|
IPAGE
10I
SportsAntiques.com's
written
coverage of the
2009
National
Sports
Collectors
Convention
Cleveland
Ohio
July
29th - August 2nd
|
Next
we come to the booth of the prolific Kevin Bronson of Bronson
Galleries from Holidaysburg, PA.
 First
up in Kevin's booth was a c1890 pair of bisque statues of
baseball players made by Heubach. (Hue- Bock) one was a pitcher,
the other a batter. They were the 10" tall version, $900.00
for the pair.
|
 Next
was a jersey signed by soccer superstar Pele, $8,500.00
|
 Next
up was a 1929 Chicago Cubs panoramic team photo, 38" x 11",
$2,350.00
|
 Next
was a striking panoramic style print featuring sixteen players of
the 1913 Philadelphia A's American League Championship team,
29" wide x 15" tall, $2,350.00
|
 Next
up was a 1970 Floyd Patterson vs. Charlie Green boxing match site poster
from Madison Square Garden, 29 3/4" wide x 23 1/2"
tall, $550.00
|
 Next
up, a 1939 Dempsey vs. Willard movie fight poster, $550.00
|
|
 Next
up was a c1930 EZ Ball-Gum machine with the original sign on top,
24" tall, $5,500.00
|
|
 Next
was an impressive imperial cabinet composite photo featuring all
baseball players in the American League in 1903, in a period oak
frame. Kevin said it was a 2nd generation photo and that 1st
generation ones go for $35,000.00, 31" wide x 27"
tall, $3,500.00 (see
high resolution here)
|
|
 Next
was what would have had to have been the most important
autograph at the show. An obscure looking 6 1/8" tall
x 3 3/4" wide piece of paper inscribed with a list of some
kind, and signed at the top by Walter T. Avery who not only
played for the Knickerbockers in their first game at Elysian
Fields on June 19th 1846, along with Alexander Cartwright, but
was also their first elected president. $4,500.00, see high
resolution imaged below:
|
|
 Last
in Kevin's booth was not only what I believe the best piece at the show,
but one of the greatest sports display antiques I've ever seen.
I refer to a large broadside poster which announced an event to celebrate
the 18th anniversary of the Eagle Base-Ball Club of New York
City, held August 25th 1871. The Eagle Base-Ball Club was one of
the earliest baseball clubs in New York city where organized baseball
has it's roots. As I understand, the Eagle Base-Ball Club
started as the "Eagle Club" in 1840 for playing
"Town Ball" a forerunner of baseball. Making this
poster into not just a great historical baseball display piece,
but an artifact directly linked to the very nucleus of the game.
|
|
BEST
PIECE OF THE SHOW AWARD
National
Sports Collectors Convention
Booth
of Kevin Bronson, $22,000.00 |
|
"Last
in Kevin's booth was not only what I believe the best piece at the show,
but one of the greatest sports display antiques I've ever
seen..."
"...the
Eagle Base-Ball Club started as the "Eagle Club" in
1840 for playing "Town Ball" a forerunner of baseball.
Making this poster into not just a great historical baseball
display piece, but an artifact directly linked to the very nucleus
of the game." |
42"
x 28" |
CONTINUE
TO PAGE 11
|
