The
2013 National
By
Carlton Hendricks
PAGE
7
And
now we come to the booth of hobby pioneer Leland's of Bohemia, NY. First
up was a 40 1/2" wide by 17 3/4" tall by 9 1/2" deep, light
green painted wooden box with red trim, with "Giant's Ball Team"
inscribed on the side. no price, it was consigned, 40 1/2"
wide would be long enough for most bats so maybe it was a bat box for the
New York Giants. Next was a cardstock, tri-fold style advertising window
display for Beech Nut Tobacco. The sign featured a panoramic photograph of
Yankee Stadium full of fans during the 1926 World Series, 61 3/4"
wide by 37 1/2" tall (when framed), $5,000.00. Next
was a scrapbook
full of the earliest Yale sports programs for many sports including the
1876 Yale Harvard football program...to many to go thru...except to say
it's the best Yale scrapbook I've ever seen or expect., $50,000.00, extra
shots here
and here.
Next
was what appeared to be a cardstock advertising
sign, 23" tall by
15" wide, for A.C. Hunt & Co. from Wood River Illinois., priced
at $600.00...The sign featured a large photo of a store window, presumably
A.C. Hunt & Co.'s window, which had an advertising display of Dizzy
Dean Trousers. There were seven pairs of trousers draped, interspersed
with small advertising posters for Dizzy Dean Trousers. The posters were
die cut nearly in the shape of pennants and included a photo, apparently,
of the Dean Brothers in uniform. They look like cool little paper posters
but at dead center of the display was something more interesting...that
is, what appeared to be a die cut easel back standup advertising sign for
Dizzy Dean Trousers featuring two men in trousers flanking the sides, no
doubt the Dean brothers. The copy read "They're here - DIZZY DEAN
TROUSERS - Champions of Style and Quality". Then at bottom center the
brothers, presumably the brothers, were featured in uniform. There
appeared to be some mini bats directly in front of the sign, with some
full sized ones to the side. I would estimate the width of the sign to be
about 3/4 the width of the full sized bats. Next was a primo condition
c1930's football
uniform, minus cleats. The ensemble included pants, a
friction jersey, and leather helmet, $3,200.00. was displayed full stature
on a manikin.
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c1890
DRAW-STRING
BASEBALL
UNIFORM
BY
SPALDING
Pants,
Jersey
and
Belt
Incredible
condition
One
of the best
items
of the show
Offered
by
Lelands.com
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Next
up was what could be considered a candidate for best thing at the show. A circa 1890 dark
blue baseball uniform with a draw-string jersey by Spalding, $7,500.00, see
photo collage above...One of the best looking I've ever seen, particularly
considering its dark blue color. Leland's had just the jersey on a manikin torso. I
mentioned to Josh what a great piece...He told me the pants had an
original belt no one had seen before....I asked for the pants and it took
them about half hour to find...I'd have put the football friction jersey
on the torso, put the pants away... and put the full 1890 draw-string
uniform, pants and jersey on the full manikin...It was really a head
turner. I took detailed close in shots of it partly anticipating my bud
John Gennantonio would be asking me detailed nuances I wouldn't know...
Next
was a c1890 pneumatic
chest protector by Reach, $2,500.00. Next was a 26" wide by
20" tall, c1900
tin baseball score keeper, advertising
Stall and Dean baseball uniforms, $10,000.00...Rarely seen. Next was what
could be considered the power piece of the whole show...an 1880's stone litho advertising poster
for Allen & Ginter cigarettes. The poster advertised "The
World's Champions" card set and it was stunning...should have been
the lit up center piece of the booth...they could have charged
admission..., 30" tall by 17" wide, $75,000.00. See
accompanying placard here.
Next was a piece that stopped me in my tracks...I hadn't seen a lot of great pieces at the show and
caught this one on my last day...and it had me...ex$ept it would have dug into my whole trip and I left without it. I'm referring to
a great 11" wide by 8 1/2" tall c1890 cardstock
poster advertising the N.Y. Sporting Times, $2,500.00. Next was a
c1910, 18" wide by 16" tall University of Michigan football
team photo, $750.00. Next was a Coca
Cola advertising sign featuring Reese "Goose " Tatum, and
Marques Haynes, as "Stars of the fabulous Harlem Globetrotters".
The sign was in it's original period frame measuring about 37" wide
by 24" tall, $1,800.00. Below are walk thru shots of the Leland's
booth.
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SHARED
BOOTH OF BRYAN DEC left, AND KIRK KOVACS right |
Now
we come to the shared booth of Bryan Dec of BDecSports.com from Lapeer
Michigan and Kirk Kovacs of KovacsSports.com from Curtice Ohio.
We'll
start with Brian's things first. First
up for Bryan's things was a 1911 tin cup
with a paper label around it featuring a team
photo the University of Michigan's 1911 football squad with the
inscription "Champions of the West". On another
side of the cup was the inscription "University of Michigan Union
- SMOKER - Nov. 28, 1911". May have been a promotion by a tobacco
company, 2 1/2" tall by 3 1/2" wide, $575.00. Next was a c1906
die cut football
shaped program for a play titled Strongheart" starring silent
film star Robert Edeson. The play was running eight years prior Edeson's
first silent film in 1914, and was apparently written, and perhaps
produced and directed by William
C. de Mille, brother of Cecil B. DeMille, 10" tall by 5
1/2", $295.00. I believe it included this promotional photo
collage sheet of Edeson. Next was a blue and bluish
white color porcelain stein with a relief of golfers, 5 1/2" tall,
$375.00. Next up was a signed Gene
Tunney eight by ten photo, $395.00. see Next
were two pen and ink drawings of football players by Roy Gamble 1887-1972,
One was dated 1904 the other 1905, likely illustrations for a publication.
The
1904 one featured two players, one laying on the ground holding the
ball, the other player kicking off, signed Gamble 04', 13 1/4" tall
by 8" wide, $1,500.00. The other 1905
drawing was of a single player who appeared about to kick the ball,
16" tall by 11" wide, $1,200.00. Very rarely do you see original
artworks of football that early. Last
mention for Bryan's things was a 21" wide by 11 3/4" tall poster
for Jarvis Sporting Goods Co. featuring an oval portrait photo of Ty
Cobb and referred to him as Vice President, not for sale.
Next
we look at the things Kirk had...first up for Kirk was an 11" tall by
6" wide c1895
paper broadside poster advertising a baseball
game between the Cleveland
Spiders and Chambersburg, of Pennsylvania, $1,500.00. had a lot of
interesting info including rosters for both teams and their positions. extra
shot here
Next was another broadside, this one
much earlier...an c1878
paper broadside poster advertising a baseball
game between Syracuse University and Cornell University, 18 1/2" tall
by 12 1/2" wide, $1,500.00. Really a great baseball broadside...gave the
year, month, and even day of the
week...The
attribute of a date is priceless on a broadside...nice selection of
fonts which spoke to it's era...a real gem
and very rare, especially being from the 70's.
c1834,
4 1/4" tall x 4 7/8" wide
"THE
BOOK OF SPORTS"
By
Robin Carver
Published
by Lilly, Coleman & Holden of Boston MA
Earliest
item at the show, Offered by Kirk Kovacs from Curtice Ohio,
$6,500.00
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Above,
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Next
up was the earliest item at the show...even older than that c1840 snuff
box Glen Mechanick had...an 1834 copy of the book titled "The
Book of Sports" by Robin Carver, published by Lilly,
Coleman & Holden of Boston MA. see
photo collage above
I'm not familiar with the book but being it's American not English from
that early I automatically take it very serious.
Next
up in Kirk's booth was a celluloid
stick pin featuring a pennant inscribed: Pittsburgh
Pennant Winners 1909, Kirk advised it was issued by Hermes Ice Cream of
Pittsburgh PA, 2 1/4" tall by 1 7/8" wide, $1,200.00. Next was a
porcelain
plate inscribed around the perimeter "The Pennant Winners 1889 -
New York Base Ball Club", and featured little illustrations of
baseballs and crossed baseball bats, 8 1/4" wide, $2,400.00. see
photo of back here
Last mention for Kirk's things was a terrific framed, round shaped composite
of small portrait photo of the 1909 Detroit Tigers. The composite was
inscribed "Detroit Tigers - Champions 1909", encircled by
eighteen charging tigers, 9 3/8" wide excluding frame,
$6,900.00. see close in photo here
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