990’s
Plastic Baltimore Orioles Commemorative Mug. Introduced after Jim Palmer was inducted into the Hall and marked ‘Coors Light Salutes Orioles In The Hall Of Fame’. Mug is done in Orioles colors with a team logo and uniform jerseys of Frank & Brooks Robinson, Jim Palmer, Aparicio, and Wilhelm. 3 ½” diameter x 6 ½” tall, Hong Kong. C. 1990
Super Star Collector Marbles on Original Card. Graphic display card holds 5 plastic player marbles with photos in center above their names; Ryne Sandberg, Barry Bonds, et. al. Spectra Star, Pacolma, Ca., made in China. 1991
Rubber Childs Doll. Hand-painted face with long lashes and expressive blue eyes that open and close. Doll is wearing a blue jersey, white pants with a blue hat marked: ‘F’, and has a fielder’s glove on left hand. C. 1970’s
Charlie Brown Figural Umbrella. Red umbrella with a hand-painted wood face wearing a baseball cap, for a handle, with a carry tote. 1980’s
Oakland Athletics Cloth Souvenir Doll. Stuffed doll (10” tall) outfitted in full A’s uniform. Officially Licensed MLB Product. Good Stuff Corp., Long Island City, NY. Made in China. 1992
Sealed New York Yankee Yo-Yo. 2 ¼” blue & white plastic yo-yo marked ‘New York’ with a Yankee logo sealed on original card board store card. Ace Novelty Co., Inc. made in China. 1993
New York Yankees Bi-Plane Coin Bank in Sealed Box. Limited edition (# 0317) blue die-cast metal prop plane, with a trailing logo banner, and several logo decals on the wings and fuselage. Coin slot behind pilot, trap underneath. MLB, Ertl Collectables, Dyersville, Iowa. Made in Mexico. 1997
2 – Yankees/Mets Sealed Box of Raisins. Each full box features a color player photo on front and an Ad for team cap on reverse. American Raisin Packers, Inc., Selma, Ca. 1992
21 – Baseball-Themed Refrigerator Magnets. Large assortment of 20 different magnets, many advertising products, made from metal, plastic, rubber and laminated. One is a die-cut Hall-Of Fame with a thermometer. 1970’s – 90’s
Mechanical Coin Bank. This crude bank features a base runner sliding home to deposit a penny at home plate, under catcher with umpire signaling safe. China. 1990’s
2 – Tin Baseball Advertising Signs (8 total, 6 Babe Ruth). Color signs featuring embossed images of great players advertising a product, with a hole in each corner for hanging. 1990’s
A. Ted Williams: Moxie Soda, 11” x 13”
B. Joe Jackson: Selz Shoes, 9” x 12”
Coffee/Drinking Cups:
1. Porcelain Joe Tinker Cup from ‘Our National Game’.
Germany, 1991
2. Ceramic Lou Gehrig Commemorative Cup. China. 1995
3. Ceramic Field of Dreams Cup. Universal City Studios, Inc.
C. 1990
4. 2 – Ceramic Los Angeles Dodgers Cups. Russ Berrie, made
in Korea. C. 1990
5. Porcelain Cup with graphic bear in uniform batting.
Schmidt, Brasil. C. 1980’s – 90’s
6. MicroWave Cup with Figural Fielder. UK, 1980’s
7. Pawtucket Red Sox Commemorative Plastic Drinking Cup
(longest game ever played – 33 innings). Lancaster, Texas,
1980’s
8. Kansas City Royals Plastic Drinking Cup featuring the 1994
Season Schedule.
9. Child’s Baseball Sipper. By Eagle, Brooklyn, NY. 1990’s
Ceramic Child’s Fielder Glove Bank. Bank features a baseball in the pocket; coin slot on top, trap on bottom. 1990’s
Child’s Plastic Figural Batter Planter. Rubens, made in Hong Kong. 1974
Blow-Up Bean Bag Pillow with Baseball Theme. Japan, 1990’s
New York Yankees Lapel Pin. New pin (enamel on metal) commemorating the 1932 World Series. From the Commemorative Collector’s Set from Chase Bank, 1997
Hall Of Fame Promotional Lapel Pin. Enameled metal pin honoring the new inductees of 1999. Made in China, 2000
2 - Citibank Pens and 2 Post-it Pads. Red & green plastic pens with a baseball field displayed. Round paper pads with seams resemble a baseball.
3 – Baseball Placemats. Matching rectangle foam mats (11 ¾” x 17”) with baseball décor in the center, marked ‘America’s Pastime’. Two have a red border, 1 blue. C. 1980’s
Baseball-Themed Hall Of Fame Paper Bag. Small pin-striped bag (6” x 11”, with paper handle) pictures a 19th Century, bare-handed player on both sides, from the Museum gift shop. Cooperstown, NY. 1994
Large Baseball-Themed Hall Of Fame Paper Bag. This heavy-stock paper bag (16” x 19”) with rope handles pictures a 19th Century team in blue sepia-tone on both sides, also from the Museum gift shop. Cooperstown, NY., made in El Salvador. 1994
Mickey Mantle Laminated Sports Collectors Digest Cover Blow Up. Color cover featuring Mickey Mantle, smaller drawings of Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Ed Matthews. 23” x 30”. April 1, 1995
Joe DiMaggio Laminated Sports Collectors Digest Cover Blow Up. 20” x 25”. January 9, 1998
Toy Town News Catalog. Tiny black & white leaflet picturing the ‘Pennant Winner’ baseball game (displayed in bar) and other games by Wolverine Supply & MFG. Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. Late 1910’s – 20
1969 Citgo Baseball Player Coin Collection Advertisement. Nice color ad (8 ½” x 11”) with mail order form to purchase the 20 gold-finished coin set (cabinet # 1, shelf # 4). Reverse lists each player, team and a brief description under his name. Citgo, Palisades Park, N.J. 1969
3 – New York Yankees Schedules/Rosters. Mickey Mantle/Whitey Ford on cover. 1974
3 – Playing Card Decks. Each deck contains full color player photos with name, position and standard playing card suits. The US® Playing Card Co., Cincinnati, Ohio
2 – 1990: Premier Edition (one still sealed).
1 – 1995: Baseball Aces
Post Cards. All are baseball-Themed Cards, some cancelled, some un-cancelled & blank.
2 – Vintage Cancelled Post Cards. Color card Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, 1-cent post marked: Sept. 22, 1949. Color Al Lang Field, St. Petersburg, Fl., 3-cent post mark: November, 9, 1955
6 – Vintage Color Stadium Post Cards. 5 are unused, 1 used and written on/no stamp. 1950’s – 60’s
41 – Cancelled Post Cards. Large assortment of color & B&W cards mailed between 1981 – 94 (1981 Stengel in Bar)
6 – Assortment of B&W and color post cards. C. 1980’s
4 – Baseball Greeting Cards (used). 1990’s
5 – MLB Stamped & mailed Envelopes with logos. 1993 – 98
Pocket Schedules: Assortment of 30 mini team and league schedules.
American League: 1995 – 2007
1983 NY Yankees black & white team photo and guide. Getty Co.
Posters
11 – 1968 MLBPA Player Posters. Photographer Malcolm Emmonds. Each measures 24” x 36” but exhibit wear & tear.
Mays: Batting
Mantle: Batting
Aaron: Batting
Rose: Base running
Kaline: Batting
Banks: Batting
Santo: Batting
Marichal: Pitching
Yaz: Batting
Killebrew: Batting
Howard: Batting
Pete Rose (Phillies Uniform). 22” x 35”, Sports Illustrated. C. 1980
Ted Williams Poster. Featuring a close-up of Ted’s uniform with a short write-up on the ‘Splendid Splinter’. National Bickford Foremost. C. 1990
3 – Mickey Mantle Posters. Color image featuring the Yankee Great batting (18” x 22”). The Whiz. 1990’s
Rickey Henderson Poster. Featuring the All-Time Base Stealer in Yankee pin stripes, batting (18” x 22”). The Whiz. 1990’s
2 – New York Mets Team Posters. Color photo (18” x 22”). Lincoln Mercury, 1990
New York Mets 25th All-Time Roster Anniversary Poster. Contains a black & white photo of every player who ever wore a Met uniform from 1962 – 1986 (22” x 33”). Citi Group/Manufacturers Hanover. (Not sure of date).
Shea Stadium Turf & Seat Panel. Blue wood slat and turf (in jar) taken from the now defunct stadium on the night the Mets clinched the pennant, against the Chicago Cubs. 1986