Baseball buttons/pins - share your collections

redlegs

My primary interest has always been with cards, however, I like to supplement my collection with other items from time to time including buttons/pins of my favorite team. Here are few that I have. Does anyone else collect them?

Phil

Stone193

Hi Phil

It's not a primary area for me - but yes - I collect both team and player pins and some WS Press Pins. My impression is that not too many people here collect them so I rarely talk about them.

Here's a few of my team pins:





A PM-10 pin of Mantle:



And my favorite pair of WS press pins since it was the only win for the Dodgers when they were in NY:



Thanx for sharing your Reds pins!
mike

elsnorto

<< <i>Hi Phil

It's not a primary area for me - but yes - I collect both team and player pins and some WS Press Pins. My impression is that not too many people here collect them so I rarely talk about them.

mike >>




All the more reason to share them! I think these are just not on a lot of people's radar because they are not aware of them. I am sure a good many of us on the boards saw something we never knew existed and started collecting them, be it an obscure card set or memorabilia such as this. Good stuff guys, I will try to scrounge up some photos of the few I have in my collection as well this weekend.

Snorto~

Elemenopeo

This was the prize I won in one of Wondo's trivia contests...

speeder

The 2 PSA graded pins are a 1962 Cranes Team pin PSA-8 (blue pin) and 1965 Guys potato chip pin PSA-8 (green pin)

The silver home plate shaped item is a 1971 Topps Coin proof.





Lee

Stone193

<< <i>

<< <i>Hi Phil

It's not a primary area for me - but yes - I collect both team and player pins and some WS Press Pins. My impression is that not too many people here collect them so I rarely talk about them.

mike >>




All the more reason to share them! I think these are just not on a lot of people's radar because they are not aware of them. I am sure a good many of us on the boards saw something we never knew existed and started collecting them, be it an obscure card set or memorabilia such as this. Good stuff guys, I will try to scrounge up some photos of the few I have in my collection as well this weekend.

Snorto~ >>

Thanx for the words of encouragement - very appreciated Snortman.

So - here's some pins that I don't know anything about - they're 3/4" in diameter - probably from the early 50s. No later than 1953 since there's a Browns pin (1954 became the Orioles).



When I was a kid, a lot of the veteran fans would stick a bunch of these kinds of pins on their BB cap.

And - tho I don't collect them, I do have an example of a 1912 Sweet Caporal pin:



mike

Stone193

<< <i>The 2 PSA graded pins are a 1962 Cranes Team pin PSA-8 (blue pin) and 1965 Guys potato chip pin PSA-8 (green pin)

The silver home plate shaped item is a 1971 Topps Coin proof.


Lee >>

Lee

Those Crane pins are sharp! I like the colors and the design.

Thanx for sharing
mike

Stone193

These are examples of the more standard stadium teams pins ya could pick up at the ballpark back in the 50s for somewhere between a dime and a quarter.



mike

redlegs

Thanks for everyone's contribution. I enjoy seeing all of these vintage items.

Here is a 1975 Reds Team button that is autographed by Pete Rose.

milbroco

Here are some of my pins. The Tener pin is an ex baseball player and was successful in the election.
Bob

Stone193

<< <i>Here are some of my pins. The Tener pin is an ex baseball player and was successful in the election.
Bob >>

I'm fan of the "Our National Game" pins Bob.

Very nice Sweet Caps. I got outbid on an entire set of ONG's - and never got around to trying again to pick them up - some day...

So much stuff - so little time and not enough money I guess.

Thanx for sharing
mike

mcholke

Fun topic, made me dig in the closet. These are Perez heavy of course

milbroco

Hey Mike,
Thanks.......I really like these Sweet Caporal pins. These even have the paper inserts complete.
Bob

Stone193

<< <i>Hey Mike,
Thanks.......I really like these Sweet Caporal pins. These even have the paper inserts complete.
Bob >>

Good point Bob.

For those who are not familiar - check out the backs of the pins!



Do you collect political pins or just because the guy was ex-baseball? I've considered 'other' pins but there's just too much out there and my focus won't allow it.

I still search for PM-10s from time to time but ya gotta be careful for fakes.

mike

Kid4hof03

Great stuff! I particularly like the Perez and 1970's Reds team photo buttons.

I have 20+ Gary Carter buttons. I've attached a scan of my favorite one from the 1980's, it actually lights up! I have a Darryl Strawberry as well, still looking for the Gooden.

Abe

Stone193

Here's a nice PM-10 Joe D pin.

The light blue background is the most common of the different variations of the pin.



mike

Stone193

Last one for the evening - off the wall - I found this in a cigar box - have no idea where it came from - a guess - my little brother must have got a hot wheel? It's dated 1967.



mike

redlegs

I thought I would revive this thread. Here are a few new additions I have added over the last 6 months or so.

Kid4hof03

This is also a thread I really enjoyed. Here are some of my football and basketball pinbacks, will try to scan more stuff later.

jasoneggert

redlegs

I picked this up this afternoon. I have another PM10 Ted Williams pin version with the same picture but his name at the bottom. This variation is a little harder to find from the information I have been able to find.

fkw

Here are a few of some so so players...


ca.1950 PM10


1936 Life (Bread) Pin


couple mid 1930's Quaker Oats Pins


ca.1950 PX-Unc.


1909 P2