I picked up another cheap lot of matchbooks recently. Mostly Chicago-area from the 1930s and 1940s. Here's a sampling. The oversized holiday one is Carson Pirie Scott.
But that's not what you're here for. The reason I bought this lot was that I noticed a '30s Diamond Match "card" mixed in.
My other Diamond Matches are all empty matchcovers that had been glued into albums and then cut out. This one is in rougher condition, but is still in it's original shape, with the 85-year old matches. So who is the Cincinnati pitcher?
Paul Derringer, who according to the writeup, in his most recent season, 1934, boasted 122 strikeouts against 59 "walks". Derringer would go on to win 223 games, mostly for the Reds, and was an inaugural member of the team's Hall of Fame in 1958.
I got another nice baseball-related surprise when I opened this matchbook - "the thinking fellow calls a yellow".
Inside? A 1939 Cubs home schedule. Very cool!
The Cubs' 1939 home schedule wins this round. Nice.
ReplyDeletePretty sweet card and the schedule is cool too. Never seen that before.
ReplyDeleteNice
ReplyDeleteWhoa. That Cubs schedule is pretty darn cool.
ReplyDeleteYou must have quite the matchbook collection by now, it'd be interesting to see how you're storing them.
ReplyDelete