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& EQUIPMENT 1840-1940 

Baseball Football Basketball

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

December

20th- 26th

2009

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C1890 VICTORIAN 
MOVEABLE 

DIE CUT 
FOOTBALL PLAYER
 
DELUXE 

EXTRA LARGE & EMBOSSED  

13" tall 

10 1/2" wide 

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Circa 1876  BASEBALL CLOCK STORY

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

MARCH 18th-14th

2009

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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

MARCH

22nd- 28th 

2009

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c1912

POWER

BOAT 

PRINT 

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

MARCH 29th- 

APRIL 4th 

2009

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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

APRIL

19th- 25th 

2009

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c1910 
MISSION OAK STYLE 
ROCKING CHAIR WITH
BOWLING SCENE
39" tall 

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

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

MAY 

3rd- 9th

2009

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C1940's 
JOE MARTY'S 
BAR AND 

GRILL

NEON BASEBALL SIGN
7 Ft wide 

4 1/2 Ft. tall

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Circa 1890

HIGH WHEELER

FIGURE Story

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TO SEE A RARE EXAMPLE  OF AN 

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

MAY

10th- 16th 

2009

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C1890 
Mary Gregory/

Bohemian Style 
BASEBALL MOTIF LEMONADE SET

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19th Century 

ESTES PROFESSIONAL

BASEBALL BAT STORY

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One of the authors favorites!

READ THIS TALE OF HOW THE ESTES BAT WAS FINALLY

ACQUIRED 12 YEARS  AFTER LOSING IT!

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

MAY

24th- 30th 

2009

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c1930 

A. B.

SPRECKLES 

CUP GOLF TROPHY

STERLING

21" W 18" T

PRESENTATION

SILVER 

BY REED AND  BARTON 

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Circa 1887

Reed and Barton Silver Plate Football 

Box Story

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GREATEST FOOTBALL BOX EVER MADE 

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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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THE FINEST

HORSE-

RACING

INKWELL 

EVER MADE

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Circa 1900

VIENNA

TENNIS

BRONZE

Story 

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5 Inches Tall

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VIENNA TENNIS BRONZES EVER PRODUCED

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Circa 1889

GAIL AND AX 

 TOBACCO ADVERTISING POSTER WITH

JOHN L. SULLIVAN

Story

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LINKS TO DEALERS, AUCTION

HOUSES, PUBLICATIONS, AND OTHER SITES THAT DEAL WITH 

SPORTS DISPLAY ANTIQUES

 

 

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The "Big Four" of sports auction houses would be Leland's, Robert Edward, Hunt, and Mastro. There are others, but these four are the power hitters of display pieces. Each of them are seasoned pros with many years experience to draw from. Below are links to them and contact information .

 

Lelands.com

Josh Evans, President

3947 Merrick Road
Seaford, NY 11783 
phone (516) 409-9700 
fax (516) 409-9797 
email 

Info@lelands.com

Robert Edward Auctions

Rob Lifson, President

P.O. Box 7256

Watchung, N.J. 07069

phone (908) 226-9900

fax (908) 226-9920

email

info@robertedwardauctions.com

 

Hunt Auctions, Inc.

David Hunt, President
256 Welsh Pool Rd.
Exton, Pa. 19341
phone  (610) 524-0822
fax (610) 524-0826

info@huntauctions.com

Mastro Auctions

Doug Allen, President

Bill Mastro, C.E.O.

7900 S. Madison Street

Burr Ridge, IL. 60527

phone (630) 472-1200 

CustomerService@MastroAuctions.com

 

 

 

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Carlton's posts below

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May 24, 2008

Lelands.com 6/6/08 Auction Previewed on SportsAntiques.com 

May 23, 2008

Dare anyone top this 52' Mantle 

May 22, 2008

14 inch c1910 baseball plate 

May 20, 2008

1900's? Football napkin holder figural- pewter? 

May 20, 2008
Zimmer's Baseball Game Mar 28, 2008
1877 Harvard vs. Yale Base Ball Broadside Pick Up - Thayer Mask Feb 11, 2008,
Two c1950 11" tall porcelain black boxers - Research tip - eBay forums Dec 30, 2007
Show your Vintage Sports Pencil Boxes! Dec 20, 2007
Anyone Heard of c1880 Old Pop Smith Tobacco Tin with Crossed Baseball Bats? Nov 28, 2007
Anyone Watch The Vintage Baseball Games in Bertoia today? Nov 16, 2007
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LINKS TO DEALERS AND AUCTION HOUSES 

THAT DEAL IN SPORTS DISPLAY ANTIQUES

 

DEALERS

 

Antique Athlete - Corey Leiby

www.AntiqueAthlete.com

Corey Leiby of Antique Athlete is one of the top dealers in the country for sports antiques, and also has auctions.

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Bob McCann

P.O. Box 18

Gilbertsville, PA. 19525

PH. (610) 367-1827 or (610) 367-1881

NO WEBSITE

Bob McCann is one of the top dealers in the country for sports antiques, and also has auctions.

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Gasoline Alley Antiques - Keith Schneider

www.GasolineAlleyAntiques.com

6501 20th NE SEATTLE, WA 98115

phone: 206-524-1606  fax: 206-524-6343 

support@gasolinealleyantiques.com

Keith is one of my mentors. I bought my first leather football helmet from him n 1988. He has a lot of knowledge on sports display antiques, and sports memorabilia in general. See his photo on the Bronze page

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ANTIQUES SHOWS & FAIRS

 

Long Beach Outdoor Antique & Collectible Market 

Long Beach California

 

Publications

 

Gridiron Greats Magazine

The Digest of American Football History & Its Memorabilia
5082 4th Lane, Vero Beach FL 32968
Phone: 772-563-0425 

Email: frank@gridirongreats.net

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www.SportsCollectorsDigest.com

Sports Collectors Digest

T.S. O'connell, Editor

700 E. State Street

Iola, WI 54990

PH 715 445-4612 · FAX 715 445-4087

email: scd@krause.com

Sports Collectors Digest is the heartbeat of the sports memorabilia world. SCD is a huge pool table sized (13" x 11") weekly magazine printed on newspaper stock, and is the hobby's oldest and largest publication. Every week this magazine is packed full of the latest information on a wide variety of mainstream sports memorabilia. They employ a large staff of journalist dedicated to bringing you the latest breaking news in the hobby. As well there are always good articles on niche areas written by contributing specialist. Traditionally S.C.D. has  focused more on contemporary memorabilia, recently however, they've increased they're coverage of vintage items. They now have a website, seen above, with much to offer. SportsAntiques.com's Editor and Publisher Carlton Hendricks began his writing career with SCD.

 

 

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ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

January

3rd- 9th

2010

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C1910

BASEBALL

BROADSIDE

21 1/2" x 14"

Illustrated by

JOSEPH

LEYENDECKER

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Circa 1900

VIENNA

TENNIS

BRONZE

Story 

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

APRIL

10th- 11th 

2009

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c1910

FAN TAZ 

SYRUP DISPENSER

cast 

porcelain

15" tall x 21" circum. 

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Circa 1920 

DIEGES AND CLUST 

TRACK RELAY TROPHY STORY

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ONE OF THE GREATEST

AMERICAN TRACK TROPHIES EVER PRODUCED

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

MARCH

15th- 21st 

2009

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c1890

DEAF MUTES

VS.

AKRON 

FOOTBALL

BROADSIDE

POSTER

40" wide

 26" tall 

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Circa 1887

Reed and Barton Silver Plate Football 

Box Story

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GREATEST FOOTBALL BOX EVER MADE 

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

APRIL

12th- 18th 

2009

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c1920's

PINCH HIT

TOBACCO

 POSTER

45 1/2" wide 18 3/4" tall

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Circa 1930

PEN AND INK FOOTBALL

DRAWING

Story

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READ THIS SHORT ARTICLE  TO SEE A VERY RARE ORIGINAL FOOTBALL 

PEN AND INK DRAWING

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

APRIL 26th- 

MAY 2nd

2009

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c1889-90
A.G. Spalding & Bros.
SPORTING GOODS 
CATALOG

11 1/4" WIDE

8" TALL

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Circa 1876  BASEBALL CLOCK STORY

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FREE

One of the authors 

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READ ABOUT THE WORLD'S FINEST BASEBALL CLOCK

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published in 

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

MAY

17th- 23rd 

2009

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c1927 

SPALDING BASEBALL EQUIPMENT ADV. SIGN
 FEATURING PAUL WANER 

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JOE LOUIS 

ARMY RECRUITMENT POSTER STORY

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

MAY 31st- 

June 2nd 

2009

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c1910 

HOME RUN CIGARETTES ADVERTISING POSTER

19 1/2" tall 

13 1/2" wide 

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Circa 1891

Tiffany & Co.

YALE 

FOOTBALL MATCH  SAFE

  Story

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CARLTON'S PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF GETTING 

Joe DiMaggio's

AUTOGRAPH

front cover joe d 2.JPG (89209 bytes)

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One of the authors 

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MEETS AND TALKS TO THE YANKEE CLIPPER

Previously published in 

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19th Century 

ESTES PROFESSIONAL

BASEBALL BAT STORY

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One of the authors favorites!

READ THIS TALE OF HOW THE ESTES 

BAT WAS FINALLY

ACQUIRED 12 YEARS  AFTER LOSING IT!

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Circa 1907

Kayser Sohn

HORSE AND JOCKEY INKWELL

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THE FINEST

HORSE-

RACING

INKWELL 

EVER MADE

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Circa 1896 PRANG

FOOTBALL CALENDAR STORY

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One of the authors favorites!

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Baseball Football Basketball

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John Gennantonio

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