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SPORTS ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK
C1890 VICTORIAN DIE CUT EXTRA LARGE & EMBOSSED
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Circa 1876 BASEBALL CLOCK STORY
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SPORTS ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK
c1950 Brayton Laguna Black Boxers Statues 11" tall |
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STORY JOE LOUIS ARMY RECRUITMENT POSTER STORY
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SPORTS ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK
c1912 POWER BOAT 5ft. wide 2ft. tall |
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Circa 1891 Tiffany & Co. YALE FOOTBALL MATCH SAFE Story
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SPORTS ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK
c1880 BASEBALL CLOCK New Haven Clock Co. 20 1/4" wide 15 1/5" tall 6 3/4" deep |
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Circa 1910 ELLENSBURG WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM PHOTO STORY
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SPORTS ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK
c1910 33 3/4" wide 40 1/2" deep |
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CARLTON'S PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF GETTING Joe DiMaggio's AUTOGRAPH
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MEETS AND TALKS TO THE YANKEE CLIPPER Previously published in Sports Collectors Digest Magazine |
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SPORTS ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK
C1940's GRILL
NEON BASEBALL SIGN 4 1/2 Ft. tall |
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Circa 1890 HIGH WHEELER FIGURE Story
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SPORTS ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK
C1890 Bohemian Style |
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19th Century ESTES PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL BAT STORY
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SPORTS ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK
c1930 A. B. SPRECKLES CUP GOLF TROPHY
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Circa 1887 Reed and Barton Silver Plate Football Box Story
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c 1896 PRANG FOOTBALL CALENDAR STORY
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Circa 1907 Kayser Sohn HORSE AND JOCKEY INKWELL
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Circa 1900 VIENNA TENNIS BRONZE Story
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Circa 1889 GAIL AND AX TOBACCO ADVERTISING POSTER WITH JOHN L. SULLIVAN Story
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Sports Antiques 101 with Carlton Hendricks on Vintage Athletic Display A LOOK AT EXCEPTIONAL DISPLAY PIECES found at shows, auctions and elsewhere
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The 2004 National
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Carlton Hendricks
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An edited version of this article was previously
published in Sports Collectors Digest Magazine.
This
year’s 25th National Sports Collectors Convention was held in Cleveland
Ohio at the International Exposition Center, better known as the I-X
Center. The event took place from Wednesday July 21st thru Sunday July
25th. Most of the old guard were present and accounted for it seemed.
Typically each year, among the thousands of attendees who come to the
National, there is a core group of veteran dealers and advanced collectors
you always see. They come from all over the country to attend the hobby’s
cornerstone event. Not a formal group, and not a clique, just hardcore
enthusiasts, who wouldn’t want to miss anything, and come with the
thought, anything could show up at the National! In many instances it’s
the only time they see one another, and much good camaraderie is enjoyed.
It’s not a large group I refer to; say thirty to forty in number. Out of
the millions of people in the United States, somehow this small fraternity
has the intuition and vision to make their way there. On opening day of
As I’ve previously stated, the National is made up mostly of
contemporary sports cards and memorabilia. One look at the mammoth sized
booths of the major producers of these contemporary items, tells you where
the real money is! Well, I don’t know if you’d call them booths, more
like mini city blocks. Even as big as they are, the old dogs hardly even
notice them. The only thing we really know is, they’re in the way of
Dave Hunt’s booth, and we have to keep walking around or thru them, the
duration of the show. It’s a strange mix of collecting tastes, and
focus.
The state of the hobby for us, the antique collectors, was unfortunately seen at the convention. Simply put, great antique sports items are getting harder and harder to find, and the 25th National reflected this trend. A few opinions on the subject surfaced as I traveled the convention floor. Terry Knouse senior, of Tic and Tic fame, from Wapwallopen, Pa., felt that the good pieces are locked up in collections of people with no need to sell. John Kanuit, of Vintage Sports Collector from Los Angeles, felt the great pieces aren’t showing up because they get auctioned in the big sports auction houses. I ran into legendary collector Gary Cypres of Los Angeles, at the airport on the way out of town. As we discussed the convention, Gary shared his feeling that eBay has had an affect. I’m sure everyone would agree eBay has had a major impact on the hobby. These reasons, and the fact that the great pieces could simply be drying up are all good explanations why this years National lacked punch. There seemed to be less quality than last years National in Atlantic City. For instance, I didn’t see one power advertising sign, (that I couldn’t afford), like say, a large die-cut stand up of Red Grange endorsing sports equipment, or, an early sports related tri-fold tobacco window display. Frankly, I didn’t see anything ground shaking at the show. In the old days, before eBay, you expected to see stuff like that when you went to a National.
Well, anyway, enough of what I didn’t see, lets take a look at what I did. Please note, the dealers mentioned, had much more than what I mention. I’m only highlighting the pieces that stood out. Basically, I’m bringing you the best of what I saw in antique sports display pieces as I cruised the isles.
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1930's Langendorf Bread sign 50” wide by 23 ½” tall, $400.00, Booth of Steven Galletta, |
We begin with the booth of Steven Galletta who came from the New York City area. Steven brought a nice, large, 1930’s generic advertising sign for Langendorf Bread, showing a boy wearing a leather football helmet, 50” wide by 23 ½” tall, $400.00, Cool sign, sold opening day. Next Galletta piece, a very nice one sheet movie poster with Red Grange starring in “The Galloping Ghost”, 27 3/8” wide by 40 ¾” tall, $950.00, fairly rare, classic must have for a Grange collector. Next, Galletta had a nice 1928 football broadside game poster for the West End Athletic Club of Reading vs. Boyertown, nice little poster, note “foot ball” in two words, 14” wide by 11” tall, $250.00 .
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