great granddads atttic, great old boston braves stuff

by FCK420 on Aug 23, 2009 2:47 AM EDT Comment 13 comments

wow we went through my greatgrandadd's attic today.. He had boston braves season tickets for 40 years before they moved.....crazy trip back in time all the old dusty stuff.... heres all the braves stuff we found so far won't list all of it but heres the ridiculously awesome ones

BOSTON GLOBE OCTOBER 14, 1914-- the day after the Miracle Boston Braves of 1914 won the worlds series

some leather thing-- dont know what it is saying braves champs must be from 1914

some old boston braves matchcovers with players on them look to be from 20's and 30's

crapload of old cards found a 1935 babe ruth his last year was with the braves

a ball my granddad got at spring training in 1947 signed by the whole team

1948 nl champs pennant

1948 world series programs for the game in boston

48 series nl pennant pin that says SCALP EM GO BRAVES---- how crazy un-politically correct is that scalp 'em

old boston globe with headline right before start of 48 series "Spahn and Sain and pray for rain" the old poem about the boston aces

some old baseball magazines--- look to be late 30's- mid 40's

FIRST EVER ISSUE OF SPORTS ILLUSTRATED WITH A YOUNG EDDIE MATHEWS ON THE COVER

a boston globe with the headline SAY IT AINT SO DONT GO BRAVES from 1952 right after news broke of the move to milwaukee

some boston bees programs and minibats from when they were the boston bees for a couple of years

so thats just some of the stuff... will post pictures of everything tommorow still a bunch of boxes of stuff to go through.... granddad says that somewhere there is a ball signed by a young casey stengel but still looking

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That stuff cant be worth anything…you should just send it to me!

7/24/2009 - "The Phillies are too far ahead in the NL East for the Braves to make a run." - Buster Olney

REMEMBER THAT BOYS.

by mvhsbball on Aug 23, 2009 3:20 AM EDT reply actions

p.s.

you really should post some pics of the things you found. i would imagine you would get rec’d like no other.

7/24/2009 - "The Phillies are too far ahead in the NL East for the Braves to make a run." - Buster Olney

REMEMBER THAT BOYS.

by mvhsbball on Aug 23, 2009 3:24 AM EDT up reply actions

yes

i was hoping for pics!!

by Doghnut on Aug 23, 2009 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed

"...Braves tie! ...Braves tie! ...Braves tie!"

by The Keith Lockhart Era on Aug 23, 2009 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Scalp em is not PC? Surely you jest. I mean, don’t you know anything about American History? The Native Americans are not people. They are cattle to be herded out of the way so we can accomplish our Manifest Destiny.

end sarcasm ;-)

"My God! Good news fans, the Braves are showing signs of life for the first time in weeks. As a matter of fact, they appear to be beating the crap out of each other."

by bravos1984 on Aug 23, 2009 7:26 AM EDT reply actions

there would have been tears of joy

you have some pretty nice things there. if you market it all right, you could make a nice profit.

Proof that when posting while high or intoxicated can lead to some really funny posts

by bravesrbaseball on Aug 23, 2009 9:47 AM EDT reply actions

That’s awesome

by eaheckman10 on Aug 23, 2009 10:18 AM EDT reply actions

Congrats....

That’s awesome! It sounds as if you just hit oil…..

By the way, can I borrow some money? J/K

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by HEYJUDE on Aug 23, 2009 10:48 PM EDT reply actions

Please Pics as much as possible!!!!

I’m a big collector of pre-WWI baseball memorabilia and while all the stuff you’ve mentioned is jaw-droppingly amazing, the Braves champion leather from 1914 may be the best of the bunch. Pretty much everything baseball related, collectors wise, was released through tobacco companies until the 1920’s. Any issue including leather supplements is incredibly rare, requiring the collection of several tobacco coupons to be mailed away for a “premium” supplement. As expected, few examples such as this still exist today. While I haven’t heard of any team-related leather supplements, there was a set of leather premiums released around the same time, featuring players like Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson, Home Run Baker, etc. Examples of these now sell in the 5-figure range. So who knows? You might have stumbled onto a gold mine. At least enough so that all us fellow bloggers can vicariously drool over your treasure trove. Happy to provide advice or answer questions you have about any of the older stuff, as I kind of nerd out about this stuff. I’m 24 and my apartment looks like James Earl Jones’ house in The Sandlot.

"...Braves tie! ...Braves tie! ...Braves tie!"

by The Keith Lockhart Era on Aug 23, 2009 11:16 PM EDT reply actions