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SportsAntiques.com's
written
coverage of the
2009
National
Sports
Collectors
Convention
Cleveland
Ohio
July
29th - August 2nd
BOOTH
OF DARRELL
O'MARY
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Next
we come to the booth of Darrell O'Mary from Marietta Georgia.
First up in Darrell's booth was a c1930 ashtray with a statue of
Bobby Jones. very rare, first example I've seen. I think I've
seen the same figure on bookends, 8 3/4" tall x 4"
deep x 6 1/2" wide, $1,250.00
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Next
up was a 1930's white metal cigarettes holder with a figure of a
boy caddy, 6 1/2" tall x 5 1/2" deep x 4 7/8"
wide, $500.00
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Next
was an exceptional 1894 bowling trophy featuring a small
figure of a bowler on top, 14 3/4" tall, $1,250.00
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Next
up was a very nice basketball trophy featuring a full sized
basketball on top a pedestal, which sat on a bold wood base. I
couldn't get a handle on who won it, it was engraved on the ball
"Winner Bluefield Institute Basketball Tournament 1926".
However the plate on the wood base was engraved "Court of
Neptune Pageant Milwaukee 1926 U.S. Naval Reserve Cutter
Race Won By USS Dubuque"...go figure, Had some tarnish
pitting, 16 1/2" tall, $850
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Next
was I believe one of the best trophies at the show so much so I
bought it myself. First off was the quality of the engraving,
you rarely see such elaborate style of engraving except on
presentation silver. It's other draw is the ring bat
handles...it had me just on those if nothing else. It is
engraved "To Mr. and Mrs. John J. Smith By their Friends of
the Goodyear Glove Co. Sept 12th 1908", 11" tall,
$300.00 |
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up in Darrell's booth was an ensemble of personal effects of Ted
Lyons 1900-1986. Darrell said Ted Lyons was the best
pitcher the white sox ever had. He played for them from 1923-1946.
The ensemble included at least the following items, brief case,
transistor radio, cane, wallet, White Sox jacket, wire photo of
him wearing White Sox jacket, blanket, season pass, 1935 MVP
trophy given by team, White Sox team signed 1940 bat, 34 diamond
star signed baseball, Memento Book of Letters given to him on Ted
Lyons day, and a blanket, $25,000.00
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Next
up was a c1900 bowling themed inkwell, cast in white metal,
pretty elaborate, topped with a statue of a bowler, had
very archaic pins and was very Austrian looking, 8 3/4"
tall, $600.00
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umpire
shoe right side |
umpire
shoe left side |
Next
up was a shoe that was out there. Darrell said it was an umpire
shoe...had British written all over it, So unusual I'm including
it in the story, $600.00
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Next
up was a c1870 gas lamp with a figure of a batter with an
"H" on his chest, 8 3/4" tall, $650.00
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Next
up was a set of advertising displays for the Sinclair Oil Company
that promoted a Babe Ruth radio contest.
7
foot wide banner for Sinclair Oil Babe Ruth radio contest |
13
1/2" tall Sinclair Oil dinosaur advertising figures |
I'm
not sure how the contest was played but presumably it had to do
with the number of home runs. The featured display was a 7
foot wide framed cloth banner which announced the contest.
Darrel also included two 13 1/2" tall wood advertising
figures of dinosaurs I believe promoted Sinclair Oil,
$7,500.00
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Next
up was a 1909 Brooklyn Dodgers team photo, $5,000.00
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Next
up was an unattributed c1940 Montreal Royals baseball cap,
who were the triple A team of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles
Dodgers from 1939-1960, $600.00
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Next
up was an outstanding photo of an early Yale baseball team, bought
by Ryan Sims seen here with it, $600.00
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Last
up in Darrell's booth was an exceptional 1944 Wrigley Field
panoramic photo taken from the stands, 30" wide x 12"
tall, $2,000.00
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