Category: Collectibles/Memorabilia

Maybe it’s just coincidence, but I was in Baltimore two weeks ago and now Baltimore’s own Joe Hilseberg has found a site that has what he describes as “the greatest …

Been a while since I played show-and-tell with my library of vintage uniform and equipment catalogs, and I’ve acquired some interesting new additions to the collection since then. Here’s a …

By Phil Hecken, joined by Brinke Guthrie Today, I’m joined by Brinke Guthrie, who’s probably more familiar to you as “=bg=” and who’ll be assisting me with the first portion …

Robert Edward’s spring auction gets underway this Wednesday, and there’s a lot of cool stuff on the block. Let’s take a look: • I love these little die-cut player images. …

Time to pay another visit to our friend Will “Doc” Ginn (if you missed his Uni Watch debut, look here). Here’s his latest batch of unusual memorabilia: • “I’ll bet …

New York football Giants equipment director Joe Skiba recently sent me a serious blast from the past: a 1976 Giants program. Naturally, it’s full of interesting tidbits, so let’s take …

By now you know the drill with these old uniform catalogs I collect. Most of them are from the 1950s and ’60s, and I usually end up focusing on the …

Many of you may know Stall & Dean as a throwback apparel operation. But back in the day, it was an active sporting goods company that made uniforms and accessories …

My latest vintage catalog acquisition is a 1967 Russell Southern beauty. Ninety-six pages, color throughout, and it only cost me $10. Among the many, many highlights: • How awesome would …

This can’t be a very good time to be in the auction business. With the economy in free-fall, who’s gonna drop serious coin on pricey memorabilia? Maybe that’s why the …

I don’t know what the ticket stubs looked like from last Saturday’s Army/Navy game, but I’m willing to bet they didn’t look as cool as any of the ones shown …

Many of you know Philly-based Bill Henderson as the man behind the essential MLB Game-Worn Jerseys of the Double Knit Era reference guide (which, if you don’t already own it, …

Back in April I ran an interview with reader Karen Hibbitt. At one point she asked me, “What’s the etiquette for [fans] wearing jerseys?” and then offered her own thoughts …

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before”¦ Four or five years ago I was bidding on these two uniform swatch books on eBay. I didn’t win, but I had …

I recently scored another vintage uniform catalog. It features some particularly vibrant examples of things we’ve seen before, plus a few things I’ve never seen before. Here are the highlights: …