April pick ups

[mjkm90]

Well, I attended the first antique show of the year last weekend and had some success. I found a very nice Nokona Bill Hunter which I understand is quite rare. It has two fingerlock loops on the back of the fingers and very heavy piping and a smooth lining ($30). Next I came across a Reach official league ball with a lot of light fountain pen signatures. I need to look more closely at the signatures, but Lou Boudreau is definately there. This was actually in a baby buggy with a pony league ball ($3). My next find was a pair of bats which included an absolutely beautiful 35" H&B Burnt Oil finish bat with great lathe marks patina, and a Lee May 35" model 125 ($90 for the pair). There were a number of other lower end items available and a few waaaay overpriced nice gloves and a trophy. Overall and nice day.
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[slidekellyslide]

Good stuff Mike....I especially like that Burnt Oil bat...very nice shape.

[mjkm90]

Thanks Dan. I am amazed by the condition also. Considering the age, it has seen little use.

[b.heagy]

Beautiful bat !

[vintagesportscollector]

Hi All. I have been a bit removed from the collecting world lately. Been so crazy with work and family. But I've got a some more free time now, and am doing some catch up. I haven't visited this forum in a while, but great to see some lively discussion...so I'll think I'll catch up on some threads.

Mike- Great Bat. I especially like that a lot too! Congrats!!

-Joe

[mjkm90]

Turns out the ball is the 1939 Cleveland Indians!! Two Feller sigs, and many others. It's pretty rough, but for $3.00 I'll take it.

[slidekellyslide]

I picked this up a while back, but I don't think I posted it yet...if anyone knows a good date for this please let me know.

[chakes89]

I like the Lee May bat. It's nice

[mjkm90]

Chakes, if your interested in the Lee May send me an email with Lee May on the subject line. mjkm90@earthlink.net

[bat_master]

Hey everyone,

There wasn't another "April Pick-Ups" thread open so I figured I would just add to this one.

Here are several of the bats I've picked up the last month or so. The top two are the "keepers" for my collection.

1961-64 H&B Carl Yastrzemski W166
1965-68 H&B Willie McCovey K55
1999 LS Derek Jeter P72
1921-27 H&B Heinie Groh
1969-72 H&B Bill Mazeroski S2
1965-68 H&B Boog Powell O16
1925-29 Zinn-Beck Ken Williams 100 Diamond Ace
1986 Rawlings Darryl Strawberry 113A
1965-68 H&B Gene Freese M159
2006 LS Neifi Perez World Series M343

Enjoy!