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ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

April 29th-

May 6th 2017

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8 5/8" tall

5 1/8" wide

-1868-

HANDBILL BROADSIDE
Advertising

Beadle's

Dime 
Baseball Player 
Publication

Sold on ebay $623.00

Printed 

on Paper

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF

THE WEEK

Aug 9th - 15th 2015

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35" x 24"

NOTICE

3/26/17

This feature

has been updated

Owner of 

painting has been located

see owners corres-

pondence at bottom of feature


1902 Panting of a Ping Pong Game


A QUIET HOUR AFTER DINNER
By
Albert 

de Ford Pitney


Illustrated for May 1902 Harpers Weekly Magazine

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

Nov 26th-

Dec 3rd 2016

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- QUESTION -

WAS THIS

ABRAHAM

LINCOLN'S

NEIGHBORHOOD

GYM?

? ? ?
? ?
? ? ?

11 1/2" TALL

9 1/4" WIDE

C1864
BROADSIDE POSTER
Announcing Opening Of Abner S. Brady's 
WASHINGTON GYMNASIUM

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A TEN DAY

EXCURSION

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CARLTON'S

EPIC

MAY 2001

BRIMFIELD

ANTIQUES FAIR STORY

16 STORY PAGES

33 PHOTO PAGES

49

PAGES TOTAL

1000

BRIMFIELD

PHOTOS

PLUS SEE

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

Oc 29th-

Nov 4th 2016

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22" TALL

14" WIDE

- 1895 -

HARTFORD

HIGH SCHOOL

VS

BRIDGEPORT

HIGH SCHOOL

FOOTBALL

GAME

BROADSIDE

POSTER

FOR THE 

YALE CUP

1895 CONNECTICUT STATE  
FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 

Printed on Cardstock

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

June 28th-

July 4th 2015

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1968 

DAVIS CUP Inter-Zonal Zone
FIRST ROUND
MATCH POSTER

14" x 11" 

U.S. 1968 DAVIS CUP CHAMPIONS

United States proceeded to win the Final Round against 

India and Challenge Round against Australia 

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

June 21st-

27th 2015

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Exceptional 

c1900 ICE SPEED SKATES


Remarkable

Two-Tone Brown and Tan Leather by Samson 

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

June 14th-

20th 2015

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Sold For
$11,353.00
8/8/11

TY COBB 
"SAFE" TROPHY


13" Tall 

11 3/4" Wide

5 3/4" Deep 

Silver Plated Made by

Dieges & Clust 

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

May 24th-

30th 2015

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48" WIDE

21" TALL

c1920 

YALE

LAUNDRY

ADVERTISING

SIGN

48" W x 21" T 

PORCELAIN ON STEEL

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

May 31st-

June 6th 2015

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c1900 PORCELAIN STEIN 
FEATURING BICYCLE RACE SCENE 
BY LENOX 


 
5 3/4" tall

One of the finest antique sports steins

Carlton has seen!

American made

in Trenton N.J.

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

May 24th-

30th 2015

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c1930 DIE

CUT METAL

FOOTBALL

PLAYER

ADVERTISING

SIGN


 
20" tall 

with stand 
 Unique Puzzling sign of unknown

product

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

May 17th-

23rd 2015

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c1889 Board Game

THE WORLD'S

GAME OF

BASEBALL


 
By McLoughlin Bros.
Commem-

orating Albert Spalding's 1889 world baseball tour

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

Jan 11th-

17th 2015

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c1910 

A. J. Reach Sporting Goods Trophy

12" T x 13" W 
Presented To 
BESSEMER ATHLETIC CLUB
Bessemer Alabama
Of Greater Birmingham City League

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

Sept 28th-

Nov 23rd - 29th 2014

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c1900

RUDOLPH

SANTELL

STRONGMAN

EXHIBITION

BROADSIDE

POSTER

Santell Gallery Thumb.jpg (225443 bytes)

Sat in 

Carlton's

eBay watch

list 2 years...

finally the Carltonator

pulled the trigger

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

Sept 28th-

Oct 4th 2013

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c1948

Jack Kramer

vs.

Bobby Riggs

World Champship.

Tennis Match

BROADSIDE

POSTER

27" X 21"


ANOTHER

OF CARLTON'S

HOW IT ALL WENT DOWN FEATURES

Antique 

street fair big fat zero..then I walked by a pool hall… 

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SOLD FOR

$1,600.00

ALL-HEIL

HIGH WHEEL

BICYCLE

STEIN

c1890

19 1/2" tall

By Mettlach


Best bicycle

stein you'll ever see!

High Wheel Stein Stitch.jpg (36595 bytes)

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

April 28th-

May 4th 2013

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c1920

HURDLER

STATUE

By Chiparus

Hurdler Installed Side Close.JPG (174422 bytes)

19" tall

Once owned 

by former

BASEBALL

COMMISIONER

PETER

UEBERROTH

Plus Bonus

160

PHOTOS

OF THE

4/14/13

ROSE

BOWL

FLEA

MARKET

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

March 23rd-

30th 2013

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C1930 15" tall

- Die Cut -

KEDS

 BASKETBALL 

SHOES

ADVERTISING 

DISPLAY

Auctioned by

Legendary

Auctions.com 

Feb. 2013

Keds Maroon 3.jpg (85887 bytes)

Keds Crop.JPG (48057 bytes)


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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

 - Feb 24th-

March 2nd 2013

c1892

SPALDING'S

FOOT-BALL

WOODEN

SHIPPING

CRATE

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Carlton Got

OUTBID

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about it

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A SPECIAL CARLTON

EXCURSION

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COLLECTORS

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 July 27-29th 2012, Grand Sierra Resort 

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

 - Nov. 25th-

Dec. 1st

2012

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June 22nd

1877
WESTERN

UNION TELEGRAPH

SENT BY 

E.V. BAKER

CONVEYING

SCORE OF

HARVARD VS

YALE

BASE BALL

GAME

HARVARD 10

YALE 1
Likely

sent by

famed Yale

foot ball

pioneer

Eugene V. 

Baker

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

November

11th- 17th

2012

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C1920 MULTI SPORT 

TABLE

Sports_Table_Top_Austrian.Maroon CRP.jpg (773520 bytes)

Greatest Multi

Sport Table Extant

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

Oct. 28th 

- Nov. 3rd

2012

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C1890
RAH RAH TOBACCO POUCH 
Best football themed tobacco pouch ever produced 

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

Sept. 30th 

- Oct 6th

2012

CanoeSideWays.JPG (16343 bytes)

c1921

SILVER

PLATE CANOEING TROPHY

by 

Derby Silver Co.

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

Feb. 26th 

- Mar. 4th

2011

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c1890

STERLING

SILVER

FOOTBALL

FLASK

By

Tiffany & Co.

Only known

example

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

FEB. 

12TH- 19TH 2011

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 ANOTHER

CARLTON

ROAD TRIP TO THE ROSE BOWL FLEA MRKT
FEB 13TH 2011
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Sept. 25th 

- Oct 15th

2010

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Carlton's Road Trip

TO THE

PORTLAND

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SHOW

July 9- 11 2010

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

June26th 

- July 2nd

2010

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BOWL

FLEA

MRKT.

PASADENA 

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ANTIQUE SPORTS UNIFORMS 

& EQUIPMENT 1840-1940 

Baseball Football Basketball

by Dan Hauser, Ed Turner, 

John Gennantonio

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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

medium muller clock.jpg (141435 bytes)

CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE

click here to read this story

One of the authors 

favorites!

READ ABOUT THE WORLD'S FINEST BASEBALL CLOCK

Previously published in 

VCBC Magazine


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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

MARCH 18th-14th

2009

RedLeftClose.JPG (855308 bytes)

c1950

Brayton Laguna

Black 

Boxers Statues

11" tall 

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  STORY

JOE LOUIS 

ARMY RECRUITMENT POSTER STORY

Joe Louis Recrutiment poster.JPG (69675 bytes)

CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE

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 READ THE INTEREST. BACKGROUND OF 

THIS RARE POSTER

Previously published in Sports Collectors Digest Magazine


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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

MARCH

22nd- 28th 

2009

PowerboatCrop.jpg (27418 bytes)

c1912

POWER

BOAT 

PRINT 

5ft. wide

 2ft. tall 

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Circa 1891

Tiffany & Co.

YALE 

FOOTBALL MATCH  SAFE

  Story

Yale match safe lelands.jpg (91020 bytes)

CLICK PHOTO 

TO ENLARGE

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SEE THE GREATEST FOOTBALL MATCH 

SAFE EVER PRODUCED


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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

whole team.JPG (76942 bytes)

CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE

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READ THIS SHORT ARTICLE ON A CLASSIC EARLY FOOTBALL TEAM PHOTO


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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

APRIL

19th- 25th 

2009

BowlingChairBack.jpg (33206 bytes)

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

front cover joe d 2.JPG (89209 bytes)

CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE

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One of the authors 

favorites!

MEETS AND TALKS TO THE YANKEE CLIPPER

Previously published in 

Sports Collectors Digest Magazine


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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

MAY 

3rd- 9th

2009

JoeMartyCrop.jpg (27625 bytes)

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

Best High Wheeler.JPG (85141 bytes)

CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE

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READ THIS SHORT ARTICLE 

TO SEE A RARE EXAMPLE  OF AN 

EARLY HIGH WHEEL BICYCLE FIGURAL


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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

MAY

10th- 16th 

2009

bbglass.jpg (21613 bytes)

C1890 
Mary Gregory/

Bohemian Style 
BASEBALL MOTIF LEMONADE SET

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19th Century 

ESTES PROFESSIONAL

BASEBALL BAT STORY

Estes in case.JPG (84750 bytes) 

CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE

CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY FREE

One of the authors favorites!

READ THIS TALE OF HOW THE ESTES BAT WAS FINALLY

ACQUIRED 12 YEARS  AFTER LOSING IT!

Previously publish.

in Sports Collectors Digest Magazine


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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

MAY

24th- 30th 

2009

ABSprecklesGal.JPG (20374 bytes)

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

close in front panel.JPG (94231 bytes) CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE

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One of the authors favorites!

GREATEST FOOTBALL BOX EVER MADE 


c1896 PRANG

FOOTBALL CALENDAR STORY

Prang Football calender HUNTS Feb 2003.jpg (118010 bytes)

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One of the authors favorites!

Previously pub. in  Sports Collectors Digest Magazine & The Antique Trader


Circa 1907

Kayser Sohn

HORSE AND JOCKEY INKWELL

kayser Sohn front close in.JPG (97340 bytes)

CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE

CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY FREE

THE FINEST

HORSE-

RACING

INKWELL 

EVER MADE


Circa 1900

VIENNA

TENNIS

BRONZE

Story 

Vienna Tennis straight on.JPG (85038 bytes)

5 Inches Tall

CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE

CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY FREE

READ THIS SHORT ARTICLE TO SEE ONE OF THE GREATEST AND RAREST

VIENNA TENNIS BRONZES EVER PRODUCED


Circa 1889

GAIL AND AX 

 TOBACCO ADVERTISING POSTER WITH

JOHN L. SULLIVAN

Story

John L Sullivan poster Lelands.jpg (66443 bytes)  

CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE

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READ THIS SHORT ARTICLE TO SEE ONE OF THE GREATEST BOXING ADVERTISING

POSTERS EVER


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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

May

16th-22nd 2010

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14" T

10 3/4" IMPERIAL  

CABINET PHOTO 

OF
1888 Yale Baseball 
Team Pitcher

AMOS ALONZO STAGG

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OF THE

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SPORTS

COLLECTORS

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2009 NATIONAL SPORTS COLLECTORS CONVENTION

STORY IS POSTED

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c1880's 

GREYHOUND RACING PRINT

FEATURING

CARICATURE MONKEY JOCKEYS

Only known example thus far

Research of this print is ongoing but here's the little we do know

- Believed to have been printed in France

- Believed to be a hand colored aquatint engraving

 

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ell I guess I crossed another line....now it's coursing or dog racing or something....I'm not sure what the sport is here...But heck of a pick up I thought on this print...Got it couple Sundays ago at the Hillsborough Antiques Show...Swept the whole show and found two items that had my attention...a c1890 12" Heubach bisque figure of a baseball player for $375.00...and this caricature print of monkey jockeys on greyhounds for $450.00...I really didn't want to spend the money but $375.00 seemed pretty fair for the Heubach and you don't see them in person often...usually in auctions...it originally came as a pair with a matching batter...made in Germany...

 

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The dealer selling the Monkey Jockey print deals in nothing but prints...and his booth is full of framed ones...the whole booth is very impressive, pretty much everything is mostly pre WWI...The minute I saw it I was taken back...I think if I saw this at a tony book show I'd expect it to be priced around $800.00 - $1,200.00...I asked where it came from...dealer said he found it in a terrible junkie frame falling apart...I think he said the frame was yellow...

I sat down on a bench and pondered which if either to buy...I liked the print a lot more and I figured I'd see more Heubachs but the print is much more rare...I've never seen another and can't find one on the internet...Though did find a couple of similar ones...anyway...show was about to close and made an offer on the print and they took it...One of those kinds of purchases when the dust settles you're really glad you pulled the trigger!!!...Today I think I found someone in England who I think may know something about it...All takes time which I need more of!...And if any readers out there know about this print

 

 

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12" tall
c1894 BULLDOG CLUB

SHOW TROPHY

for

"The Bulldog Club Model"

Show Held at 

Royal Aquarium Westminster, London Nov. 13-15th 1894

- WON BY -

Smartt's Punch

Owned by Mr. Willian George Smartt

 

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Period Engraving of 

Smartt's Punch

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Willian George Smartt, 

Owner Smartt's Punch

 

 

I_Block_Chrome Y.png (802 bytes)spotted this c1894 bulldog trophy at the 2012 Hillsborough Antiques Show in San Mateo CA. The dealer was asking $1,500.00. I ended up buying a rare c1890 Bicycle Humidor at the same show for $1,000.00 so couldn't afford it. But it haunted me afterwards. Later I emailed the dealer and said I'd buy it for the $1,500.00 if she still had it at the next Hillsborough Show...When I saw her at the next show she said it sold to a judge at another show in Fresno.

 

The bulldog originated in England in the 1500's and were bred for the sport of "bull baiting". Bull baiting was outlawed in England in the early 1800's by passage of the Cruelty to Animals Act 1835. The first Bulldog show put on by the South London Bulldog Club at the Royal Aquarium Westminster was in 1873. 

 

Poking around the internet I located some published references to the show, seen below. Also below, I was also able to locate a biography of the sculptor of this trophy, a Mr. Richard Hewitt Moore. I also found an 1895 reference to a bulldog sired by Smartt's Punch, named "Baron Killarney" whelped (born) Sept. 28th 1893, that was brought to the United States. A person named E.K. Austin of New York City was listed as the owner breeder in the 1896 American Kennel Club Stud Book, Volume 12

 

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1894

Announcment

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On Location.jpg (115893 bytes)

Cell Phone shot

at Hillsborough

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c1894 Period Photo

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Smartt Punch's Offspring in U.S.A

 

Sculptor of Trophy:

Richard Hewitt Moore (R H Moore) was from Northleach in Oxfordshire and on leaving school he apprenticed as a wood engraver but eventually gave up this medium feeling the technique too confining.


He took up drawing as a profession, studying the figure and portraiture, then moving on to animal studies before almost exclusively devoting himself to dogs.


In common with the likes of Arthur Wardle, Cecil Aldin, Louis Wain and others, Moore’s early years as a commercial artist were spent recording scenes at dog shows, livestock shows and country pursuits for such publications as The Stock-Keeper, Sporting and Dramatic News and The Illustrated London News.


He illustrated numerous books, including C H Lane’s All About Dogs published in 1900. 
The 87 illustrations of the celebrated champions of the time are the most complete source for Moore’s illustrative work.


Moore was also an accomplished sculptor who specialised in trophies. The Great Dane Club has a challenge trophy with a bronze cropped Great Dane mounted standing on the plinth and the English Setter Club a particularly impressive group that was awarded for best brace at a trial. This features a Setter and Pointer in naturalistic pose, cast in silver and made by the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company in 1896. 

 


Possibly the most impressive trophy he sculpted depicted the final of the 1890 Waterloo Cup, Fullerton beating N Dunn’s Downpour, see above

 

Courtesy: DogWorld.co.uk

 

 

 

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Not one...but two offerings of important trophies are now up for auction you should be aware of....

 

One is an offering on eBay by  Tom Cardaropoli  (eBay handle "walnutts")...Tom is offering two Boston Marathon trophies, both won by legendary Boston Marathon runner Johnny Kelley.

 

The other offering is for a group of important yachting trophies being offered by world renown America's Cup collector and historian iSteve Freedland 

 

 

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32 Inches tall

1934 BOSTON MARATHON TROPHY

click here to go to ebay listing

 ENDS Oct 13, 201418:15:41 PDT 

CLOSED SOLD FOR 

$1,737.00 - 36 bids

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30 1/2 Inches tall

1936 BOSTON MARATHON TROPHY

click here to go to ebay listing

 ENDS Oct 13, 201418:12:50 PDT 

CLOSED SOLD FOR 

$810.00 - 49 bids

Walnutts Antiques quote:

It is our privilege to offer these fantastic and exceptionally rare, stunningly beautiful Boston Marathon Trophies from the estate of the legendary American Marathon Runner and Runner's World Magazine’s "Runner of the Century" John Adelbert "Johnny" Kelley - winner of two Boston Marathons and the record holder for most second place finishes in the Boston Marathon (seven), most top 5 finishes (15 in 17 years from 1934 to 1950) and most Boston marathons participated in (61).

 

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Johnny Kelley at the finish line

in his early and later days

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SOLD FOR $923

CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL PRICES REALIZED STARTING WITH LOT 111
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- The Freedland Collection of Yachting Trophies -

 

SKINNER AUCTIONS, BOSTON

The Skinner Auctions European Furniture & Decorative Arts department features a private west coast collection of silver yacht trophies. Prestigious yacht clubs often participated in races against other American clubs and international clubs. Vessels that participated and placed in these races received handsome trophies made of sterling silver, silver plate, pewter and bronze. Yachts and yacht clubs have undeniably shaped seaside culture, and silver trophies such as the ones pictured here represent the best of the best in yachting history.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE SKINNER AUCTION PAGE
Auction closes October 11, 2014 10:00AM Boston time 

CLOSED

    CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL PRICES REALIZED STARTING WITH LOT 111

 

 

 

 

ONE OF THE GREATEST BASEBALL 

ANTIQUES I HAVE EVER SEEN

-CARLTON 

HUNT AUCTIONS

The 2009 Live Auction at Major League Baseball All-Star FanFest©

Tuesday, July 14th at 10:00am Central
Location: America's Center, St. Louis

 

GO TO HUNT LISTING LOT 241

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1871 BROADSIDE POSTER

42" TALL X 28" WIDE

ESTIMATE $10,000.00- $15,000.00

CLOSED

FINAL BID

 $7,986.00

GO TO HUNT LISTING LOT 241

www.HuntAuctions.com

Hunt Auctions Inc.

David Hunt, President

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

Email: info@huntauctions.com

 

 

 

 

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c1900 BRONZE OF GIRL FOOTBALL CARRIER

By Emil Fuchs, 6 1/2" tall, sold for $660.00 w/premium

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Back

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Inside

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Front

OLDEST KNOWN FOOTBALL PROGRAM

Columbia vs. Yale November 16, 1872 

4 5/8" tall by 2 3/4" wide folded 

Sold for $3,900.00 with premium

 

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Back

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Inside

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Front

Yale vs. Harvard November 18, 1876 Football Program 

5 1/2" tall by 4" wide folded 

Sold for $2,040.00 with premium

 

 

 

ONE THAT GOT AWAY

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 Lot 443

34-1/4" tall X 26-1/2"  wide

C1907 OIL PAINTING OF 

JAMES J. CORBETT

WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT 

BOXING CHAMPION 1892-1897

 Sold for $1,920.00 

incl. premium in Legendary Auctions

 

This should more aptly be under Carlton's "Latest One That Got Away". I found this 1907 oil painting of James J. Corbett at the last minute. I had received the inaugural Legendary Auctions catalog about a week before it closed. However I'd been so tied up with my new Sports Antique of the Week feature that I never had time to look thru it. Although I had done a cursory of the auction on-line, I missed this painting. On April 30, 2009 I was in a restaurant thumbing thru the catalog as I ate when I came across it about 1:00PM the first day of the auction. It got my attention enough that I scrambled to the front of the catalog to see when the close date was. To my surprise it was closing that day.  I called right there on the spot and asked what lot they were on. The guy explained it wasn't a live floor auction and the painting wouldn't close until late that night....he said the latest bid was $750.00, and so I hit it at $800.00 and immediately got out bid by a left ceiling bid. I hit it again at $900 and to my surprise was top bidder....that night I had to hit it again at $1,300.00. But got shot down later....that's where I folded. With bidders premium it sold for $1,920.00. 

 

I have no regrets, it just didn't hit the gotta have it level for me to keep chasing it. However I will say any good  boxing painting from that early is very rare, they hardly exist. Much less one of a world champion. I've never seen one before. And the quality is formidable...enlarge it and look at the face and hair....that's a heck of a painting! Plus it has a period/likely original frame. There is no mention of an artist signature in the catalog; but not having a signature can be overlooked if the work is of exceptional quality, and this painting would qualify.

 

 Watch 1894 footage of James 

Corbett in exhibition with Peter Courtney

 

James Corbett won the World Heavyweight Championship from John L. Sullivan Sept. 7, 1892 in New Orleans Louisiana. The bout was also historical for being the first World Championship fought under Marquess of Queensberry Rules, and for being the first time boxing gloves were worn. 

James J. Corbett

nickname

Gentleman Jim

 

Birth Name: James John Corbett

Born: Sept 1, 1866
Died: Feb. 18, 1933
Nationality: American

Height: 6′ 1″
Division: Heavyweight
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
Hometown: San Francisco, California

Age at Death: 66

Record:

Won 16 (KO 4) 

lLost 4 (KO 3) 

Draws 3 

Rounds boxed 261 

 

 

 

Found using 

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19th century CHYP - Columbia Harvard Yale Princeton

multi-sport tobacco tin - Football, Baseball, Rowing, Tennis. offered on eBay, ends 6/24/07 CLICK HERE

CLOSED - SOLD FOR $97.00

 

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IMPORTANT c1920 OIL PAINTING OF A BASKETBALL GAME IN PROGRESS

photos courtesy Sotheby's New York

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30 inch tall by 20 inches wide

SOLD AT SOTHEBY'S NEW YORK JUNE 5, 2007

FOR $4,250.00 PLUS PREMIUM

click here to go to eBay Live listing

This is the greatest basketball painting I've ever seen. I've not even heard of anything like it, so it may be the world's greatest. The colors, the lighting, the size, the realism of the environment, are what galvanize it. The back says it all regarding it's age, if you click the photo on the left. I believe the elevated bleachers are typical of  Y.M.C.A's in the eastern United States. Interestingly, there were only three bidders...my piddly $1,800.00, plus two floor bidders, one for $3,500.00 and the $4,250.00. This is a classic example of greatness I like to bring you on this site. -Carlton

 

LATEST ACTION

Sold on eBay 

4/1/07 for $4,650.00

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c1930 Rawlings

Executioner  

Football Helmet

click here for listing

Sold in Leland's Gaynor 4/14/07 for $4,782.50 (w/p)

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c1891 16 1/2" Tall

John Rogers

Football Statue

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YOU GOTTA SEE THIS

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offered on eBay 

closes June 18-07 09:49:07 PDT 

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c1900 

Wright and Ditson Tennis Net Poles

IN THE ORIGINAL WRAPPING

Step back in time and see some brand new sports equipment in untouched condition!

 

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SOLD ON EBAY JAN. 15, 2007

FOR $898.00

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eBay item number 140072616382

C1900 YALE BASEBALL

PORCELAIN DECANTER PITCHER 

12 INCHES TALL

I was the under-bidder on this Yale baseball pitcher at $888.88, but got sniped. I have a mug with the same illustration, so I believe it originally came as a set with  probably 6 or so cups. The seller advised in the listing there was no makers mark, however my mug is marked on the bottom the "Laughlin Art China" I don't recall ever seeing this pitcher before, so I know it's rare. I believe I have seen another mug like mine for sale though, I think it was on eBay. What a great piece. Sure I wish I'd gotten it! Click here for more detailed photos

 

 

SOLD 

DEC. 7th 2006 

FOR $19,120.00

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Photo of first basketball court

SOLD 

DEC. 7th 2006 FOR $71,700.00

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James Naismith's hand written account of the first basketball game played in 1891

SOLD 

DEC. 7th 2006 

FOR $13,145.00

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 James Naismith's whistle

Above are three highlights from the 

Dec. 2006 historic sale of James Naismith personal belongings

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Dr. James Naismith

The inventor of Basketball

 Auctioned by Heritage Galleries

of Dallas Texas

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to go to the Heritage Auctions sports 

website to see more of what went on  

www.Sports.HeritageAuctions.com

 

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Originally posted

Sat. 5/14/06 7:39PM PDT

Archived 11/18/06

1899 Carson City Nevada 

Bicycle Race Poster

40" x 30"

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I attended the Grass Valley Old West Antiques Show, in Grass Valley California on Saturday May 13th 2006. The show is incredible and one of the best antiques shows in the country. I was too pressed for time to do a story on this years show, however I'll post a photo of the best thing I saw...an 1899 bicycle race poster from Carson City Nevada. I was so taken I forgot to measure it, but it was big, framed it was about 40 inches tall by 30 wide. It sold to renowned collector Peter Sidlow of Las Vegas for $4,500.00. It was not only the best thing I saw, but probably the best bicycle poster I've ever seen. Congrats Peter!

 

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Circa 1890 Edwin J. Gillies 

football coffee tin at top center

 

I did find one item at the show....a circa 1890 Edwin J. Gillies coffee tin with an illustration of a football game. My friend John Bounaguidi was set up, and had gotten gotten two of these tins, one white, one red, out a a Hunt's auctions a year or so ago. He had the red one at the show and offered it to me for what he gave, which was $considerable$. I think it's a little faded, as I've seen another red one that wasn't. I couldn't make up my mind, so John told me to take it home and see how it works in my collection. I worked it in with my other tins and it looks pretty nice, plus my girl friend Barbara thinks I should get it, so darn I guess I'll have to now...it'$ only money!

 

If you can believe it, the Gillies Coffee Company is still in business, and they have a website with they're history. Seems they were a major player in the coffee business in New York City starting in 1840. Click here to read they're interesting story.

 

I've only seen a few examples of this tin in 18 years, and always wanted it. I'd sort of like to wait for one in a little better condition, but they're so rare I suppose I better bite the bullet while this one's available. Not only are the football graphics really nice, but it's American...not Canadian, not bloody English! On top of that it's one of the best depictions, of 19th century American football used for advertising, and I think it's the only tin with 19th century football.

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14" T

10 3/4" IMPERIAL  

CABINET PHOTO 

OF
1888 Yale Baseball 
Team Pitcher

AMOS ALONZO STAGG

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Circa 1889

GAIL AND AX 

 TOBACCO ADVERTISING POSTER WITH

JOHN L. SULLIVAN

Story

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Circa 1907

Kayser Sohn

HORSE AND JOCKEY INKWELL

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THE FINEST

HORSE-

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c 1896 PRANG

FOOTBALL CALENDAR STORY

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One of the authors favorites!

Previously pub. in  Sports Collectors Digest Magazine & The Antique Trader


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!

Previously publish.

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Circa 1887

Reed and Barton Silver Plate Football 

Box Story

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One of the authors favorites!

GREATEST FOOTBALL BOX EVER MADE 


c 1896 

PRANG

FOOTBALL CALENDAR STORY

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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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Joe DiMaggio's

AUTOGRAPH

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favorites!

MEETS AND TALKS TO THE YANKEE CLIPPER

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C1890 
Mary Gregory/

Bohemian Style 
BASEBALL MOTIF LEMONADE SET

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Circa 1890

HIGH WHEELER

FIGURE Story

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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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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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Circa 1910

ELLENSBURG WASHINGTON

FOOTBALL TEAM PHOTO STORY

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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 1891

Tiffany & Co.

YALE 

FOOTBALL MATCH  SAFE

  Story

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TO ENLARGE

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MARCH

22nd- 28th 

2009

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c1912

POWER

BOAT 

PRINT 

5ft. wide

 2ft. tall 

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ARMY RECRUITMENT POSTER STORY

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 READ THE INTEREST. BACKGROUND OF 

THIS RARE POSTER

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2009

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c1950

Brayton Laguna

Black 

Boxers Statues

11" tall 

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Circa 1876  BASEBALL CLOCK STORY

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One of the authors 

favorites!

READ ABOUT THE WORLD'S FINEST BASEBALL CLOCK

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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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2011

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c1890

STERLING

SILVER

FOOTBALL

FLASK

By

Tiffany & Co.

 Only known 

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c1921

SILVER

PLATE CANOEING TROPHY

by 

Derby Silver Co.

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- Nov. 3rd

2012

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C1890
RAH RAH TOBACCO POUCH 
Best football themed tobacco pouch ever produced 

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November

11th- 17th

2012

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C1920 MULTI SPORT 

TABLE

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Greatest Multi

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Dec. 1st

2012

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June 22nd

1877
WESTERN

UNION TELEGRAPH

SENT BY 

E.V. BAKER

CONVEYING

SCORE OF

HARVARD VS

YALE

BASE BALL

GAME

HARVARD 10

YALE 1
Likely

sent by

famed Yale

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pioneer

Eugene V. 

Baker

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c1892

SPALDING'S

FOOT-BALL

WOODEN

SHIPPING

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C1930 15" tall

- Die Cut -

KEDS

 BASKETBALL 

SHOES

ADVERTISING 

DISPLAY

Auctioned by

Legendary

Auctions.com 

Feb. 2013

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STATUE

By Chiparus

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19" tall

Once owned 

by former

BASEBALL

COMMISIONER

PETER

UEBERROTH

Plus Bonus

160

PHOTOS

OF THE

4/14/13

ROSE

BOWL

FLEA

MARKET

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SOLD FOR

$1,600.00

ALL-HEIL

HIGH WHEEL

BICYCLE

STEIN

c1890

19 1/2" tall

By Mettlach


Best bicycle

stein you'll ever see!

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

Sept 28th-

Oct 4th 2013

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c1948

Jack Kramer

vs.

Bobby Riggs

World Champship.

Tennis Match

BROADSIDE

POSTER

27" X 21"


ANOTHER

OF CARLTON'S

HOW IT ALL WENT DOWN FEATURES

Antique 

street fair big fat zero..then I walked by a pool hall…

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

Sept 28th-

Nov 23rd - 29th 2014

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c1900

RUDOLPH

SANTELL

STRONGMAN

EXHIBITION

BROADSIDE

POSTER

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Sat in 

Carlton's

eBay watch

list 2 years...

finally the Carltonator

pulled the trigger

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

Jan 11th-

17th 2015

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c1910 

A. J. Reach Sporting Goods Trophy

12" T x 13" W 
Presented To 
BESSEMER ATHLETIC CLUB
Bessemer Alabama
Of Greater Birmingham City League

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

May 17th-

23rd 2015

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c1889 Board Game

THE WORLD'S

GAME OF

BASEBALL


 
By McLoughlin Bros.
Commemor-

ating Albert Spalding's 1889 world baseball tour

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

May 24th-

30th 2015

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c1930 DIE

CUT METAL

FOOTBALL

PLAYER

ADVERTISING

SIGN


 
20" tall 

with stand 
 Unique Puzzling sign of unknown

product

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

May 31st-

June 6th 2015

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c1900 PORCELAIN STEIN 
FEATURING BICYCLE RACE SCENE 
BY LENOX 


 
5 3/4" tall

One of the finest antique sports steins

Carlton has seen!

American made

in Trenton N.J.

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

May 24th-

30th 2015

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48" WIDE

21" TALL

c1920 

YALE

LAUNDRY

ADVERTISING

SIGN

48" W x 21" T 

PORCELAIN ON STEEL

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

June 14th-

20th 2015

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Sold For
$11,353.00
8/8/11

TY COBB 
"SAFE" TROPHY


13" Tall 

11 3/4" Wide

5 3/4" Deep 

Silver Plated Made by

Dieges & Clust 

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

June 21st-

27th 2015

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Exceptional 

c1900 ICE SPEED SKATES


Remarkable

Two-Tone Brown and Tan Leather by Samson 

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

June 28th-

July 4th 2015

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1968 

DAVIS CUP Inter-Zonal Zone
FIRST ROUND
MATCH POSTER

14" x 11" 

U.S. 1968 DAVIS CUP CHAMPIONS

United States proceeded to win the Final Round against 

India and Challenge Round against Australia 

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

Oct 29th-

Nov 4th 2016

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22" TALL

14" WIDE

- 1895 -

HARTFORD

HIGH SCHOOL

VS

BRIDGEPORT

HIGH SCHOOL

FOOTBALL

GAME

BROADSIDE

POSTER

FOR THE 

YALE CUP

1895 CONNECTICUT STATE  
FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 

Printed on Cardstock

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A TEN DAY

EXCURSION

FEATURE

CARLTON'S

EPIC

MAY 2001

BRIMFIELD

ANTIQUES FAIR STORY

16 STORY PAGES

33 PHOTO PAGES

49

PAGES TOTAL

1000

BRIMFIELD

PHOTOS

PLUS SEE

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

Nov 26th-

Dec 3rd 2016

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- QUESTION -

WAS THIS

ABRAHAM

LINCOLN'S

NEIGHBORHOOD

GYM?

? ? ?
? ?
? ? ?

11 1/2" TALL

9 1/4" WIDE

C1864
BROADSIDE POSTER
Announcing Opening Of Abner S. Brady's 
WASHINGTON GYMNASIUM

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SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF

THE WEEK

Aug 9th - 15th 2015

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35" x 24"

NOTICE

3/26/17

This feature

has been updated

Owner of 

painting has been located

see owners corres-

pondence at bottom of feature


1902 Panting of a Ping Pong Game


A QUIET HOUR AFTER DINNER
By
Albert 

de Ford Pitney


Illustrated for May 1902 Harpers Weekly Magazine

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LATEST FEATURE

SPORTS

ANTIQUE OF THE WEEK

April 29th-

May 6th 2017

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8 5/8" tall

5 1/8" wide

-1868-

HANDBILL BROADSIDE
Advertising

Beadle's

Dime 
Baseball Player 
Publication

Sold on ebay $623.00

Printed 

on Paper

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