2013 National Sports Collectors Convention Story

PART 1

2013 NATIONAL SPORTS COLLECTORS CONVENTION

Net54Baseball.com Dinner

The Three Bills Room

Corey Leiby Collection

PART 2

2013 NATIONAL SPORTS COLLECTORS CONVENTION

POST-CON ROAD TRIP

John Gennantonio Collection

The 2013 National

By Carlton Hendricks

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SHARED BOOTH OF BRETT LOWMAN AND WILLIAM PEEBLES

And now for part 2 of the Lowman Peebles booth...That is, items William Peebles had for sale. As well as dealing in vintage sports memorabilia William owns HuntingtonBaseBallCo. com, which makes custom bats and a wide array of new, antique looking baseball items, i.e. pennants, balls, and more. But here's the genuine baseball antiques he had for sale at the National...first up was a c1890 pair of quilted baseball pants, Had a tag in the waist but what had been there was washed out or worn off, $300.00. Next, a pair of vintage boxing gloves that I didn't pay too much attention to, but looking over the photos now they have a very archaic look, see ...moreover...I vaguely recall seeing them on eBay after the National...Seems like I remember them getting significant attention (bids), price at the National was $350.00...

Rob Mucha from Southern California

shows off a proud find!

Above left, Mike Brockman from Louisville KY

COLLECTORS ON THE

HUNT AT THE 2013 NATIONAL

And now we come to the part of the booth I remember most...the hardware...i.e. vintage baseball equipment....I remember because I thought, how will I ever keep all this straight to write about it because there's so much of it and it's not my area of hyper appreciation...And I know there are lots of collectors that will hang on every word of this part...which is basically the reason I'm including it...Anyways...I'll give it my best...First up was a c1920's Spalding Double Diamond catchers mask, $250.00. Next was a Goldsmith catchers mask, $125.00. Next was a white c1920 Goldsmith official League baseball, $175.00. Next, a c1885 figure 8 baseball, unknown maker, $250.00. Next were four c1920 baseballs by unknown makers, your choice $75.00 each, see all four here. Next were two baseballs made by Bonteber from Connecticut $125.00 each, see here and here. Next was a c1920 Babe Ruth Professional League baseball by Wilson, $350.00. Next was a Spalding Babe Ruth Home Run Special baseball, $200.00. Next was a Dazzy Vance Strikeout King baseball with box, $250.00. Next, a Wilson, Bob Osborne baseball with box, had uncommon red and black thread, $150.00. Next, a rare Horace Partridge baseball with box, $200.00 end of balls. Next a D&M catchers chest protector, $175. Last mention for William's booth, a pair of D&M reeded shin guards, $450.00

CONGRATULATIONS TO

BRETT LOWMAN AND WILLIAM PEEBLES

FOR A GREAT BOOTH

It's booths like yours that make the National worth coming to!

Keep up the good work! -SportsAntiques.com

Greg Rudd of OutStandingCollectible.com from Cincinnati had an interesting 1974 Beach Boys concert poster from Youngstown State University...on heavy paper, text only, no graphics of photos but nice looking, 20" tall by 13" wide, $100.00. One aspect that made it interesting was about 1974 the Beach Boys were just starting to become popular again. Next Gregg had a vintage football game poster for the Tarzans vs. Lodi, 22" by 14", $100.00..I believe the Tarzans were the mascot of Schneider Vocational High School from Stockton Ca...next town over from Lodi Ca. Jim Miller of The Classic Corner from Trenton N.J. had a striking yard long style composite team photo of the 1930 Chicago Cubs, 38" by 14", $600.00. They played a good year but were one short of making it to the World Series. Next Jim had a large c1907 "Stars of the Prize Ring" paper poster issued by Ring Magazine. Had portraits of many boxing legends with a legend under the title at the bottom...Appeared to have been trimmed as the edges were matted over a little, about 30" x 20", $200.00.

BOOTH OF JIM MILLER OF CLASSIC CORNER, TRENTON N.J.

Basketball aficionado Hank Reizes of Arizona had a very rare and early pin back button (backside) featuring a photo of the c1897-1898 champion basketball team of the Omaha Nebraska Y.M.C.A., 1 3/4" wide, $1,000.00. Next Hank had two of the earliest known basketball cards...Both by Baines of England, one was titled "School Girls"...the other "Net Ball" Both circa 1904-1905..., both $2,500.00 each. see Fronts and Backs

From: Carlton Hendricks
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 12:38 AM

To: Hank Reizes
Subject: c1904 Bains Shield Basketball Cards

Mr. Hank Sir,
...Carlton Hendricks here...how are you...hope well...all good here..

Say...those c1904 Bains Shield Basketball Cards you had at the National last summer...Did you say those are the earliest known basketball cards??....please elaborate if you would be so kind....doing up the National story and need clarification...thanks

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
Kindly –Carlton
_______________________________________________

Hi Carlton,
The Baines NET BALL and SCHOOL GIRLS (variation) cards are the first known women’s basketball related cards that exist.

It isn’t a reach at all for me to consider Baines as first basketball cards. They predate the American Murad T-51 and T-6 cards by approximately 5-6 years. They are a foreign issue and some might argue that this factor weighs on any comparison to Murads. Yet Baines is definitely part of a set that spans decades and has not yet been totally catalogued as new variations and topics are still being discovered.

By definition, these are truly cards. Other references label objects such as postcards, stock images on various media, as “cards,” but any such definitions fall outside the norm. I do not consider those objects to be cards at all. I hope this helps a bit.

Happy Holidays to you as well!

I so look forward to the report being added yo the web site.
Take Care,
Hank

Boxing memorabilia dealer and historian Gary Schultz of Illinois had a booth full boxing cards and other memorabilia. One item that stuck out was a very rare signed imperial sized cabinet photo of James Corbett, 14" tall by 11" wide, $4,500.00 It was the mother of all Corbett photos...One of the best things in the entire show...I do not expect to ever see a better. Below are shots of most if not all his table cases.

Signed James J. Corbett Imperial Cabinet Photo

14" tall by 11" wide, Mother of all Corbett Photos, Possibly best

piece of the show, offered by Gary Schultz,

Photos of the booth of Boxing Historian and Dealer

Gary Schultz

There was a separate room devoted to Olympics memorabilia. I didn't see much in the way of display pieces save a couple items offered by a Bernt Ahlstroem from Luxemburg. Bernt had a c1920 hand held mirror made of brass in the shape of a tennis racquet, 10 1/2" tall by 3 5/8" wide, $250.00. Next Berent had a Canadian Club back bar advertising figural of a hockey player. I think the base was wood while the hockey player was plaster, pretty worn, 8 1/2" tall by 8 1/4" wide, $650.00. Last Berent had a 1960 plaque for the Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley, 10 3/8" tall, $650.00, Neglected to photograph.

Items offered by Tom Spiker of

Old Mill Sports Collectibles, Millersville Maryland

Globe BB Stein Right $195.00.JPG (208899 bytes)

Globe BB Stein Bottom.JPG (154375 bytes)

Tom Spiker of Old Mill Sports Collectibles from Millersville Maryland had two porcelain cups that were both a couple of my favorite items of the show. One was a light colored ruby type red and featured a illustration of a Harvard baseball pitcher winding up. The illustration was by F. Earl Christy, sort of the top illustatrator of that type of collegiate art. The cup had a gold rim and crazing in the porcelain through out. Of all the cups I've seen of that genera...that is ones with illustrations of college athletes...that particular cup looked nicer, thicker, heavier and higher quality than most, $250.00. The other cup was shaped the same as the other, looked like the same maker...but totally different otherwise. It was gray and was inscribed on the front "Globe Base Ball Ass'n. - Warwick Club - Sept. 15-1907". At the center was a caricature of a Victorian era fat man...probably would have been called a "dandy" in the day by the checkered pants he wore. He wore a top hat that said Globe, and around his belly he wore a sash that said "The Largest Circulation" Other than it appeared to be Boston Globe related I have no idea what the history of it was, $195.00. Last mention for Tom's booth was a leather punching bag that originally fastened from the top and underneath, I bought it...If I recall it was $20.00...See all photos above

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