Show Case 5
Shelf 1 Bottom to top (24 Total Items)
Boston Baseball Doll. Unusual homemade stuffed doll (7” tall) leaning against a bat with a vintage cloth uniform, leather belt and shoes; mounted on a piece of driftwood. Figure has a hand-painted wood head and is labeled: ‘Boston’ on the chest; figure even has a pair of ‘Red Sox’. C. 1910’s – 20’s
3 – Pose-able Wood Baseball Figures. Adjustable hand-made and hand-painted caricature figures (3” - 4” tall) with approximately twenty-five mostly hollowed out pieces of wood strung together from within - with a thin cord, and mounted on a 2 1/2” diameter base. Figures include: a catcher, umpire and fielder. Stamped 'West Germany' under the base. C. Late 1940’s – 50’s
Miniature Rubber Baseball Doll. Cute little 3 1/2” child’s doll with a hand-painted face wearing a home-made uniform, cap and shoes. C. 1940’s
Milwaukee Braves Doll. Pose-able 7 ¼” plastic hand-painted doll with a fine detailed face, dressed in a cotton, ‘Milwaukee Braves’ home uniform and cap, with a bat attached. Japan. C. 1950’s
Baseball ‘Fancy Doll’. 11 ½” molded-rubber child doll dressed in a white cloth uniform with blue piping, striped sox and a hand-sewn baseball glove. Tag on bottom of foot marked: ‘The Fancy Doll, Japan, Trade Mark’. C. 1950’s
Bendable Cloth Baseball Doll. Stuffed cloth doll wired together from within and dressed in a white uniform with red trim, red cap with crossed bats logo, striped socks, black shoes, with a ball in one hand, glove in other. Tag on uniform reads: ‘Holiday Fair, copyright design, Hedaya & Co., N.Y.C., made in Japan’. 13” tall. C. 1950’s – 60’s
Celluloid Baseball Player Doll. Celluloid child figure (7” tall) strung together with a thin cord from within and features a hand-painted face and feet, dressed in a thin white cloth uniform with black trim, and is wearing a baseball glove. Japan. C. 1940’s – 50’s
4 – Celluloid Stadium Souvenir Dolls. These delicate hand-painted novelty dolls feature celluloid heads, hands, and feet are stuffed with cloth and once sold at various stadiums and amusement parks. They come in different sizes, uniform colors, paint variations; some with celluloid bats, others with glove & ball attached, etc.. Sizes range from 4 ½” – 11”. Made in Japan. C. 1940’s – 60’s
Johnny Hero Baseball Doll. Johnny Hero was dubbed ‘The All American Athlete’ - a G.I. Joe type action sports doll capable of excelling in several team sports, with a simple change of wardrobe (various team uniforms sold separately), sort of a prototype Bo Jackson! Made of a foam latex body (13” tall) molded over a bendable wire frame with blue eyes, crew-cut and a stoic expression, Johnny was unveiled for the first time in Sears & Roebuck’s Christmas catalog, 1965. Here he is wearing a grey & white striped uniform with red piping, red cap labeled: ‘M’, red socks and black cleats. Johnny comes with a wood bat, glove, ball and a Xerox copy of the original Sears catalog advertisement (page 520), along with a history of Johnny Hero. Rosko-Steele, Inc., NYC, made in Hong Kong. 1965
4 – Cloth Souvenir Team Dolls. Assortment of odd-shaped dolls sold by stadium vendors made of stuffed cloth and finished in team colors: NY Mets, NY Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers. C. 1970’s
Babe Ruth Hallmark Doll. Stuffed cotton doll (7” tall) featuring the Bambino wearing a Yankee pin-stripe (home uniform) with # 3 on his back. Hallmark Cards, Inc., K.C. Missouri, made in Taiwan. 1979
Avon Baseball Player Doll. Young boy (9 ¼” tall) in full white cloth uniform with blue pin-stripes marked: ‘Grand Slammer’. Figure is sporting a blue cap labeled: ‘GS’ (with the logo inside a baseball diamond) and # 5 on rear jersey with a bat in one hand, ball in the other. Crafted exclusively for Avon Products in Taiwan. 1991
Don Mattingly Porcelain Doll. Beautiful hand-painted 13” tall likeness of the N Y Yankee First Baseman, nicknamed ‘Donnie Baseball’. Figure is wearing a cloth pin-stripe uniform (home) with a NY logo on the left chest, # 23 on back; a blue cap with Yankee logo, matching leather belt, and black ‘Nike’ cleats. Doll is holding a 5 ¾” wood bat with Mattingly’s facsimile signature. Sports Impressions, USA, made in Taiwan. 1991
3 – ‘Cooperstown Collection’ Hall Of Fame Dolls. Fully pose-able limited edition plastic dolls (12”) with exceptional detail given to authentic style uniforms. Hall-of-Fame: Cy Young: Red Sox, Honus Wagner: Pirates, and Lou Gehrig: Yankees (with a wood bat in hands). Box and baseball gloves included. Hasbro. Mid 1990’s
Shelf 2 (77 Total Items)
‘Bill Dickey’ Celluloid Wind-Up Toy. Delicate hand-painted mechanical toy (5” tall) features a celluloid figure attached to a tin base housing the wind-up mechanism. Dickey’s arms are attached to the body with string and base has two metal wheels; wind him up and the Yankee Hall-of-Famer twirls around in his catcher’s equipment, tracking down a foul pop up. Occupied Japan. Late 1940’s
Walloping Willie Baseball Toy. Spring action batting-tee toy (6” tall) made of plastic and wood; squeeze base to initiate action and watch Willie tee off and hit the ball on a spring. Kohner Products, NY. Patent No. 2,421,279. 1947
Sadaharu Oh Figural Baseball Bank. Silver plastic figure (3 ¼” tall) featuring the ‘Japanese Babe Ruth’ perched atop an embossed seamed regulation size baseball in his exaggerated high leg batting stance. The coin slot is on ball behind figure, trap under ball (no trap). Japanese markings on ball (can’t read). Japan. 1970’s
6 – Hall of Fame Busts. Plastic busts (6” tall) featuring an off-white player mounted on an imitation wood base with a front plaque listing player’s career highlights: Honus Wagner, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Walter Johnson, Rogers Hornsby. Produced by Sports ‘Hall of Fame’, Inc and originally sold in Cooperstown, NY. 1963
3 – ‘Tweety’ Nodders. Hard plastic ‘Odd-Ball’ bouncy figures (7 ½” tall) with head and arms attached to springs and mounted on a circular base with a small suction cup underneath (which allowed figure to be affixed to a multiple of surfaces, including car dashboards). They are painted in different baseball uniforms and numbers, and have either bats, or glove props. The three offered are; a batter, catcher and fielder, in various colors and numbers. Tico Toys, Toy Industries Co., Inc., Providence, R.I. 1958 – 62
Hand-Painted ‘Tweety’ Nodder. This free-standing batter figure is finished in a red and white uniform (# 11). Tico Toys, Toy Industries Co., Inc., Providence, R.I. 1958 – 62
12 – Transogram Moveable Figures. 2” hard plastic figures featuring interchangeable parts with mini paper uniform decals (helmet, chest, name) and very fragile at the joints where they are glued onto a green plastic base. Dave McNally, John ‘Blue Moon’ Odom, Jim Fregosi, Frank Howard, et. al. Made in Hong Kong by Transogram Co. Inc. 1969
Jackie Robinson Candy Container. Plastic metallic-toned bust (5” tall) of the Dodger Hall-of-Fame Second Baseman is the top half of the container and sits atop a clear unit housing the candy. Robinson is wearing the defunct ‘B’ on his Brooklyn Dodger cap, with his name printed across the chest. Reverse marked ‘Petitto Studio, Hudson Mass. C. 1950’s
Plastic ‘Allstars’ Pen/Pen Holder. 6 ½” gloved fielder pen stretching for a ball (pen refill inside), painted in white uniform with blue and red trim, (uniform front & back marked: Allstars). Pen sits inside a small (1 ½” diameter) baseball, affixed to a blue base (8” overall). J.S. NY, made in China. C. 1990
4 – Baseball Player Wax Candles. Painted candles (approx. 2” tall) with wicks on top of player’s head: pitcher, catcher, batter, and umpire. C. 1980’s
2 – ‘Sports Kids’ Baseball Team Dolls. Hard plastic dolls (7” tall) with a flesh baseball-shaped head and white baseball-shaped body, finished in team uniforms and logos, with a baseball glove and ball; NY Yankee (pin stripes with hang tag) & Boston Red Sox. Sports Kids Inc., San Francisco, Pat. Pend. 1986
2 – Caricature Baseball Figures. Wacky 5” tall hard rubber pitcher and catcher figures painted in loud orange and blue. The catcher’s glove and body is hollow and two plastic baseballs are embedded in his belly. Reverse marked: ‘H G Toys, all rights reserved, made in China. 1986
Caricature Pitcher. Hard plastic green pitcher figure (4” tall). Wendy’s, made in China. 1994
Pittsburgh Pirate Troll. Plastic golden-haired troll (4” tall) wearing a Pirate uniform. Made in china. C. 1980’s
5 – Baseball Baby Squeeze Toys. Hand-painted rubber child’s toys (4” - 6” tall) that whistle when squeezed, in various sizes, poses and color schemes; batter, pitcher, 2 - catchers, and a fielder. Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan. C. 1960’s – 70’s
New York Met Squeeze Teddy. Rubber bear (4 ¼” tall) wearing a Met uniform with bat on shoulder, holding ball in other hand (team logo on batting helmet). China. C. 1980’s – 90’s
New York Mets Rubber Stick Figure. Bendable caricature figure (6” tall) features a baseball bat-shaped body with Mets logos on cap and bat, and a baseball glove on left hand. MLB license by Russ Berrie, made in China. 1989
Baseball Caricature Stick Figure. Plastic baseball face figure (3” tall) with raised seams and short bendable arms and legs. C. 1990’s
15 (32 Total) – ‘The Original Micro Stars’ Mini Figurines. These hard plastic caricatures (2 ¼” tall) of Major League Players feature over-sized heads on a small body, perched on a baseball with their names embossed across the front. They were produced by Creative Images International, who had a MLBPA (Major League Baseball players Association) license, but not an MLB license ((Major League Baseball), which explains the lack of team logos on the jersey and hat. Originally packaged in a clear plastic front with cardboard backing; reverse has a player bio and set checklist. Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Ozzie Smith, et. al.. China. 1995
15 (18 Total) – Baseball Headliner Figures. Hard molded plastic figures (3” tall) with over-sized heads hand-painted with fine detail to capture the super-realistic ‘look’ of the actual players, with their last name etched into the front of a green base. They are packaged in clear plastic mounted on cardboard with player’s facsimile signature and contain a small ‘Collector’s Catalog’ booklet. Reverse shows others in set: Bonds, Boggs, Sandberg, Ripken Jr., et. al. Corinthian Marketing, Inc., El Segundo, Ca. Made in China. 1996
2 – The Slugger Dog Toy. What will they think of next? This 6 ½” baseball batter squeak toy is yellow with navy trim, made of non-toxic vinyl. Package advertises: ‘A Home Run For Your Dog’ and ‘Reward Their Love’. Alfa Pet, St. Louis, Mo., manufactured in China (one is sealed in original plastic wrap with store hang tag). 1990’s
Shelf 3 (75 Total Items)
Pittsburgh Pirates Mascot Bank. Red plastic bank featuring a Pirate mascot wearing a striped shirt, bandana, eye patch, hat, holding a bat and ball marked: ‘Pirates’ on base sandwiched between two baseballs. Coin slot on back, screw-off trap on bottom. 2 ¾” diameter base, 7 ¼” tall. Harett-Gilmar Inc., NYC. C. 1950’s
Reggie Jackson Alarm Clock. This plastic wind-up pictures ‘Mr. October’ on the face with his name, wearing Yankee cap. 4” diameter x 4 ¼” tall. Late 1970’s
Reggie’s Liquid Car Wax. Front of this 16 Fl. OZ. liquid wax container has label picturing the Hall-of-Fame Right Fielder swinging a bat inside a baseball marked: ‘The Car Collector’s Choice’. Reverse has a photo of Reggie with his facsimile signature, a brief bio and directions. 8 ¼” tall. Costa Mesa, Ca. 1970’s
Louisville Slugger Player Souvenir Bank. Red plastic conical-shaped bat rack (6” tall) serves as the bank (coin slot on top, trap underneath), and holds ten miniature plastic, Hillerich & Bradsby logo bats with players name on barrel: Mantle, Aaron, Bench, et. al. Made in USA. 1970’s
Louisville Slugger National League Souvenir Bank. Red plastic conical-shaped bat rack (6” tall) with coin slot on top, trap underneath, holds ten miniature plastic, Hillerich & Bradsby logo bats; this one with National League team logos on the barrel. Made in USA. 1970’s
Louisville Slugger Little League Souvenir Bank. This red plastic bat rack bank is also 6” tall (coin slot on top, trap underneath) and holds ten white plastic, Hillerich & Bradsby bats commemorating the Little League champs from 1947 – 1977. Bats list several winning teams on each barrel, with country and date in blue ink. 1977.
Tyco ‘Tweety Nodder’ in Original Package. Cellophane wrapper with a paper store hang tag affixed at top contains a 7 ½” hard plastic bouncy spring figural infielder inside, with a baseball glove and ball, wearing a yellow uniform (# 7). Tico Toys, Toy Industries Co., Inc., Providence, R.I. 1958 – 62
Nostalgic Baseball Souvenir Snow Dome. This early shaker features a metal figural swinging batter enclosed in a round dome with sparkle snow, mounted atop a 3” red square base. Made in U.S.A. C. 1950’s
Houston ‘Astrodome’ Snow Dome. Plastic memento straight from the souvenir stands of Houston’s famed ‘8th Wonder of the World’. This shaker features a pitcher and batter battling on a see-saw with the Astrodome in the background. Oval base, Hong Kong. Late 1960’s
New York Yankees Snow Dome/Fan Dome (7 different with boxes). Plastic snow-shaker featuring a Yankee logo on a baseball cap in front of an outfield wall with painted bleachers and fans; small plaque in front marked: ‘New York Yankees’. When shaken – a mini baseball swirls around in the snow. The Kinta Group, L.A., Calif. 1990’s
Field Of Dreams souvenir Snow Dome. Another memento from the ‘Hit’ movie features the baseball diamond in front of the farm house with a ‘Field Of Dreams’ plaque in front. Made in Hong Kong. C. 1990
Jackie Robinson Souvenir Cane Top. Painted figural molded plastic cane top (3 ¼” tall) featuring the Dodger Hall-of-Fame Second Baseman with brown face and red lips, wearing his Brooklyn cap. Neck area has a raised crossed bats & ball motif with opening to insert cane. Made in Japan. C. 1950’s
Avon Catcher’s Glove Hair Trainer. Brown plastic baseball glove shaped bottle that once contained 6 Fl. Oz. of hair tonic. 4 ½” tall. Avon Products Inc., NY, NY. 1970’s
Chicago Cubs Transistor Radio. Red and white plastic and metal radio marked: ‘Chicago Cubs’ along with a Cubs logo and ‘WGN’ (Cubs radio station) engraved on a metal band. Reverse labeled: ‘Boy’s Radio’. 2 ½” x 4” x 1 ¼” wide. D.D.K. Co., Ltd. Japan. 1960’s
Philadelphia Phillies Transistor Radio. White plastic radio with a Phillies ‘P’ logo on the front, and a plastic carry strap; runs on a 9-volt battery. 2 ½” x 4 ½” x 1 3/8” wide. Emerson Radio, Secaucus, NJ., made in Philippines. 1970’s
Baseball Transistor Radio on Three Bats. Grey plastic adjustable bats maneuvered into position and secured with a screw serves as the base for this 3 ¼” diameter, baseball-shaped radio, with a cord attachment at top so it can be hung while being listened to. Ball twists open and takes two ‘A’ batteries. 1960’s – 70’s
Mickey Mantle Amour Coin. Armour Meat Company began including plastic baseball coins as inserts with their meat products in 1955 to stimulate sales. In total the company issued three coin sets; 1955, 1959, and 1960. This 1 ½” diameter yellow plastic coin has a bust relief of the NY Yankee Hall-of-Fame Center Fielder on the front marked: Charles “Mickey” Mantle in raised letters. Reverse has statistics, a diamond, and crossed bats and ball motif. Armour Meat Co., Chicago, Illinois. 1955
Mickey Mantle Amour Coin. This edition was the final year for Armour coins. The offered ‘Mantle’ coin is similar to the previous one, except in red. Reverse has statistics from his ‘59 season. 1 ½” diameter. Armour Meat Co., Chicago, Illinois. 1960.
Dick Farrell Salada-Junket Coin. Blue Plastic coin issued one per box of Salada Tea and Junket Desserts (jell-o & pudding) features a paper image of pitcher Farrel for the new expansion team: Houston Colt 45’s. Reverse coin information and manufacturer. 1 3/8” diameter. Salada Tea Company. 1962
All-Time Greatest Minnesota Twins Team Ruler. White plastic ruler (12” long) with player pictures in red beside their names: Harmon Killebrew, Tony Oliva, Rod Carew, Billy Martin, et. al.. Licensed by MLB. 1970’s
Baseball Pen Desk Set/Bank. Plastic 4 ½” diameter tilted baseball base houses two ‘Louisville Slugger’ bat-shaped pens and also serves as the bank. Coin slot on reverse; bank is twisted to separate halves and access the money. Bats have ‘Hillerich & Bradsby labels; one marked: ‘Mickey Mantle’, the other: ‘Yogi Berra’. C. 1960’s
2 – Baseball Team Logo Magnets. These rubber die-cut magnets feature raised relief team logos and colors (approximately 1 ½” – 2 ½”). Great American Products, Inc., Broadview, Ill. Mid 1990’s
A. New York Yankees: Red, white, and blue ‘Top Hat’ logo with an extended
bat.
B. Atlanta Braves: Marked ‘Braves’ with a ‘Tomahawk’ logo.
Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Clock. 2-piece plastic clock marked: ‘Milwaukee Brewers’ with a team logo on a 6 ½” diameter white face; hour hand has a 1” diameter baseball affixed to the tip. Detachable blue base is 4 ¼” diameter, with a pedestal stand (11” tall overall). C. 1970’s
2 – Baseball Change Purses. Pair of early rubber baseball-related purses with short metal chains for belt or key attachment; reverse has a slit to store change. Patent No. # 25679. C. 1950’s
A. Chicago Cubs: Blue oval-shaped (2” x 3”) featuring a white Cubs Mascot
holding a bat marked: ‘Chicago’ above a baseball diamond marked: ‘Cubs’.
B. Cleveland Indians: Circular (2 ½” diameter) off-white marked: ‘Cleveland
Indians’ in red between baseball seams.
Cincinnati Reds Change Purse. Circular red rubber purse (2 ½” diameter) features a ‘Reds’ logo in the center. Reverse has a slit between white baseball seams to access the change. C. 1980’s
2 – Major League Breaking Balls (one in cabinet). Patented (official size and weight) hard balls that allow anyone to automatically throw a curve ball, screw ball, sinker or riser. One is still packaged in its original clear plastic wrapping. Pick point Sports, Mirror Lake N.H. US Patent # 4128238. 1978
Fortune Teller Baseball Game. Large hard plastic baseball (4” diameter) marked: ‘Official Supernatural League Fortune Teller’ with a 1 ¾” viewing window on the base that contains fluid. Pat No. # 2,452,730. 1948
Baseball Yo-Yo. Hard plastic baseball-shaped yo-yo (2 ½” diameter) with red embossed seams. C. 1970’s
New York Yankees Bat Tooth Brush. Plastic bat-shaped child’s brush (6” long) marked: ‘New York Yankees’. Ora Care. C. 1970’s
Plastic Batter Trophy. White figural batter (6 ¼” tall) mounted atop a round plastic trophy base (3” diameter). C. 1960’s
2 – Bendable Rubber Baseball Players. 5 ½” tall New York Yankee & Met figures in full uniform with team colors and logos on jersey and caps; one holding a bat, the other a glove. Made in Hong Kong. 1981
St. Louis Cardinals Celluloid Line-Up Display. Small color plaque (2 7/8” x 3 ¾”) featuring an embossed Cardinals cap and an ‘Official National League’ baseball (with league President ‘Warren Giles’ facsimile signature). Reverse has cardboard backing with an easel stand and a blank line-up card to be filled in by fan. Major League Baseball Promotion Corp. 1968
5 – Baseball-Themed Cigarette Lighters. Plastic pocket lighters of various design and colors. 1970’s – 90’s
A. New York Yankees: White (3 ¼” tall) marked: New York Yankees with a
Yankee logo. Feudor, France. C. 1970’s
B. Bic lighter with color laminated batter/catcher photograph (3 ¼” tall). Bic
Co., U.S.A.. C. 1980’s
C. Flat color lighter featuring a batter at the plate and a baseball diamond
with an embossed baseball clicker. 1 3/8 x 1 ¼”. Korea. C. 1990’s
D & E. 2 – Roll Lite’s: One features an action scene with a base runner sliding
into base; the other features ten baseballs against a green background (3 ¼”
tall). China. C. 1990’s
L.A. Dodgers Sun Glasses. These funky 60’s style sunglasses feature baseball-shaped frames with embossed seams marked: ‘Dodgers’ on each lens frame, in addition to bat-shaped ear pieces. Pat Pend. # 43-4718. 1968
3 – Stained Glass Baseball Ornaments with Hang loops.
A. Boston Red Sox: 3 ½” diameter baseball with a Red Sox logo in the center
marked: ‘Boston Red Sox’ on the outer edge. C. 1970’s
B. Hall Of Fame: Circular 3 ½” diameter multi-colored glass featuring a
swinging batter against green background marked: ‘National Baseball Hall Of
Fame Cooperstown, NY’. C. 1970’s – 80’s
C. White baseball with Red Seams (2 7/8” diameter). C. 1980’s
2 – Baseball Batting Helmet Banks. Plastic replica helmets (3 ½” x 5 ½” x 2 ½” high) in team colors with painted logos; coin slot on top, plastic trap underneath. Geo Dickstein, Cleveland, Ohio. US Pat Pend. 1973
A. New York Yankee: Navy blue
B. Oakland Athletics: Green with gold brim
Philadelphia Phillies Batting Helmet/Pencil Sharpener. Red plastic-textured replica helmet featuring a paper ‘Phillies’ logo on the front; yellow sharpener accessed from underneath. Approx. 1 ½” x 2” x 1” tall. C. 1970’s
St. Louis Cardinals Batting Helmet. Red plastic replica helmet with a Cardinals logo on the front (3 ¼” x 5 ½” x 2 ½” tall). C. 1970’s
2 – Mini Batting Helmets. Small plastic replica helmets (1 5/8” x 2 3/8” x 1” tall) with paper logos on the front. C. 1970’s
A. Los Angeles Dodgers: Dodger blue
B. Chicago Cubs: Blue.
2 –Micro Souvenir Batting Helmets in Clear Plastic Cases. Plastic helmets lightly smaller then above (1 ¼” x 1 ¾”). C. 1970’s – 80’s
A. St. Louis Cardinals: Red
B. Kansas City Royals: Royal blue
3 – Domino Sugar Figural Player Containers (one in cabinet). Yellow figural containers in the shape of a batter, pitcher and fielder that once contained ‘Sugar ‘N Cinnamon’; each with a paper label on top of a brown screw-on lid. Mfg. by Amstar Corp., NY, NY. C. 1970’s
Mickey Mantle Pencil Sharpener. Powder blue sharpener (1” diameter) featuring a smiling image of Mantle against a white background, wearing Yankee cap above his facsimile signature. C. 1970’s – 80’s
Atlanta Braves Souvenir Bull Pen Cart. Red plastic cart marked: ‘Braves’ on the front hood, with a batting helmet-shaped roof (‘A’ logo on brim), mounted on a baseball-shaped chasis. 1 ½” x 3 ¼” 2 ½” tall. Sportoys by Orange Prod., Chatham, NJ. C. 1970’s
Nostalgic 3-D Batter Key Chain/Charm. Red bordered frame (1 ½” diameter) features an encased 3-D batter that swings a bat when tilted, against a yellow background with a small chain loop at top. C. 1950’s – 60’s
2 – Mini Rubber Fielder’s Gloves. These are most likely a baseball doll accessories.
A. 2” x 2”: C. 1950’s – 60’s
B. 1 ¼” x 1 ½”: C. 1980’s – 90’s
5 – Gum Ball Charms. Assortment of different plastic & celluloid baseball-related charms from the 1940’s – 70’s.
A. Batter: Hand-painted figure (1 7/8” tall) with chain at top. Japan. C. 1940’s
– 50’s
B. Celluloid Bat & Ball: Orange bat (2 ¼” long) with a small baseball attached to
the barrel. C. 1950’s
C. Celluloid Catcher’s Mitt: Orange mitt (1” diameter) with string attached to
pocket web. Japan. C. 1950’s
D. Plastic Baseball. 5/8” diameter ball with a hang loop on top. C. 1950’s – 70’s
E. Plastic Fielder’s Glove: ¾” x 7/8”, marked: Hong Kong across palm. C. 1950’s
– 70’s
Baseball Marble. ½” diameter white marble with red seams. C. 1960’s – 70’s
Mini Baseball. Hard plastic ball (½” diameter). C. 1990’s
Washington Senators Souvenir Lapel Light. Micro-lite to be worn on lapel, tie, or hat featuring a plastic baseball and bat marked: ‘Washington Senators’ on the front that lights up when you pull the string. Reverse has a clasp and battery compartment (1 ¾” x 2 ¼”). C. 1950’s
Shigeo Nagashima 3-D Flicker Charm. Plastic ‘Dime Store’ charm featuring a Yomiuri Giants team logo against a yellow background with a red border that morphs into a smiling head shot of the Hall-of-Fame 3rd Baseman (whose name was almost synonymous with Japanese baseball). 1 ¾” x 1 ¾”. Japan, C. 1960’s
Baseball Bubbles. Mini plastic baseball-shaped half bottle (1 7/8” diameter) with twist-off top containing bubble solution; applicator affixed to screw-off top. China. C. 1980’s – 90’s
Mechanical Walking Baseball. Wind him up and this mini baseball actually walks on two black feet, marked: ‘MVP’ ‘Most Valuable Pop’. China. C. 1990’s
Baseball Bat & Ball Pen. Plastic bat-shaped pen with a white-taped handle and mini embossed baseball affixed to the barrel marked: ‘# 1 Slugger’ (6 ¾” long). C. 1980’s – 90’s
Topps Giant Baseball Photo Card (Sealed). Mail-in promotion features a vibrant color wrapper with a graphic batter housing a twenty-eight year-old baseball card (5” x 7 ¼”) (through the wrapper I can make out a Yankee logo). Reverse has a mail-in offer to buy entire card set with instructions and check list. Topps Chewing Gum, Inc., Duryea, Pa. 1981
Baseball Player Comic Set (1-33). This wax paper set was a test issue (reminiscent of Bazooka comics) and inserted into card packs in lieu of bubble gum. Each comic features a star player with player’s picture, name, position, a brief bio, a baseball rule and comic number (3” x 3 ¼”). Hall-of-Fame: Reggie Jackson, Nolan Ryan, Carl Yastrzemski, George Brett, Rod Carew, Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, Tom Seaver, Eddie Murray, Phil Neikro. Topps Chewing Gum, Inc. 1979
Shelf 4 (185 Total Items)
6 – Celluloid Baseball Dolls. Fragile hand-painted figures of various sizes, designs and country of origin (that damage very easily). 1930’s – 50’s
A. New York Giants Batter: 5 ¾” tall figure with bat on shoulder wearing a
white uniform with a ‘NY Giants’ logo on cap and jersey. Japan, C. 1930’s
B. Catcher: 5” tall figure with jointed arms strung together from the inside,
painted in a white uniform with a catcher’s mask, chest protector, and shin
guards. Japan. C. 1930’s – 40’s
C. Batter: 4 ½” tall figure (white with blue trim) featuring jointed arms (held
together with string from the inside), glove on one hand, ball in other.
Occupied Japan, late 1940’s
D. 2 – Batters: 4 ½” tall figures are actually holiday ornaments (eye hooks on
top of head designed to be hung from a Christmas tree). Figures have bat
on shoulder and finished in different color trim on a white uniform.
Occupied Japan, late 1940’s
E. Boy Batter: 3 ¾” tall with bat on shoulder, ball in hand, wearing a white
uniform with red trim. Hong Kong. C. 1950’s
Celluloid Tape Measure. This vintage tape measure features a hand-painted boy in white uniform with blue cap (2 ½” tall) and a bat on shoulder with a thirty-six inch retractable cloth tape measure that extends out from side of player’s hip. Made in Japan. C. 1920’s – 40’s
Rubber Baseball Doll Figure. Well-aged white toy doll (3 ¾” tall) depicting a crying child in a classic turn-of-century bib-fronted jersey with a small bat in one hand, ball in other. Back marked: ‘676, made in Japan. Probably much older but I’ll be conservative: C. 1940’s – 50’s
2 – Wax Baseball Player Figures. Interesting blue wax figures (metal trophy molds) feature different sizes and poses. C. 1950’s
A. 3 ½” swinging batter in old style bell-bottom uniform and long bat.
B. 4 ½” swinging batter with bat behind shoulders.
Pose-able Wooden Batter. Adjustable (4” tall) hand-made, hand-painted caricature batter (white uniform with red trim/yellow bat) made of 18 small pieces of wood (most hollowed out) and strung together from within with a thin cord. Figure is mounted on a 1 ¼” diameter base reminiscent of the plastic ‘Walloping Willie’ baseball toy batting tee (with a spring mechanism at the base to initiate action). 5” overall (can’t read stamp on bottom). C. Late 1940’s – 50’s
In the mid 50's, baseball took a big jump in popularity. With World War II a passing memory and the advent of television, more and more fans became interested in Our National Pastime. Baseball card companies (Bowman & Topps) took full advantage of this growing craze by issuing yearly series of baseball cards. But other companies (Dairy Queen & Robert F. Gould All-Stars) also tried to cash in by issuing a series of small plastic baseball player statues in 1955. Both the Dairy Queen and Robert Gould statues have the player’s name embossed on the base.
22 – Dairy Queen Figures. This popular set was distributed in ice cream shops around the country and made of hard white plastic (2 ½” – 3 ½” tall) on either a square or rectangle base, with the players name embossed in front. There are several different poses of which depict even more variations of each pose; batting, fielding, pitching, or as in the case of Mickey Mantle, bunting. Hall-of-Fame: Mantle, Musial, Matthews, Berra, Campanella, "Duke" Snider. Marx Corp. 1955
7 – Robert F. Gould All-Star Statues. These collector figures are similar in style to the Dairy Queen set and measure up to 3 ½” tall, made of hard plastic, bone white in color, with player names (different player selection) embossed across a round base. Hall-of-Fame: Willie Mays, Early Wynn. Robert F. Gould Co., New York. 1955
17 – Post Cereal Figures. Well-detailed 2 - 2 ½” tall soft plastic stand alone figures (blue and yellow without bases) were made by Lido and given away one at a time in specially marked boxes of ‘Post’ cereal; each with numbers on back and many different poses: 12 yellow, 5 blue. They were re-issued in the mid 60’s, in different colors, by different manufacturers. Late 1950’s
2 – Hand-Carved Wood Batters. Hand-painted caricature figures (3 ¼” tall) mounted on a flat round base (1 ¾” diameter). Japan. C. 1960
A. ‘Nodder’ Figure: Red & blue uniform, holding bat, with a tiny spring
supporting the head, and a baseball mounted on the base.
B. Batter Figure: Red, green and blue uniform holding a bat.
Plastic Batter Trophy Figure. Off-white swinging batter figure (4 ¼” tall). C. 1960’s
Plastic Figural Batter. Small pink swinging batter figure (2” tall) perched atop a multi-tiered base (3” overall). C. 1960’s – 70’s
Large Plastic Swinging Batter. White plastic figure (5 ¼” tall) standing atop a double-tiered base (probably a game piece). Marked ‘GMFGI, 1971
2 – Figural Pencil Sharpeners. Hard plastic figures in various poses with a round base mounted atop a black base that houses the sharpener mechanism. C. 1960’s
A. Batter: Cream color swinging batter (2 ¾” tall) reminiscent of Don Mueller
from the Robert F. Gould All-Stars set; with a green sharpener
B. Fielder: Blue (2” tall) fielder with a red sharpener.
Mini Magnetic Caricature Batter Figure. Cute little plastic figure (1 ¼” tall) wearing a blue uniform, with a bat on his shoulder. A small magnet on the base keeps this little fellow balanced on metal surfaces. C. 1950’s
4 – Joy Toys Position Players. Large plastic generic figures (4” – 6 ¼” tall) featuring a grey batter, off-white pitcher, blue fielder, and a yellow catcher. C. 1960’s
Hard Plastic Baseball Player. Hand-painted boy figure (4 ½” tall) with bat on shoulder, glove in other hand, wearing an off-white uniform, blue cap, shirt & socks marked: # 33 on front. Marked: ‘Wilton Chicago, made in Hong Kong’. C. 1960’s – 70’s
3 – New York Yankees Figural Erasers. Rubber figures; pitcher, batter and fielder (approx. 3” tall) each wearing pin stripe uniforms with an ‘NY’ logo on the chest. Figures are attached to a brown eraser backing which gives them bulk and support. MLB and Skore, a division of Eskor Industries, made in China. 1988
New York Mets Figural Pen Top. Little plastic batter (2 ¼” tall) wearing a Mets uniform, with bat on shoulder, mounted on a white pen top (companion pen is white with MLB logo in case # 1, shelf # 1). Skore, MLB, 1989
Figural Catcher Pen Top. Blue, green & yellow hand-painted plastic figure (1 7/8”) mounted on a white pen top. No markings. C. 1980’s
Cake Decorations – many different versions were produced between 1950’s – 80’s.
‘Minor Leaguer’ Cake Decoration. Hard plastic hand-painted figure is from the Hartland Plastics ‘Minor Leaguer’ mold used by various novelty companies to make cake decorations. Player (4 ½” tall) is wearing a white uniform with a red cap, and featured in a batting stance with a yellow bat, mounted atop a 1” x 3 ¾” green base. C.M.V., Hong Kong. 1960’s
‘Little Leaguer’ Bat Boy. Soft plastic hand-painted figure (5 ¾” tall) is from the Hartland Plastics ‘Little Leaguer’ mold used by various novelty companies to make cake decorations and generic figures for children. Bat boy is featured holding a yellow bat and fielder’s glove. C. 1960’s
18 – Tan Base Cake Figures (6 are in Cabinet). Hard plastic hand-painted cake decorations (2” tall) with several color combinations; tan being the base color (unpainted). Fifteen have red jersey/tan pants; 3 pitchers, 3 catchers, 9 fielders (3 different poses) and 3 batters with blue pants/tan jersey. C. 1950’s – 60’s
2 – ‘Ajax Plastics Corporation’ Cake Figures. Hard plastic figures (2” - 2 ½” tall): 1 is a batter with brown trim on a tan base; the other is a solid blue catcher. Both labeled Ajax Plastics Corporation on back of base. C. 1950’s – 60’s
6 – ‘Plast-O-Matic’ White Base Baseball Players. Hard plastic hand-painted figures (approx. 3” tall), in solid white uniforms with flesh-tone skin: catcher, fielder, and four base runners. Plast-O-Matic Corp. C. 1950’s – 60’s
6 – Green Base Cake Decorations. Hard Plastic hand-painted action figures (2 ¾” – 3” tall) mounted on slightly concave green bases. Five are finished in red and blue uniforms; pitcher, catcher, fielder, and two base runners. The sixth is a red and yellow batter. Hong Kong, C. 1960’s – 70’s
3 – Green Base ‘Wilton’ Action Figures. Hand-painted players (2 ¼” tall); two in white uniforms with green trim, the other with yellow trim; batter, catcher and fielder. Base marked: ‘Wilton Corp., made in China’. 1981
Catcher Cake Decoration. Hard plastic figure (2 ½” tall) wearing a white uniform with red trim uniform mounted on an orange base. Bakery Crafts, Cincinnati, Ohio. Made in China. 1986
3 – Early Action Game Pieces. These plastic baseball figures are from the Mini ‘Autograph Baseball’ Game (cabinet # 1, shelf # 2) and played between two players on a table using their finger tips. Each hand-painted player is 1 ½” tall with numbers on back of jersey, and stand on either a tiny round red or green base; 2 are red/white, 1 green/grey. C. 1930’s – 40’s
2 – Paper-Mache Caricature Baseball figures. Crazy-looking figurines (approx. 3 ½” tall) posed in different comical baseball scenes. Both are wearing grey uniforms with blue trim making hysterical gestures (reminiscent of the works of L.L. Rittgers). Made in Italy, 1940’s
3 – Auburn Rubber Figures. Hard rubber baseball figures neatly painted in grey uniforms with red trim featuring a catcher and two different fielder’s (approximately 3” tall). Auburn Rubber Co. USA. C. 1930’s – 40’s
12 – ‘Cracker Jacks’ Baseball Prize Figures. In 1946 Cracker Jack wrapped their first plastic prizes and inserted them into their boxes.
A. 5 – Flat 2” Tall Figures: 2 catchers, 2 batters, and a fielder in various colors and poses. C. 1946 – 50’s
B. 4 – 1 ¾” Flat Figures: 3 batters (2 red, one yellow) and a red pitcher. C. 1970’s
C. 3 – Various Players: 2 different fielders (one blue, 1 grey) and a light grey catcher. C. 1960’s
9 – Mini Plastic Players. Rare soft hand-painted figures (¾” – 1 ¼”) with red jerseys: batter, pitcher, catcher, 3 infielders, and 3 outfielders. C. 1940’s – 50’s
2 – Mini White Base Figures. Interesting plastic bone white players (1 ¾” – 2 ¼” tall); one features a catcher wearing a jacket, the other is a swinging batter. C. 1950’s
4 – Plastic Baseball Player Charms. Tiny (1” tall) figures with a hang loop on top of head (probably dispensed from gumball machines); yellow batter, three different fielder poses; 2 are white, 1 red. C. 1950’s
11 – White Base Baseball Figures. This lot features an assortment of white plastic ‘Lido’ position players (2 ¼” – 3 ¼” tall); everyone a different pose, (including two umpire variations). Lido Plastics. 1950’s
2 – Mini Play Ball Figures. Solid blue plastic stand alone figures (approx. 1 ½”), produced by Common-Tatar, Inc., Blasdell, N.Y (see Cabinet # 4, shelf # 3) and came in several different colors. Instructions called for customer to ‘Glue On Bottle Caps for Trophies’. C. 1950’s – 60’s
Figural Fielder Game Piece. 1 ½” tall hard plastic red infielder on a rectangle base (no idea what game). C. 1960’s
4 – Plastic Figural Game Pieces. 1” - 1 ¼” tall players on round/oval bases (no idea what game they are from): red catcher and fielder, white batter, black umpire. C. 1960’s – 70’s
6 – 2-D Plastic Game Figures. Flat red & yellow base runners (1 ½” tall) mounted on a rectangle base from the ‘Hank Aaron’ Baseball Game: 3 red, 3 yellow. 1973
13 – Plastic Baseball Toy Figures. Small (1 ¾” tall) players in various action poses: 6 red, 6 white, 1 blue. Marked ‘Hong Kong’ on base. C. 1970’s – 80’s
Rubber Catcher Figure. Soft pliable squatting figure (2 ¾” tall) in a white uniform with red trim; there are several holes in the back for mounting on something? C. 1980’s – 90’s
Shelf 5 (97 Total Items)
New York Yankees Felt Pennant. Navy blue pennant (10” long) with white graphics depicting an action scene in the left hand corner; catcher is chasing a pop up with batter watching, bleachers in background. Pennant is marked: ‘New York Yankees’ spanning across the majority with a ‘Top Hat’ logo atop the right arm of the ‘Y’ instead of the normal bat. C. 1940’s
94 (115 More in Cabinet) – Starting Line-Up Figurines. Starting Lineups (abbreviated SLU’s) were a line of collectible sports figurines made of plastic and produced by the American toy company Kenner (1988-2001). Each pose-able action figure features a 4” – 5” likeness of Major Leaguers (similar in style to the ‘Transogram’ series of 1969-70 on shelf # 2). They 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. By Kenner, Cincinnati, Ohio. Made in China.
New York Yankees Starting lineup. This is a team lineup featuring nine players mounted on a 16” green plastic base, with a paper plaque labeled: ‘New York Yankees’ sandwiched between two Yankee logos. Players include: Don Mattingly, Ricky Henderson and Dave Winfield. China. 1989
Shelf 6 (39 Total Items)
The late 1980’s was the beginning of the ceramic statue craze; previously it had been plastic, such as the Hartland’s or Bobbin Heads.
15 – Gartlan Mini Ceramic Figurines. Gartlan is considered the premiere name among all limited edition sports collectible brands and companies and is officially licensed by MLB. Player statues are approximately 4” tall with special attention paid to detail commemorating their induction into the Hall-of-Fame or lifetime baseball achievements (limited to a production run of 10,000). Most have player facsimile first names or ‘nick name’ on the base. Gold sticker on bottom marked: ‘Gartlan USA, Inc., Huntington Beach, Ca., with edition number, statue title and date. The later Gartlan’s are made in China.
A. Ted Williams: Boston Red Sox ‘The Kid’ # 5120, 1989
B. Carl Yastrzemski: Boston Red Sox ‘Yaz’ # 3363, 1989
C. Johnny Bench: Cincinnati Reds ‘Poised For Fame’ # 3523, 1989
D. Steve Carlton: Philadelphia Phillies ‘Lefty’ # 4824, 1989
E. Yogi Berra: New York Yankees ‘The Catcher’ # 1631, 1990
F. Pete Rose: Cincinnati Reds ‘For The Record’ # 2185, 1990
G. Rod Carew: Minnesota Twins: ‘Hitting Splendor’ # 779, 1991
H. Stan Musial: St. Louis Cardinals ‘The Man’ # 1479, 1992
I. Ralph Kiner: Pittsburgh Pirates ‘Battlin’ Buc’ # 598, 1992
J. Tom Seaver: New York Mets ‘The Delivery’ # 457, 1992
K. Hank Aaron: Milwaukee Braves ‘The Hammer’ # 2143, 1992
L. Carlton Fisk: Chicago White Sox ‘The Commander’ # 761, 1992
M. George Brett: Kansas City Royals ‘The Franchise’ # 2052, 1994
N. Frank Thomas: Chicago White Sox ‘35’ # 1077, 1994
O. Ken Griffey Jr.: Seattle Mariners ‘Junior’ # 3380, 1994
1 – Large Ceramic Gartlan Statues. Same information as above except these statues are limited to a production run of 5000.
A. Eddie Mathews: Milwaukee Braves ‘Home Run Hero’ # 451, 1994
10 – Sports Impressions Miniature Statues. Beautiful ceramic figurines (approx. 5” tall) with player’s facsimile signature either on a plaque or front of base (some have team logos on a plaque mounted on the base), all of which rests on a nice stained wood base. Sports Impressions, U.S.A., crafted in Thailand.
A. Reggie Jackson: New York Yankees, 1990
B. Kirby Puckett: Minnesota twins, 1990
C. Brooks Robinson: Baltimore Orioles, 1990
D. Ernie Banks: Chicago Cubs, 1990
E. Nolan Ryan: Texas Rangers, 1990
F. Don Mattingly: New York Yankees, 1990
G. Will Clark: San Francisco Giants, 1990
H. Kevin Mitchell: San Francisco Giants, 1990
I. Mark McGwire: Oakland Athletics, 1990
J. Hank Aaron: Atlanta Braves, 1993
2 – Prospect Creations Limited Edition Ceramic Statues. These statues feature two Hall-of-Fame pitchers in action poses, finished in home uniforms with facsimile signatures on the base. Edition is limited to a production run of 3000 (base 3” x 4 ¾” x 5 ½” tall). Gold sticker on bottom marked: ‘Prospect Creations, St. Louis, Mo., and statue edition Number. Taiwan.
A. Bob Gibson: St. Louis Cardinals, # 1451 of 3000. 1990
B. Jim Palmer: Baltimore Orioles, # 350 of 3000. 1991
3 – Diamond Classics Figurines. Generic hand-painted ceramic figurines (approx. 5” tall) mounted on green bordered base. Each statue is labeled with a title with a Registration Number on the bottom. Russ Berrie and Company, Inc., Oakland, New Jersey. Made in China. C. 1990
A. Batter: ‘Batter Up!’
B. Pitcher: ‘Here Comes The Pitch!’
C. Base Runner: ‘Safe!’
Ceramic Batter Figurine. Small generic (3 ½” tall) swinging batter hand-painted in a white uniform with blue trim. China. C. 1990
5 – Hallmark Figurines. These are well-detailed hard plastic ‘Keepsake’ ornaments (4” – 5” tall) from the ‘At the Ball Park’ Collector’s Series; each with a gold metal hanging loop on top of head. The Score Board, Inc. Manufactured for Hallmark Cards, Inc., K.C. Mo. Made in China. 1990’s
A. Nolan Ryan: Texas Rangers (home uniform), 1996
B. 2 – Hank Aaron’s: Atlanta Braves (home uniform with baseball card), 1997
C. Cal Ripken Jr.: Baltimore Orioles (home uniform), 1998
D. Ken Griffey Jr.: Seattle Mariner (home uniform), 1999
2 – Player Figurines. Yet another series of hard plastic figurines (slightly smaller then above) from a different company; with team decals and a silver hanging loop at the top. 1992
A. Ryne Sandberg: Chicago Cubs (home uniform)
B. Nolan Ryan: Texas Rangers (home uniform)
Shelf 7 (16 Total Items)
Ceramic Baseball Television Planter. Made in the likeness of a 1950’s black & white Philco Television, this planter features an infield action scene on the screen front of a base runner and fielder (2 5/8” x 4” x 4 ¼” tall). Made in Japan. C. 1950’s
Brass Batter Trophy. Nice molded player with bat on shoulder mounted atop a wood base (2 ½” x 2 ½” x 6 ¾” tall). Brass plaque engraved: ‘Harrison Park Champs 44 Ducals G. Schmidt’. 1944
Gold Plated Batter Trophy. Swinging batter mounted atop a varnished wood base (3” x 3 ¾” x 8 ¼” tall). Plaque engraved: ‘Champs R&H 1959. 1959
12 – Hard Cover Books:
A. Up The Baltic by William T. Adams (No DJ). Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.,
1899
B. Try and Trust by Horatio Alger, Jr. (No DJ). New York Book Company, 1908
C. The Young Pitcher by Zane Grey (No DJ). Harper & Brothers, 1911
D. The High School Rivals by Frank V. Webster (DJ). Cupples & Leon Company,
1911
E. The Boys of Columbia High by Graham B. Forbes (No DJ). Grosset & Dunlap,
1911
F. The Bell Haven Nine by George Barton (No DJ). The John C. Winston
Company Publishers, 1914
G Baseball Joe In The World Series by Lester Chadwick (No DJ). Cupples &
Leon Company, 1917
H. Strike Him Out by Harold M. Sherman (No DJ). The Goldsmith Publishing
Co., 1931
I. Clarksville’s Battery by Charles Lawton (DJ). Cupples & Leon Company, 1937
J. The Young Pitcher by Zane Grey (DJ). Harper & Brothers, 1939
K. Legion Tourney by Wilfred McCormick (DJ). Grosset & Dunlap, 1948.
L. Pay-Off Pitch by Claire Bee (No DJ). Grosset & Dunlap, 1958
‘Old-Time Baseball’ Tin. Graphic baseball scene on top lid. 3 ¾” x 5” x 1 ¾” tall. C. 1990
Shelf 1 Bottom to top (24 Total Items)
Boston Baseball Doll. Unusual homemade stuffed doll (7” tall) leaning against a bat with a vintage cloth uniform, leather belt and shoes; mounted on a piece of driftwood. Figure has a hand-painted wood head and is labeled: ‘Boston’ on the chest; figure even has a pair of ‘Red Sox’. C. 1910’s – 20’s
3 – Pose-able Wood Baseball Figures. Adjustable hand-made and hand-painted caricature figures (3” - 4” tall) with approximately twenty-five mostly hollowed out pieces of wood strung together from within - with a thin cord, and mounted on a 2 1/2” diameter base. Figures include: a catcher, umpire and fielder. Stamped 'West Germany' under the base. C. Late 1940’s – 50’s
Miniature Rubber Baseball Doll. Cute little 3 1/2” child’s doll with a hand-painted face wearing a home-made uniform, cap and shoes. C. 1940’s
Milwaukee Braves Doll. Pose-able 7 ¼” plastic hand-painted doll with a fine detailed face, dressed in a cotton, ‘Milwaukee Braves’ home uniform and cap, with a bat attached. Japan. C. 1950’s
Baseball ‘Fancy Doll’. 11 ½” molded-rubber child doll dressed in a white cloth uniform with blue piping, striped sox and a hand-sewn baseball glove. Tag on bottom of foot marked: ‘The Fancy Doll, Japan, Trade Mark’. C. 1950’s
Bendable Cloth Baseball Doll. Stuffed cloth doll wired together from within and dressed in a white uniform with red trim, red cap with crossed bats logo, striped socks, black shoes, with a ball in one hand, glove in other. Tag on uniform reads: ‘Holiday Fair, copyright design, Hedaya & Co., N.Y.C., made in Japan’. 13” tall. C. 1950’s – 60’s
Celluloid Baseball Player Doll. Celluloid child figure (7” tall) strung together with a thin cord from within and features a hand-painted face and feet, dressed in a thin white cloth uniform with black trim, and is wearing a baseball glove. Japan. C. 1940’s – 50’s
4 – Celluloid Stadium Souvenir Dolls. These delicate hand-painted novelty dolls feature celluloid heads, hands, and feet are stuffed with cloth and once sold at various stadiums and amusement parks. They come in different sizes, uniform colors, paint variations; some with celluloid bats, others with glove & ball attached, etc.. Sizes range from 4 ½” – 11”. Made in Japan. C. 1940’s – 60’s
Johnny Hero Baseball Doll. Johnny Hero was dubbed ‘The All American Athlete’ - a G.I. Joe type action sports doll capable of excelling in several team sports, with a simple change of wardrobe (various team uniforms sold separately), sort of a prototype Bo Jackson! Made of a foam latex body (13” tall) molded over a bendable wire frame with blue eyes, crew-cut and a stoic expression, Johnny was unveiled for the first time in Sears & Roebuck’s Christmas catalog, 1965. Here he is wearing a grey & white striped uniform with red piping, red cap labeled: ‘M’, red socks and black cleats. Johnny comes with a wood bat, glove, ball and a Xerox copy of the original Sears catalog advertisement (page 520), along with a history of Johnny Hero. Rosko-Steele, Inc., NYC, made in Hong Kong. 1965
4 – Cloth Souvenir Team Dolls. Assortment of odd-shaped dolls sold by stadium vendors made of stuffed cloth and finished in team colors: NY Mets, NY Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers. C. 1970’s
Babe Ruth Hallmark Doll. Stuffed cotton doll (7” tall) featuring the Bambino wearing a Yankee pin-stripe (home uniform) with # 3 on his back. Hallmark Cards, Inc., K.C. Missouri, made in Taiwan. 1979
Avon Baseball Player Doll. Young boy (9 ¼” tall) in full white cloth uniform with blue pin-stripes marked: ‘Grand Slammer’. Figure is sporting a blue cap labeled: ‘GS’ (with the logo inside a baseball diamond) and # 5 on rear jersey with a bat in one hand, ball in the other. Crafted exclusively for Avon Products in Taiwan. 1991
Don Mattingly Porcelain Doll. Beautiful hand-painted 13” tall likeness of the N Y Yankee First Baseman, nicknamed ‘Donnie Baseball’. Figure is wearing a cloth pin-stripe uniform (home) with a NY logo on the left chest, # 23 on back; a blue cap with Yankee logo, matching leather belt, and black ‘Nike’ cleats. Doll is holding a 5 ¾” wood bat with Mattingly’s facsimile signature. Sports Impressions, USA, made in Taiwan. 1991
3 – ‘Cooperstown Collection’ Hall Of Fame Dolls. Fully pose-able limited edition plastic dolls (12”) with exceptional detail given to authentic style uniforms. Hall-of-Fame: Cy Young: Red Sox, Honus Wagner: Pirates, and Lou Gehrig: Yankees (with a wood bat in hands). Box and baseball gloves included. Hasbro. Mid 1990’s
Shelf 2 (77 Total Items)
‘Bill Dickey’ Celluloid Wind-Up Toy. Delicate hand-painted mechanical toy (5” tall) features a celluloid figure attached to a tin base housing the wind-up mechanism. Dickey’s arms are attached to the body with string and base has two metal wheels; wind him up and the Yankee Hall-of-Famer twirls around in his catcher’s equipment, tracking down a foul pop up. Occupied Japan. Late 1940’s
Walloping Willie Baseball Toy. Spring action batting-tee toy (6” tall) made of plastic and wood; squeeze base to initiate action and watch Willie tee off and hit the ball on a spring. Kohner Products, NY. Patent No. 2,421,279. 1947
Sadaharu Oh Figural Baseball Bank. Silver plastic figure (3 ¼” tall) featuring the ‘Japanese Babe Ruth’ perched atop an embossed seamed regulation size baseball in his exaggerated high leg batting stance. The coin slot is on ball behind figure, trap under ball (no trap). Japanese markings on ball (can’t read). Japan. 1970’s
6 – Hall of Fame Busts. Plastic busts (6” tall) featuring an off-white player mounted on an imitation wood base with a front plaque listing player’s career highlights: Honus Wagner, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Walter Johnson, Rogers Hornsby. Produced by Sports ‘Hall of Fame’, Inc and originally sold in Cooperstown, NY. 1963
3 – ‘Tweety’ Nodders. Hard plastic ‘Odd-Ball’ bouncy figures (7 ½” tall) with head and arms attached to springs and mounted on a circular base with a small suction cup underneath (which allowed figure to be affixed to a multiple of surfaces, including car dashboards). They are painted in different baseball uniforms and numbers, and have either bats, or glove props. The three offered are; a batter, catcher and fielder, in various colors and numbers. Tico Toys, Toy Industries Co., Inc., Providence, R.I. 1958 – 62
Hand-Painted ‘Tweety’ Nodder. This free-standing batter figure is finished in a red and white uniform (# 11). Tico Toys, Toy Industries Co., Inc., Providence, R.I. 1958 – 62
12 – Transogram Moveable Figures. 2” hard plastic figures featuring interchangeable parts with mini paper uniform decals (helmet, chest, name) and very fragile at the joints where they are glued onto a green plastic base. Dave McNally, John ‘Blue Moon’ Odom, Jim Fregosi, Frank Howard, et. al. Made in Hong Kong by Transogram Co. Inc. 1969
Jackie Robinson Candy Container. Plastic metallic-toned bust (5” tall) of the Dodger Hall-of-Fame Second Baseman is the top half of the container and sits atop a clear unit housing the candy. Robinson is wearing the defunct ‘B’ on his Brooklyn Dodger cap, with his name printed across the chest. Reverse marked ‘Petitto Studio, Hudson Mass. C. 1950’s
Plastic ‘Allstars’ Pen/Pen Holder. 6 ½” gloved fielder pen stretching for a ball (pen refill inside), painted in white uniform with blue and red trim, (uniform front & back marked: Allstars). Pen sits inside a small (1 ½” diameter) baseball, affixed to a blue base (8” overall). J.S. NY, made in China. C. 1990
4 – Baseball Player Wax Candles. Painted candles (approx. 2” tall) with wicks on top of player’s head: pitcher, catcher, batter, and umpire. C. 1980’s
2 – ‘Sports Kids’ Baseball Team Dolls. Hard plastic dolls (7” tall) with a flesh baseball-shaped head and white baseball-shaped body, finished in team uniforms and logos, with a baseball glove and ball; NY Yankee (pin stripes with hang tag) & Boston Red Sox. Sports Kids Inc., San Francisco, Pat. Pend. 1986
2 – Caricature Baseball Figures. Wacky 5” tall hard rubber pitcher and catcher figures painted in loud orange and blue. The catcher’s glove and body is hollow and two plastic baseballs are embedded in his belly. Reverse marked: ‘H G Toys, all rights reserved, made in China. 1986
Caricature Pitcher. Hard plastic green pitcher figure (4” tall). Wendy’s, made in China. 1994
Pittsburgh Pirate Troll. Plastic golden-haired troll (4” tall) wearing a Pirate uniform. Made in china. C. 1980’s
5 – Baseball Baby Squeeze Toys. Hand-painted rubber child’s toys (4” - 6” tall) that whistle when squeezed, in various sizes, poses and color schemes; batter, pitcher, 2 - catchers, and a fielder. Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan. C. 1960’s – 70’s
New York Met Squeeze Teddy. Rubber bear (4 ¼” tall) wearing a Met uniform with bat on shoulder, holding ball in other hand (team logo on batting helmet). China. C. 1980’s – 90’s
New York Mets Rubber Stick Figure. Bendable caricature figure (6” tall) features a baseball bat-shaped body with Mets logos on cap and bat, and a baseball glove on left hand. MLB license by Russ Berrie, made in China. 1989
Baseball Caricature Stick Figure. Plastic baseball face figure (3” tall) with raised seams and short bendable arms and legs. C. 1990’s
15 (32 Total) – ‘The Original Micro Stars’ Mini Figurines. These hard plastic caricatures (2 ¼” tall) of Major League Players feature over-sized heads on a small body, perched on a baseball with their names embossed across the front. They were produced by Creative Images International, who had a MLBPA (Major League Baseball players Association) license, but not an MLB license ((Major League Baseball), which explains the lack of team logos on the jersey and hat. Originally packaged in a clear plastic front with cardboard backing; reverse has a player bio and set checklist. Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Ozzie Smith, et. al.. China. 1995
15 (18 Total) – Baseball Headliner Figures. Hard molded plastic figures (3” tall) with over-sized heads hand-painted with fine detail to capture the super-realistic ‘look’ of the actual players, with their last name etched into the front of a green base. They are packaged in clear plastic mounted on cardboard with player’s facsimile signature and contain a small ‘Collector’s Catalog’ booklet. Reverse shows others in set: Bonds, Boggs, Sandberg, Ripken Jr., et. al. Corinthian Marketing, Inc., El Segundo, Ca. Made in China. 1996
2 – The Slugger Dog Toy. What will they think of next? This 6 ½” baseball batter squeak toy is yellow with navy trim, made of non-toxic vinyl. Package advertises: ‘A Home Run For Your Dog’ and ‘Reward Their Love’. Alfa Pet, St. Louis, Mo., manufactured in China (one is sealed in original plastic wrap with store hang tag). 1990’s
Shelf 3 (75 Total Items)
Pittsburgh Pirates Mascot Bank. Red plastic bank featuring a Pirate mascot wearing a striped shirt, bandana, eye patch, hat, holding a bat and ball marked: ‘Pirates’ on base sandwiched between two baseballs. Coin slot on back, screw-off trap on bottom. 2 ¾” diameter base, 7 ¼” tall. Harett-Gilmar Inc., NYC. C. 1950’s
Reggie Jackson Alarm Clock. This plastic wind-up pictures ‘Mr. October’ on the face with his name, wearing Yankee cap. 4” diameter x 4 ¼” tall. Late 1970’s
Reggie’s Liquid Car Wax. Front of this 16 Fl. OZ. liquid wax container has label picturing the Hall-of-Fame Right Fielder swinging a bat inside a baseball marked: ‘The Car Collector’s Choice’. Reverse has a photo of Reggie with his facsimile signature, a brief bio and directions. 8 ¼” tall. Costa Mesa, Ca. 1970’s
Louisville Slugger Player Souvenir Bank. Red plastic conical-shaped bat rack (6” tall) serves as the bank (coin slot on top, trap underneath), and holds ten miniature plastic, Hillerich & Bradsby logo bats with players name on barrel: Mantle, Aaron, Bench, et. al. Made in USA. 1970’s
Louisville Slugger National League Souvenir Bank. Red plastic conical-shaped bat rack (6” tall) with coin slot on top, trap underneath, holds ten miniature plastic, Hillerich & Bradsby logo bats; this one with National League team logos on the barrel. Made in USA. 1970’s
Louisville Slugger Little League Souvenir Bank. This red plastic bat rack bank is also 6” tall (coin slot on top, trap underneath) and holds ten white plastic, Hillerich & Bradsby bats commemorating the Little League champs from 1947 – 1977. Bats list several winning teams on each barrel, with country and date in blue ink. 1977.
Tyco ‘Tweety Nodder’ in Original Package. Cellophane wrapper with a paper store hang tag affixed at top contains a 7 ½” hard plastic bouncy spring figural infielder inside, with a baseball glove and ball, wearing a yellow uniform (# 7). Tico Toys, Toy Industries Co., Inc., Providence, R.I. 1958 – 62
Nostalgic Baseball Souvenir Snow Dome. This early shaker features a metal figural swinging batter enclosed in a round dome with sparkle snow, mounted atop a 3” red square base. Made in U.S.A. C. 1950’s
Houston ‘Astrodome’ Snow Dome. Plastic memento straight from the souvenir stands of Houston’s famed ‘8th Wonder of the World’. This shaker features a pitcher and batter battling on a see-saw with the Astrodome in the background. Oval base, Hong Kong. Late 1960’s
New York Yankees Snow Dome/Fan Dome (7 different with boxes). Plastic snow-shaker featuring a Yankee logo on a baseball cap in front of an outfield wall with painted bleachers and fans; small plaque in front marked: ‘New York Yankees’. When shaken – a mini baseball swirls around in the snow. The Kinta Group, L.A., Calif. 1990’s
Field Of Dreams souvenir Snow Dome. Another memento from the ‘Hit’ movie features the baseball diamond in front of the farm house with a ‘Field Of Dreams’ plaque in front. Made in Hong Kong. C. 1990
Jackie Robinson Souvenir Cane Top. Painted figural molded plastic cane top (3 ¼” tall) featuring the Dodger Hall-of-Fame Second Baseman with brown face and red lips, wearing his Brooklyn cap. Neck area has a raised crossed bats & ball motif with opening to insert cane. Made in Japan. C. 1950’s
Avon Catcher’s Glove Hair Trainer. Brown plastic baseball glove shaped bottle that once contained 6 Fl. Oz. of hair tonic. 4 ½” tall. Avon Products Inc., NY, NY. 1970’s
Chicago Cubs Transistor Radio. Red and white plastic and metal radio marked: ‘Chicago Cubs’ along with a Cubs logo and ‘WGN’ (Cubs radio station) engraved on a metal band. Reverse labeled: ‘Boy’s Radio’. 2 ½” x 4” x 1 ¼” wide. D.D.K. Co., Ltd. Japan. 1960’s
Philadelphia Phillies Transistor Radio. White plastic radio with a Phillies ‘P’ logo on the front, and a plastic carry strap; runs on a 9-volt battery. 2 ½” x 4 ½” x 1 3/8” wide. Emerson Radio, Secaucus, NJ., made in Philippines. 1970’s
Baseball Transistor Radio on Three Bats. Grey plastic adjustable bats maneuvered into position and secured with a screw serves as the base for this 3 ¼” diameter, baseball-shaped radio, with a cord attachment at top so it can be hung while being listened to. Ball twists open and takes two ‘A’ batteries. 1960’s – 70’s
Mickey Mantle Amour Coin. Armour Meat Company began including plastic baseball coins as inserts with their meat products in 1955 to stimulate sales. In total the company issued three coin sets; 1955, 1959, and 1960. This 1 ½” diameter yellow plastic coin has a bust relief of the NY Yankee Hall-of-Fame Center Fielder on the front marked: Charles “Mickey” Mantle in raised letters. Reverse has statistics, a diamond, and crossed bats and ball motif. Armour Meat Co., Chicago, Illinois. 1955
Mickey Mantle Amour Coin. This edition was the final year for Armour coins. The offered ‘Mantle’ coin is similar to the previous one, except in red. Reverse has statistics from his ‘59 season. 1 ½” diameter. Armour Meat Co., Chicago, Illinois. 1960.
Dick Farrell Salada-Junket Coin. Blue Plastic coin issued one per box of Salada Tea and Junket Desserts (jell-o & pudding) features a paper image of pitcher Farrel for the new expansion team: Houston Colt 45’s. Reverse coin information and manufacturer. 1 3/8” diameter. Salada Tea Company. 1962
All-Time Greatest Minnesota Twins Team Ruler. White plastic ruler (12” long) with player pictures in red beside their names: Harmon Killebrew, Tony Oliva, Rod Carew, Billy Martin, et. al.. Licensed by MLB. 1970’s
Baseball Pen Desk Set/Bank. Plastic 4 ½” diameter tilted baseball base houses two ‘Louisville Slugger’ bat-shaped pens and also serves as the bank. Coin slot on reverse; bank is twisted to separate halves and access the money. Bats have ‘Hillerich & Bradsby labels; one marked: ‘Mickey Mantle’, the other: ‘Yogi Berra’. C. 1960’s
2 – Baseball Team Logo Magnets. These rubber die-cut magnets feature raised relief team logos and colors (approximately 1 ½” – 2 ½”). Great American Products, Inc., Broadview, Ill. Mid 1990’s
A. New York Yankees: Red, white, and blue ‘Top Hat’ logo with an extended
bat.
B. Atlanta Braves: Marked ‘Braves’ with a ‘Tomahawk’ logo.
Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Clock. 2-piece plastic clock marked: ‘Milwaukee Brewers’ with a team logo on a 6 ½” diameter white face; hour hand has a 1” diameter baseball affixed to the tip. Detachable blue base is 4 ¼” diameter, with a pedestal stand (11” tall overall). C. 1970’s
2 – Baseball Change Purses. Pair of early rubber baseball-related purses with short metal chains for belt or key attachment; reverse has a slit to store change. Patent No. # 25679. C. 1950’s
A. Chicago Cubs: Blue oval-shaped (2” x 3”) featuring a white Cubs Mascot
holding a bat marked: ‘Chicago’ above a baseball diamond marked: ‘Cubs’.
B. Cleveland Indians: Circular (2 ½” diameter) off-white marked: ‘Cleveland
Indians’ in red between baseball seams.
Cincinnati Reds Change Purse. Circular red rubber purse (2 ½” diameter) features a ‘Reds’ logo in the center. Reverse has a slit between white baseball seams to access the change. C. 1980’s
2 – Major League Breaking Balls (one in cabinet). Patented (official size and weight) hard balls that allow anyone to automatically throw a curve ball, screw ball, sinker or riser. One is still packaged in its original clear plastic wrapping. Pick point Sports, Mirror Lake N.H. US Patent # 4128238. 1978
Fortune Teller Baseball Game. Large hard plastic baseball (4” diameter) marked: ‘Official Supernatural League Fortune Teller’ with a 1 ¾” viewing window on the base that contains fluid. Pat No. # 2,452,730. 1948
Baseball Yo-Yo. Hard plastic baseball-shaped yo-yo (2 ½” diameter) with red embossed seams. C. 1970’s
New York Yankees Bat Tooth Brush. Plastic bat-shaped child’s brush (6” long) marked: ‘New York Yankees’. Ora Care. C. 1970’s
Plastic Batter Trophy. White figural batter (6 ¼” tall) mounted atop a round plastic trophy base (3” diameter). C. 1960’s
2 – Bendable Rubber Baseball Players. 5 ½” tall New York Yankee & Met figures in full uniform with team colors and logos on jersey and caps; one holding a bat, the other a glove. Made in Hong Kong. 1981
St. Louis Cardinals Celluloid Line-Up Display. Small color plaque (2 7/8” x 3 ¾”) featuring an embossed Cardinals cap and an ‘Official National League’ baseball (with league President ‘Warren Giles’ facsimile signature). Reverse has cardboard backing with an easel stand and a blank line-up card to be filled in by fan. Major League Baseball Promotion Corp. 1968
5 – Baseball-Themed Cigarette Lighters. Plastic pocket lighters of various design and colors. 1970’s – 90’s
A. New York Yankees: White (3 ¼” tall) marked: New York Yankees with a
Yankee logo. Feudor, France. C. 1970’s
B. Bic lighter with color laminated batter/catcher photograph (3 ¼” tall). Bic
Co., U.S.A.. C. 1980’s
C. Flat color lighter featuring a batter at the plate and a baseball diamond
with an embossed baseball clicker. 1 3/8 x 1 ¼”. Korea. C. 1990’s
D & E. 2 – Roll Lite’s: One features an action scene with a base runner sliding
into base; the other features ten baseballs against a green background (3 ¼”
tall). China. C. 1990’s
L.A. Dodgers Sun Glasses. These funky 60’s style sunglasses feature baseball-shaped frames with embossed seams marked: ‘Dodgers’ on each lens frame, in addition to bat-shaped ear pieces. Pat Pend. # 43-4718. 1968
3 – Stained Glass Baseball Ornaments with Hang loops.
A. Boston Red Sox: 3 ½” diameter baseball with a Red Sox logo in the center
marked: ‘Boston Red Sox’ on the outer edge. C. 1970’s
B. Hall Of Fame: Circular 3 ½” diameter multi-colored glass featuring a
swinging batter against green background marked: ‘National Baseball Hall Of
Fame Cooperstown, NY’. C. 1970’s – 80’s
C. White baseball with Red Seams (2 7/8” diameter). C. 1980’s
2 – Baseball Batting Helmet Banks. Plastic replica helmets (3 ½” x 5 ½” x 2 ½” high) in team colors with painted logos; coin slot on top, plastic trap underneath. Geo Dickstein, Cleveland, Ohio. US Pat Pend. 1973
A. New York Yankee: Navy blue
B. Oakland Athletics: Green with gold brim
Philadelphia Phillies Batting Helmet/Pencil Sharpener. Red plastic-textured replica helmet featuring a paper ‘Phillies’ logo on the front; yellow sharpener accessed from underneath. Approx. 1 ½” x 2” x 1” tall. C. 1970’s
St. Louis Cardinals Batting Helmet. Red plastic replica helmet with a Cardinals logo on the front (3 ¼” x 5 ½” x 2 ½” tall). C. 1970’s
2 – Mini Batting Helmets. Small plastic replica helmets (1 5/8” x 2 3/8” x 1” tall) with paper logos on the front. C. 1970’s
A. Los Angeles Dodgers: Dodger blue
B. Chicago Cubs: Blue.
2 –Micro Souvenir Batting Helmets in Clear Plastic Cases. Plastic helmets lightly smaller then above (1 ¼” x 1 ¾”). C. 1970’s – 80’s
A. St. Louis Cardinals: Red
B. Kansas City Royals: Royal blue
3 – Domino Sugar Figural Player Containers (one in cabinet). Yellow figural containers in the shape of a batter, pitcher and fielder that once contained ‘Sugar ‘N Cinnamon’; each with a paper label on top of a brown screw-on lid. Mfg. by Amstar Corp., NY, NY. C. 1970’s
Mickey Mantle Pencil Sharpener. Powder blue sharpener (1” diameter) featuring a smiling image of Mantle against a white background, wearing Yankee cap above his facsimile signature. C. 1970’s – 80’s
Atlanta Braves Souvenir Bull Pen Cart. Red plastic cart marked: ‘Braves’ on the front hood, with a batting helmet-shaped roof (‘A’ logo on brim), mounted on a baseball-shaped chasis. 1 ½” x 3 ¼” 2 ½” tall. Sportoys by Orange Prod., Chatham, NJ. C. 1970’s
Nostalgic 3-D Batter Key Chain/Charm. Red bordered frame (1 ½” diameter) features an encased 3-D batter that swings a bat when tilted, against a yellow background with a small chain loop at top. C. 1950’s – 60’s
2 – Mini Rubber Fielder’s Gloves. These are most likely a baseball doll accessories.
A. 2” x 2”: C. 1950’s – 60’s
B. 1 ¼” x 1 ½”: C. 1980’s – 90’s
5 – Gum Ball Charms. Assortment of different plastic & celluloid baseball-related charms from the 1940’s – 70’s.
A. Batter: Hand-painted figure (1 7/8” tall) with chain at top. Japan. C. 1940’s
– 50’s
B. Celluloid Bat & Ball: Orange bat (2 ¼” long) with a small baseball attached to
the barrel. C. 1950’s
C. Celluloid Catcher’s Mitt: Orange mitt (1” diameter) with string attached to
pocket web. Japan. C. 1950’s
D. Plastic Baseball. 5/8” diameter ball with a hang loop on top. C. 1950’s – 70’s
E. Plastic Fielder’s Glove: ¾” x 7/8”, marked: Hong Kong across palm. C. 1950’s
– 70’s
Baseball Marble. ½” diameter white marble with red seams. C. 1960’s – 70’s
Mini Baseball. Hard plastic ball (½” diameter). C. 1990’s
Washington Senators Souvenir Lapel Light. Micro-lite to be worn on lapel, tie, or hat featuring a plastic baseball and bat marked: ‘Washington Senators’ on the front that lights up when you pull the string. Reverse has a clasp and battery compartment (1 ¾” x 2 ¼”). C. 1950’s
Shigeo Nagashima 3-D Flicker Charm. Plastic ‘Dime Store’ charm featuring a Yomiuri Giants team logo against a yellow background with a red border that morphs into a smiling head shot of the Hall-of-Fame 3rd Baseman (whose name was almost synonymous with Japanese baseball). 1 ¾” x 1 ¾”. Japan, C. 1960’s
Baseball Bubbles. Mini plastic baseball-shaped half bottle (1 7/8” diameter) with twist-off top containing bubble solution; applicator affixed to screw-off top. China. C. 1980’s – 90’s
Mechanical Walking Baseball. Wind him up and this mini baseball actually walks on two black feet, marked: ‘MVP’ ‘Most Valuable Pop’. China. C. 1990’s
Baseball Bat & Ball Pen. Plastic bat-shaped pen with a white-taped handle and mini embossed baseball affixed to the barrel marked: ‘# 1 Slugger’ (6 ¾” long). C. 1980’s – 90’s
Topps Giant Baseball Photo Card (Sealed). Mail-in promotion features a vibrant color wrapper with a graphic batter housing a twenty-eight year-old baseball card (5” x 7 ¼”) (through the wrapper I can make out a Yankee logo). Reverse has a mail-in offer to buy entire card set with instructions and check list. Topps Chewing Gum, Inc., Duryea, Pa. 1981
Baseball Player Comic Set (1-33). This wax paper set was a test issue (reminiscent of Bazooka comics) and inserted into card packs in lieu of bubble gum. Each comic features a star player with player’s picture, name, position, a brief bio, a baseball rule and comic number (3” x 3 ¼”). Hall-of-Fame: Reggie Jackson, Nolan Ryan, Carl Yastrzemski, George Brett, Rod Carew, Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, Tom Seaver, Eddie Murray, Phil Neikro. Topps Chewing Gum, Inc. 1979
Shelf 4 (185 Total Items)
6 – Celluloid Baseball Dolls. Fragile hand-painted figures of various sizes, designs and country of origin (that damage very easily). 1930’s – 50’s
A. New York Giants Batter: 5 ¾” tall figure with bat on shoulder wearing a
white uniform with a ‘NY Giants’ logo on cap and jersey. Japan, C. 1930’s
B. Catcher: 5” tall figure with jointed arms strung together from the inside,
painted in a white uniform with a catcher’s mask, chest protector, and shin
guards. Japan. C. 1930’s – 40’s
C. Batter: 4 ½” tall figure (white with blue trim) featuring jointed arms (held
together with string from the inside), glove on one hand, ball in other.
Occupied Japan, late 1940’s
D. 2 – Batters: 4 ½” tall figures are actually holiday ornaments (eye hooks on
top of head designed to be hung from a Christmas tree). Figures have bat
on shoulder and finished in different color trim on a white uniform.
Occupied Japan, late 1940’s
E. Boy Batter: 3 ¾” tall with bat on shoulder, ball in hand, wearing a white
uniform with red trim. Hong Kong. C. 1950’s
Celluloid Tape Measure. This vintage tape measure features a hand-painted boy in white uniform with blue cap (2 ½” tall) and a bat on shoulder with a thirty-six inch retractable cloth tape measure that extends out from side of player’s hip. Made in Japan. C. 1920’s – 40’s
Rubber Baseball Doll Figure. Well-aged white toy doll (3 ¾” tall) depicting a crying child in a classic turn-of-century bib-fronted jersey with a small bat in one hand, ball in other. Back marked: ‘676, made in Japan. Probably much older but I’ll be conservative: C. 1940’s – 50’s
2 – Wax Baseball Player Figures. Interesting blue wax figures (metal trophy molds) feature different sizes and poses. C. 1950’s
A. 3 ½” swinging batter in old style bell-bottom uniform and long bat.
B. 4 ½” swinging batter with bat behind shoulders.
Pose-able Wooden Batter. Adjustable (4” tall) hand-made, hand-painted caricature batter (white uniform with red trim/yellow bat) made of 18 small pieces of wood (most hollowed out) and strung together from within with a thin cord. Figure is mounted on a 1 ¼” diameter base reminiscent of the plastic ‘Walloping Willie’ baseball toy batting tee (with a spring mechanism at the base to initiate action). 5” overall (can’t read stamp on bottom). C. Late 1940’s – 50’s
In the mid 50's, baseball took a big jump in popularity. With World War II a passing memory and the advent of television, more and more fans became interested in Our National Pastime. Baseball card companies (Bowman & Topps) took full advantage of this growing craze by issuing yearly series of baseball cards. But other companies (Dairy Queen & Robert F. Gould All-Stars) also tried to cash in by issuing a series of small plastic baseball player statues in 1955. Both the Dairy Queen and Robert Gould statues have the player’s name embossed on the base.
22 – Dairy Queen Figures. This popular set was distributed in ice cream shops around the country and made of hard white plastic (2 ½” – 3 ½” tall) on either a square or rectangle base, with the players name embossed in front. There are several different poses of which depict even more variations of each pose; batting, fielding, pitching, or as in the case of Mickey Mantle, bunting. Hall-of-Fame: Mantle, Musial, Matthews, Berra, Campanella, "Duke" Snider. Marx Corp. 1955
7 – Robert F. Gould All-Star Statues. These collector figures are similar in style to the Dairy Queen set and measure up to 3 ½” tall, made of hard plastic, bone white in color, with player names (different player selection) embossed across a round base. Hall-of-Fame: Willie Mays, Early Wynn. Robert F. Gould Co., New York. 1955
17 – Post Cereal Figures. Well-detailed 2 - 2 ½” tall soft plastic stand alone figures (blue and yellow without bases) were made by Lido and given away one at a time in specially marked boxes of ‘Post’ cereal; each with numbers on back and many different poses: 12 yellow, 5 blue. They were re-issued in the mid 60’s, in different colors, by different manufacturers. Late 1950’s
2 – Hand-Carved Wood Batters. Hand-painted caricature figures (3 ¼” tall) mounted on a flat round base (1 ¾” diameter). Japan. C. 1960
A. ‘Nodder’ Figure: Red & blue uniform, holding bat, with a tiny spring
supporting the head, and a baseball mounted on the base.
B. Batter Figure: Red, green and blue uniform holding a bat.
Plastic Batter Trophy Figure. Off-white swinging batter figure (4 ¼” tall). C. 1960’s
Plastic Figural Batter. Small pink swinging batter figure (2” tall) perched atop a multi-tiered base (3” overall). C. 1960’s – 70’s
Large Plastic Swinging Batter. White plastic figure (5 ¼” tall) standing atop a double-tiered base (probably a game piece). Marked ‘GMFGI, 1971
2 – Figural Pencil Sharpeners. Hard plastic figures in various poses with a round base mounted atop a black base that houses the sharpener mechanism. C. 1960’s
A. Batter: Cream color swinging batter (2 ¾” tall) reminiscent of Don Mueller
from the Robert F. Gould All-Stars set; with a green sharpener
B. Fielder: Blue (2” tall) fielder with a red sharpener.
Mini Magnetic Caricature Batter Figure. Cute little plastic figure (1 ¼” tall) wearing a blue uniform, with a bat on his shoulder. A small magnet on the base keeps this little fellow balanced on metal surfaces. C. 1950’s
4 – Joy Toys Position Players. Large plastic generic figures (4” – 6 ¼” tall) featuring a grey batter, off-white pitcher, blue fielder, and a yellow catcher. C. 1960’s
Hard Plastic Baseball Player. Hand-painted boy figure (4 ½” tall) with bat on shoulder, glove in other hand, wearing an off-white uniform, blue cap, shirt & socks marked: # 33 on front. Marked: ‘Wilton Chicago, made in Hong Kong’. C. 1960’s – 70’s
3 – New York Yankees Figural Erasers. Rubber figures; pitcher, batter and fielder (approx. 3” tall) each wearing pin stripe uniforms with an ‘NY’ logo on the chest. Figures are attached to a brown eraser backing which gives them bulk and support. MLB and Skore, a division of Eskor Industries, made in China. 1988
New York Mets Figural Pen Top. Little plastic batter (2 ¼” tall) wearing a Mets uniform, with bat on shoulder, mounted on a white pen top (companion pen is white with MLB logo in case # 1, shelf # 1). Skore, MLB, 1989
Figural Catcher Pen Top. Blue, green & yellow hand-painted plastic figure (1 7/8”) mounted on a white pen top. No markings. C. 1980’s
Cake Decorations – many different versions were produced between 1950’s – 80’s.
‘Minor Leaguer’ Cake Decoration. Hard plastic hand-painted figure is from the Hartland Plastics ‘Minor Leaguer’ mold used by various novelty companies to make cake decorations. Player (4 ½” tall) is wearing a white uniform with a red cap, and featured in a batting stance with a yellow bat, mounted atop a 1” x 3 ¾” green base. C.M.V., Hong Kong. 1960’s
‘Little Leaguer’ Bat Boy. Soft plastic hand-painted figure (5 ¾” tall) is from the Hartland Plastics ‘Little Leaguer’ mold used by various novelty companies to make cake decorations and generic figures for children. Bat boy is featured holding a yellow bat and fielder’s glove. C. 1960’s
18 – Tan Base Cake Figures (6 are in Cabinet). Hard plastic hand-painted cake decorations (2” tall) with several color combinations; tan being the base color (unpainted). Fifteen have red jersey/tan pants; 3 pitchers, 3 catchers, 9 fielders (3 different poses) and 3 batters with blue pants/tan jersey. C. 1950’s – 60’s
2 – ‘Ajax Plastics Corporation’ Cake Figures. Hard plastic figures (2” - 2 ½” tall): 1 is a batter with brown trim on a tan base; the other is a solid blue catcher. Both labeled Ajax Plastics Corporation on back of base. C. 1950’s – 60’s
6 – ‘Plast-O-Matic’ White Base Baseball Players. Hard plastic hand-painted figures (approx. 3” tall), in solid white uniforms with flesh-tone skin: catcher, fielder, and four base runners. Plast-O-Matic Corp. C. 1950’s – 60’s
6 – Green Base Cake Decorations. Hard Plastic hand-painted action figures (2 ¾” – 3” tall) mounted on slightly concave green bases. Five are finished in red and blue uniforms; pitcher, catcher, fielder, and two base runners. The sixth is a red and yellow batter. Hong Kong, C. 1960’s – 70’s
3 – Green Base ‘Wilton’ Action Figures. Hand-painted players (2 ¼” tall); two in white uniforms with green trim, the other with yellow trim; batter, catcher and fielder. Base marked: ‘Wilton Corp., made in China’. 1981
Catcher Cake Decoration. Hard plastic figure (2 ½” tall) wearing a white uniform with red trim uniform mounted on an orange base. Bakery Crafts, Cincinnati, Ohio. Made in China. 1986
3 – Early Action Game Pieces. These plastic baseball figures are from the Mini ‘Autograph Baseball’ Game (cabinet # 1, shelf # 2) and played between two players on a table using their finger tips. Each hand-painted player is 1 ½” tall with numbers on back of jersey, and stand on either a tiny round red or green base; 2 are red/white, 1 green/grey. C. 1930’s – 40’s
2 – Paper-Mache Caricature Baseball figures. Crazy-looking figurines (approx. 3 ½” tall) posed in different comical baseball scenes. Both are wearing grey uniforms with blue trim making hysterical gestures (reminiscent of the works of L.L. Rittgers). Made in Italy, 1940’s
3 – Auburn Rubber Figures. Hard rubber baseball figures neatly painted in grey uniforms with red trim featuring a catcher and two different fielder’s (approximately 3” tall). Auburn Rubber Co. USA. C. 1930’s – 40’s
12 – ‘Cracker Jacks’ Baseball Prize Figures. In 1946 Cracker Jack wrapped their first plastic prizes and inserted them into their boxes.
A. 5 – Flat 2” Tall Figures: 2 catchers, 2 batters, and a fielder in various colors and poses. C. 1946 – 50’s
B. 4 – 1 ¾” Flat Figures: 3 batters (2 red, one yellow) and a red pitcher. C. 1970’s
C. 3 – Various Players: 2 different fielders (one blue, 1 grey) and a light grey catcher. C. 1960’s
9 – Mini Plastic Players. Rare soft hand-painted figures (¾” – 1 ¼”) with red jerseys: batter, pitcher, catcher, 3 infielders, and 3 outfielders. C. 1940’s – 50’s
2 – Mini White Base Figures. Interesting plastic bone white players (1 ¾” – 2 ¼” tall); one features a catcher wearing a jacket, the other is a swinging batter. C. 1950’s
4 – Plastic Baseball Player Charms. Tiny (1” tall) figures with a hang loop on top of head (probably dispensed from gumball machines); yellow batter, three different fielder poses; 2 are white, 1 red. C. 1950’s
11 – White Base Baseball Figures. This lot features an assortment of white plastic ‘Lido’ position players (2 ¼” – 3 ¼” tall); everyone a different pose, (including two umpire variations). Lido Plastics. 1950’s
2 – Mini Play Ball Figures. Solid blue plastic stand alone figures (approx. 1 ½”), produced by Common-Tatar, Inc., Blasdell, N.Y (see Cabinet # 4, shelf # 3) and came in several different colors. Instructions called for customer to ‘Glue On Bottle Caps for Trophies’. C. 1950’s – 60’s
Figural Fielder Game Piece. 1 ½” tall hard plastic red infielder on a rectangle base (no idea what game). C. 1960’s
4 – Plastic Figural Game Pieces. 1” - 1 ¼” tall players on round/oval bases (no idea what game they are from): red catcher and fielder, white batter, black umpire. C. 1960’s – 70’s
6 – 2-D Plastic Game Figures. Flat red & yellow base runners (1 ½” tall) mounted on a rectangle base from the ‘Hank Aaron’ Baseball Game: 3 red, 3 yellow. 1973
13 – Plastic Baseball Toy Figures. Small (1 ¾” tall) players in various action poses: 6 red, 6 white, 1 blue. Marked ‘Hong Kong’ on base. C. 1970’s – 80’s
Rubber Catcher Figure. Soft pliable squatting figure (2 ¾” tall) in a white uniform with red trim; there are several holes in the back for mounting on something? C. 1980’s – 90’s
Shelf 5 (97 Total Items)
New York Yankees Felt Pennant. Navy blue pennant (10” long) with white graphics depicting an action scene in the left hand corner; catcher is chasing a pop up with batter watching, bleachers in background. Pennant is marked: ‘New York Yankees’ spanning across the majority with a ‘Top Hat’ logo atop the right arm of the ‘Y’ instead of the normal bat. C. 1940’s
94 (115 More in Cabinet) – Starting Line-Up Figurines. Starting Lineups (abbreviated SLU’s) were a line of collectible sports figurines made of plastic and produced by the American toy company Kenner (1988-2001). Each pose-able action figure features a 4” – 5” likeness of Major Leaguers (similar in style to the ‘Transogram’ series of 1969-70 on shelf # 2). They 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. By Kenner, Cincinnati, Ohio. Made in China.
New York Yankees Starting lineup. This is a team lineup featuring nine players mounted on a 16” green plastic base, with a paper plaque labeled: ‘New York Yankees’ sandwiched between two Yankee logos. Players include: Don Mattingly, Ricky Henderson and Dave Winfield. China. 1989
Shelf 6 (39 Total Items)
The late 1980’s was the beginning of the ceramic statue craze; previously it had been plastic, such as the Hartland’s or Bobbin Heads.
15 – Gartlan Mini Ceramic Figurines. Gartlan is considered the premiere name among all limited edition sports collectible brands and companies and is officially licensed by MLB. Player statues are approximately 4” tall with special attention paid to detail commemorating their induction into the Hall-of-Fame or lifetime baseball achievements (limited to a production run of 10,000). Most have player facsimile first names or ‘nick name’ on the base. Gold sticker on bottom marked: ‘Gartlan USA, Inc., Huntington Beach, Ca., with edition number, statue title and date. The later Gartlan’s are made in China.
A. Ted Williams: Boston Red Sox ‘The Kid’ # 5120, 1989
B. Carl Yastrzemski: Boston Red Sox ‘Yaz’ # 3363, 1989
C. Johnny Bench: Cincinnati Reds ‘Poised For Fame’ # 3523, 1989
D. Steve Carlton: Philadelphia Phillies ‘Lefty’ # 4824, 1989
E. Yogi Berra: New York Yankees ‘The Catcher’ # 1631, 1990
F. Pete Rose: Cincinnati Reds ‘For The Record’ # 2185, 1990
G. Rod Carew: Minnesota Twins: ‘Hitting Splendor’ # 779, 1991
H. Stan Musial: St. Louis Cardinals ‘The Man’ # 1479, 1992
I. Ralph Kiner: Pittsburgh Pirates ‘Battlin’ Buc’ # 598, 1992
J. Tom Seaver: New York Mets ‘The Delivery’ # 457, 1992
K. Hank Aaron: Milwaukee Braves ‘The Hammer’ # 2143, 1992
L. Carlton Fisk: Chicago White Sox ‘The Commander’ # 761, 1992
M. George Brett: Kansas City Royals ‘The Franchise’ # 2052, 1994
N. Frank Thomas: Chicago White Sox ‘35’ # 1077, 1994
O. Ken Griffey Jr.: Seattle Mariners ‘Junior’ # 3380, 1994
1 – Large Ceramic Gartlan Statues. Same information as above except these statues are limited to a production run of 5000.
A. Eddie Mathews: Milwaukee Braves ‘Home Run Hero’ # 451, 1994
10 – Sports Impressions Miniature Statues. Beautiful ceramic figurines (approx. 5” tall) with player’s facsimile signature either on a plaque or front of base (some have team logos on a plaque mounted on the base), all of which rests on a nice stained wood base. Sports Impressions, U.S.A., crafted in Thailand.
A. Reggie Jackson: New York Yankees, 1990
B. Kirby Puckett: Minnesota twins, 1990
C. Brooks Robinson: Baltimore Orioles, 1990
D. Ernie Banks: Chicago Cubs, 1990
E. Nolan Ryan: Texas Rangers, 1990
F. Don Mattingly: New York Yankees, 1990
G. Will Clark: San Francisco Giants, 1990
H. Kevin Mitchell: San Francisco Giants, 1990
I. Mark McGwire: Oakland Athletics, 1990
J. Hank Aaron: Atlanta Braves, 1993
2 – Prospect Creations Limited Edition Ceramic Statues. These statues feature two Hall-of-Fame pitchers in action poses, finished in home uniforms with facsimile signatures on the base. Edition is limited to a production run of 3000 (base 3” x 4 ¾” x 5 ½” tall). Gold sticker on bottom marked: ‘Prospect Creations, St. Louis, Mo., and statue edition Number. Taiwan.
A. Bob Gibson: St. Louis Cardinals, # 1451 of 3000. 1990
B. Jim Palmer: Baltimore Orioles, # 350 of 3000. 1991
3 – Diamond Classics Figurines. Generic hand-painted ceramic figurines (approx. 5” tall) mounted on green bordered base. Each statue is labeled with a title with a Registration Number on the bottom. Russ Berrie and Company, Inc., Oakland, New Jersey. Made in China. C. 1990
A. Batter: ‘Batter Up!’
B. Pitcher: ‘Here Comes The Pitch!’
C. Base Runner: ‘Safe!’
Ceramic Batter Figurine. Small generic (3 ½” tall) swinging batter hand-painted in a white uniform with blue trim. China. C. 1990
5 – Hallmark Figurines. These are well-detailed hard plastic ‘Keepsake’ ornaments (4” – 5” tall) from the ‘At the Ball Park’ Collector’s Series; each with a gold metal hanging loop on top of head. The Score Board, Inc. Manufactured for Hallmark Cards, Inc., K.C. Mo. Made in China. 1990’s
A. Nolan Ryan: Texas Rangers (home uniform), 1996
B. 2 – Hank Aaron’s: Atlanta Braves (home uniform with baseball card), 1997
C. Cal Ripken Jr.: Baltimore Orioles (home uniform), 1998
D. Ken Griffey Jr.: Seattle Mariner (home uniform), 1999
2 – Player Figurines. Yet another series of hard plastic figurines (slightly smaller then above) from a different company; with team decals and a silver hanging loop at the top. 1992
A. Ryne Sandberg: Chicago Cubs (home uniform)
B. Nolan Ryan: Texas Rangers (home uniform)
Shelf 7 (16 Total Items)
Ceramic Baseball Television Planter. Made in the likeness of a 1950’s black & white Philco Television, this planter features an infield action scene on the screen front of a base runner and fielder (2 5/8” x 4” x 4 ¼” tall). Made in Japan. C. 1950’s
Brass Batter Trophy. Nice molded player with bat on shoulder mounted atop a wood base (2 ½” x 2 ½” x 6 ¾” tall). Brass plaque engraved: ‘Harrison Park Champs 44 Ducals G. Schmidt’. 1944
Gold Plated Batter Trophy. Swinging batter mounted atop a varnished wood base (3” x 3 ¾” x 8 ¼” tall). Plaque engraved: ‘Champs R&H 1959. 1959
12 – Hard Cover Books:
A. Up The Baltic by William T. Adams (No DJ). Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.,
1899
B. Try and Trust by Horatio Alger, Jr. (No DJ). New York Book Company, 1908
C. The Young Pitcher by Zane Grey (No DJ). Harper & Brothers, 1911
D. The High School Rivals by Frank V. Webster (DJ). Cupples & Leon Company,
1911
E. The Boys of Columbia High by Graham B. Forbes (No DJ). Grosset & Dunlap,
1911
F. The Bell Haven Nine by George Barton (No DJ). The John C. Winston
Company Publishers, 1914
G Baseball Joe In The World Series by Lester Chadwick (No DJ). Cupples &
Leon Company, 1917
H. Strike Him Out by Harold M. Sherman (No DJ). The Goldsmith Publishing
Co., 1931
I. Clarksville’s Battery by Charles Lawton (DJ). Cupples & Leon Company, 1937
J. The Young Pitcher by Zane Grey (DJ). Harper & Brothers, 1939
K. Legion Tourney by Wilfred McCormick (DJ). Grosset & Dunlap, 1948.
L. Pay-Off Pitch by Claire Bee (No DJ). Grosset & Dunlap, 1958
‘Old-Time Baseball’ Tin. Graphic baseball scene on top lid. 3 ¾” x 5” x 1 ¾” tall. C. 1990