19th Century Baseball

[b.heagy]

Greetings fellow members, I am new to this forum. This is a very cool place to share the knowledge of other collectors. I came across a neat piece that I thought I should share with all of you that love the vintage memorabilia as much as I do. My first thought was that this could be a box top for the Jersey Shirts or could be the store display sign. Made of cardboard stock. Has anyone ever seen one before? Any thoughts or comments?
Bill

[vintagesportscollector]

Wow!! Boy....I like that piece. Amazing how they show a similar shirt being used in all different walks of life. Very significant. Never seen it before, but I think you could be sport on with the box top or advertising sign. Where did you get it?

[b.heagy]

I found it at an antique market about 4 weeks ago. The person I bought it from sold everything from glass to trash and I stumbled across this piece and could not believe my eyes. It was a rainy day leaving me with less competition in the field. Thank god the dealer was under a tent. One of my many wonderful finds "in the field" at Antique Markets.

[vintagesportscollector]

Congrats! What other antique markets find's have you had that are worth sharing? What types of stuff do you collect?

-Joe

[b.heagy]

I collect just about anything pre 1960 with a main focus on turn of the century baseball that trips my interest. I have found many great things along the way such as an Ernie Banks 1960s game used bat, Ralph Kiner Game used bat (index), Ted Williams Rookie era game used bat, a wonderful 19th century Spalding pillbox hat are among the studs that I have been fortunate to come across. I find items to add to my collection or to sell/trade every weekend. The studs are few and far in between in my travels but it just prooves that it is still out there waiting to be found.

[vintagesportscollector]

Do you still have the 19th century Spalding pillbox hat? Please do share any pics you have of the hat, including the Spalding tag/label, if you can. I would love to see that!!!! I am big Spalding uniform collector and go gaga over anything Spalding from the early 1900s or 19h century.

Sounds like you have some good antique markets in you area. I wish I could say the same. I live in NJ.

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-Joe

[b.heagy]

Here is a shot of the hat that might be used in an upcoming article on the hat. I will try to post a picture of the Spalding logo later. It is worn but it is there. I am in a great area for finding antiques. I do have to admit I am spoiled by dealers holding things for me as I help run one of the largest markets on the strip in PA. I don't get everything because I get very busy but I have no complaints. Let me know what you think of the hat.

[mjkm90]

HOLY CRAP that is a nice CAP! Do you have any figural trophies, ring bats, or mushrooms to share?

Mike H.

[b.heagy]

Hi Mike,
Thanks, this hat is one of my most prized posessions. Beleive it or not I do not have any mushroom bats at the moment. Those are one of the things that eludes me on my hunts. I have alot of trophies but nothing worth writing home about. I have attached a quick photo of the inside of the hat, tough to see but the Spalding logo is there.
Bill

[b.heagy]

sorry for the large images, I am still trying to figure out how this all works.