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11
1/2"
TALL
9
1/4"
WIDE
C1864
BROADSIDE POSTER
Announcing Opening Of Abner S. Brady's
WASHINGTON GYMNASIUM
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22"
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14"
WIDE
HARTFORD
HIGH
SCHOOL
VS
BRIDGEPORT
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1968
DAVIS
CUP Inter-Zonal Zone
FIRST ROUND MATCH POSTER
14" x 11"
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27th
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Exceptional
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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
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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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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
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in
Trenton N.J.
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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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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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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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c1900
RUDOLPH
SANTELL
STRONGMAN
EXHIBITION
BROADSIDE
POSTER

Sat
in
Carlton's
eBay
watch
list
2 years...
finally
the Carltonator
pulled
the trigger
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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
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c1890
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HURDLER
STATUE
By
Chiparus

19"
tall
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C1930
15"
tall
-
Die Cut -
KEDS
BASKETBALL
SHOES
ADVERTISING
DISPLAY
Auctioned
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Feb.
2013


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SPALDING'S
FOOT-BALL
WOODEN
SHIPPING
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WESTERN
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SCORE
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HARVARD
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BASE
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C1890 VICTORIAN
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C1940's
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c1930
A. B.
SPRECKLES
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5 Inches Tall
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JOHN L. SULLIVAN
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On with the show, starting with an exceptional
yard
long style 1930's color football print by J.D. Whiting titled "Fumble" 42 ˝" x 12 ˝", lot number #210
. The print was in the booth of John and Judy Burke, and will be auctioned October 1st 2003 in their
auction collectibleclassicsauctions.com . It's a classic vintage sports display piece, and quite rare. You don't see them offered often. I happen to have its mate titled "Touchdown?"
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Cy
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The prolific Terry Knouse of Tik & Tik from
Wapwallopen, Pa., offered an incredibly rare and desirable Cy
Young cigar tin, 5 Ľ" tall, Price: $6,000.00 . This is the kind of material you expect at the National, and was one of the top pieces at the convention. The now defunct auction house Oliver's (1970-1992), famous for their antique advertising auctions, sold the same tin nearly fourteen years ago in November 1989 for $10, 450.00 and
it was reported then to be one of only two known….and there it was, like a sitting duck in the Tic & Tic booth! Terry also had an impressive circa 1900,
framed golf pillow
cover, 22"x 22", Price: $3,500.00, never seen it before, excellent condition.
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1919 presentation baseball bat
36",
$4,000.00, offered by Corey Leiby
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Corey Leiby came with an exceptional
circa 1919 silver trimmed black presentation
baseball bat, 36", Price: $4,000.00 see above
Interestingly it appeared much earlier. Had I not known the engraved date, I would have guessed it was from the 1880's. Next Leiby piece, a very rare
19th century metal sign
for KNOCK-ABOUT shoes, Price: $1,500,
depicting an early football player in a union suit. The sign was most unusual in that it appeared to have been printed on stainless steel. First example I'd seen.
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19th
century Knock-About
Shoes
metal advertising
sign,
$1,500.00
offered
by Corey Leiby |
Next Leiby standout piece was an interesting,
Circa 1884 boxed baseball card
game, 5"x 6", Price: $2,500.00 . I couldn't find a maker on it, had never seen it before. Some advanced baseball board game collector will surely be very glad to find it, probably a very rare specimen, obviously wasn't priced for the novice.
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Bob
McCann from Gilbertsville, Pa. offered an exceptional
circa 1900 flat top, hard ear football
helmet, in excellent condition Price: $3,500.00 A classic early
example. Next McCann standout was a very nice decorated
trophy baseball
(close
in) from a Harvard vs. Princeton game on May 30th 1894 Price $1,500.00
. Nice shape, handsome gold lettering. Had the typical period nail in the
top for hanging. Next McCann piece, a
"Blue Ball" cigar box
with a great Chromolitho label of a gal tennis player and guy golfer.
Price: $500.00 . Next McCann, a Harris Woolens Advertising display box
with great 30's graphics of a baseball game. 15 ˝" x 27 Ľ",
Price: $500.00 . Good solid sports display material. Next McCann, an 1886 McLaughlin Brothers baseball board
game, 17 Ľ" x 9 ˝", Price: $2,500.00 . One of the best
things at the show. Actually a very great find, and priced right with room
I think. McLaughlin sports games are getting tougher and tougher. When you
say McLaughlin you're saying gold. King of the antique board game makers!
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LEFT,
1886 McLoughlin Brothers Baseball
board game, 17 1/4" X 9 1/2", $2,500.00
RIGHT
c1920's Archatrons advertising display,
5
1/4" tall, $300.00
offered
by Bob McCann
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Next McCann, a circa 1920's advertising display for
Archatrons, depicting boxing, football and baseball, 5 Ľ" tall, Price: $300.00
. Just a nice little display piece, great graphics, very clean. Really not sure what Archatrons are, but
cool piece anyway!
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1920's
Pinch Hit Tobacco advertising poster 45 1/2"
X
18 3/4", $2,500.00,
booth
of Hunt Auctions |
Next at bat, David Hunt's booth of Hunt Auctions from Exton, Pa. As already mentioned, David had one of the top booths for display material. Another hobby illuminati. Apparently they grow well in Pennsylvania. Up first from David's booth an exceptionally nice,
1920's advertising poster for Pinch Hit
Tobacco, 45 ˝" x 18 ľ" Price: $2,250.00 . Big sign, great blue background, striking. Don't recall ever seeing another. Great piece, nice condition.
Next Hunt piece, now this was definitely one of the best pieces there…and extremely rare….an
1860's white metal statue of a baseball player
(close
in face) 10 ˝" tall, . Being that antique sports sculpture is probably my biggest interest of all sports antiques, I was quite taken back by this piece, as I had never seen it before. I might venture to say seeing it made my trip. David told me he had seen another that was a lamp once.
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c1860's
baseball
player statue,
10
1/2" tall, $5,000.00
offered
for
sale
by
David
Hunt |
The average Joe would probably ask what's the fuss about. I wouldn't say it's a thing of beauty, as its art quality is not a refined as the Muller Striker and underhand Pitcher, which are similar and the same vintage. The piece almost has a folk art feeling. Nevertheless, a killer and very rare piece of American sports art. I'll be surprised if
I see another. All those people walking thru that booth, and probably barely glanced at it. It was an opportunity to see probably the very earliest baseball sculpture ever produced, right along side the Muller pieces…far as I'm concerned, priced right with room at $5,000.00.…where does David get this stuff?
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1909 New London City
league baseball trophy,
10 ľ" tall x 10 Ľ" wide, $675.00,
offered for sale
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Next Hunt piece, a 1909 two handled silver plate
baseball trophy
cup, made by Derby, for the champions of New London City league, with a dramatic bronze overlay relief of a runner sliding into base with the baseman reaching for the catch, 10 ľ" tall x 10 Ľ" wide, Price: $675.00
. Great piece, exceptional design, don't recall a bronze relief piece like it. Typical Derby quality, they made some of the best trophies.
John Ross of Harrisburg, Pa. came with an excellent condition,
19th century lemon peel
baseball, Price: $1,000.00 A classic specimen.
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19th
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$1,000.00,
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c 1896 PRANG
FOOTBALL CALENDAR
STORY

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19th Century
ESTES
PROFESSIONAL
BASEBALL BAT
STORY
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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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GREATEST FOOTBALL
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c 1896
PRANG
FOOTBALL CALENDAR
STORY

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c1930
A. B.
SPRECKLES
CUP
GOLF TROPHY
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STERLING
21"
W 18" T
PRESENTATION
SILVER
BY
REED AND
BARTON |
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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 Collectors
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SPORTS
ANTIQUE
OF THE WEEK

C1890
Mary Gregory/
Bohemian Style
BASEBALL MOTIF LEMONADE SET
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Circa 1890
HIGH WHEELER
FIGURE
Story

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SHORT ARTICLE
TO SEE A RARE
EXAMPLE OF AN
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ANTIQUE
OF THE WEEK

C1940's
JOE MARTY'S
BAR AND
GRILL
NEON BASEBALL SIGN
7 Ft wide
4 1/2 Ft. tall
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SPORTS
ANTIQUE
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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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ANTIQUE
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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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STORY
JOE LOUIS
ARMY
RECRUITMENT
POSTER STORY

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READ THE INTEREST.
BACKGROUND OF
THIS RARE POSTER
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Circa 1876
BASEBALL CLOCK STORY
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READ ABOUT THE
WORLD'S FINEST BASEBALL CLOCK
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ANTIQUE
OF THE WEEK

C1890 VICTORIAN
MOVEABLE
DIE CUT
FOOTBALL PLAYER
DELUXE
EXTRA LARGE & EMBOSSED
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ANTIQUE
SPORTS UNIFORMS
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EQUIPMENT 1840-1940
Baseball
Football Basketball
by
Dan Hauser, Ed Turner,
John
Gennantonio
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Sept.
25th
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Oct 15th
2010 |

Carlton's
Road Trip
TO
THE
PORTLAND
EXPO
ANTIQUES
SHOW
July
9- 11 2010
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Carlton's
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ROSE
BOWL
FLEA
MRKT.
PASADENA
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ANTIQUE
OF THE WEEK
SPECIAL
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FEATURE

ANOTHER
CARLTON
ROAD
TRIP TO
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FEB 13TH 2011
PASADENA ROSE BOWL FLEA MARKET
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ANTIQUE
OF THE WEEK
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Feb.
26th
-
Mar. 4th
2011 |

c1890
STERLING
SILVER
FOOTBALL
FLASK
By
Tiffany
& Co.
Only
known
example
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Sept.
30th
-
Oct 6th
2012 |

c1921
SILVER
PLATE
CANOEING TROPHY
by
Derby
Silver Co.
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Oct.
28th
-
Nov. 3rd
2012 |

C1890
RAH RAH TOBACCO POUCH
Best football themed tobacco pouch ever produced
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SPORTS
ANTIQUE
OF THE WEEK
C1920
MULTI SPORT
TABLE

Greatest
Multi
Sport
Table Extant
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ANTIQUE
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Nov. 25th-
Dec.
1st
2012 |



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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Visits The Top Bottle Show in The Country

THE
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F.O.H.B.C.
FEDERATION OF
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2012
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July 27-29th 2012, Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, Reno NV.
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Feb 24th-
March
2nd 2013
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c1892
SPALDING'S
FOOT-BALL
WOODEN
SHIPPING
CRATE

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OUTBID
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it
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SPORTS
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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


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April
28th-
May
4th
2013
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c1920
HURDLER
STATUE
By
Chiparus

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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$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

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
HARTFORD
HIGH
SCHOOL
VS
BRIDGEPORT
HIGH
SCHOOL
|
FOOTBALL
GAME
BROADSIDE
POSTER |
FOR THE
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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Nov
26th-
Dec
3rd 2016
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QUESTION -
WAS
THIS
ABRAHAM
LINCOLN'S
NEIGHBORHOOD
GYM?
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11
1/2"
TALL
9
1/4"
WIDE
C1864
BROADSIDE POSTER
Announcing Opening Of Abner S. Brady's
WASHINGTON GYMNASIUM
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