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NEWSLETTER |
July 2016 |
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Displaying your Baseball Memorabilia |
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Steven KeyMan |
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Collectors Showcase
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By Steven KeyMan |
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Founder of
Keymancollectibles.com,
and a long time
collector, Steven
KeyMan has more than 30
years of experience in
researching, and
cataloging information
on Baseball
Memorabilia.
Researching his own personal
collection, and helping others find
information on their
collectibles, the
website grew into the
largest online resource
for baseball
memorabilia |
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Ask
Steven: Direct your questions or feedback,
about Baseball Memorabilia to Steven KeyMan
Steve@keymancollectibles.com You can also Send
KeyMan pictures of your personal Memorabilia Display,
and get your own Free
Collectors Showcase Room featured on the website.. |
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Baseball memorabilia is a collection
of artifacts that keeps us
close to the game we love, preserves
the glory of our heroes, and a
spiritual return to the years of our
youth. It is no wonder that we want to
surround ourselves with mementos in
remembrance of days gone by.
The KeyMan Collectors Showcase allows you to share your display with
 other
collectors, and the opportunity to
enjoy theirs. You can pick up some cool
ideas, or inspire others.
Many collectors like to display their memorabilia with magazine
advertisements. This method of display
is very popular with collectors of
baseball gloves.
In my
"KeyMan's" Room I framed and hung a
double page ad in separate frames,
displayed the
glove on a corner shelf by
drilling a hole in a block of wood,
then inserted a dowel
to slip the glove over. The same method
could be done with a single frame and
placed on a
wall or bookshelf.
As seen in "The
Sandlot" room pictured on
the right, collector of player endorsed
gloves and bats, Steve C., tagged his
baseball equipment, by attaching a
baseball card of the player to every
endorsed baseball glove and bat.
David of the
"Dodger Blue"
room displays framed
World Series programs below each of the
5 Los Angeles Dodgers, World Series
Black Bats, representing
the 5 Championship titles the Dodgers
won in 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, and
1988.
Many baseball bat collectors display their bats horizontally, in a shadow
box or
plastic tube holders. Others prefer a
vertical display. "The Bat Cave" room
showcased by David, collector of Game
Used baseball bats uses a vertical bat
rack display.
These bat racks can be
easily made with a 1-1/2 " drill bit or
and a jig-saw, by cutting
out a pattern on one length of 1x4
select pine or plywood, spaced at about
1-1/2" and then screwing it to another length of 1x4
from the back. |
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Using frames to display your
memorabilia collection, only takes up a
little wall space, unless you are as
passionate as John of the "Baseball
Walls of Frame" room. Along
with a large
assortment of baseball memorabilia that
includes baseball pins, cereal boxes,
bobble heads, and Mcfarlane figurines,
John displays 100's of framed
 photos.
Wall to wall, floor to celling, and
even up & down the stairs. John prefers
black & white photos and tries to
keep his collection of autographed photos together.
John is a few frames short of having to
build new walls, to hang them.
Inexpensive matted frames can be
picked up at Walmart for as low
as $5.-$10. Collage frames featuring
multi-picture matting, can be used to
display postcard sized memorabilia.
One of my favorites displays, belongs to Richard's "Baseball
Loft" Richard mounted a
vintage 1930's catchers mask to a
section of weathered barn wood. It has
vintage baseball written all over it.
Richard recently retired from the
Marine Corps and is currently
dismantling the Baseball Loft, but
plans to relocate his collection in his
hometown in Tennessee. Richard collects
All things Mets; vintage baseball
items, game used helmets, bats, gloves,
and cards. A talented artist, Richard
creates
portraits on baseballs of Hall
of Famers, and New York Met players. Some have requested an
Art ball in exchange for signed game used
memorabilia.
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You don't need a lot of space to
display your memorabilia, and have fun
with it too. Duke Bomber, and "The
Clubhouse" display is proof of
this. Duke utilized the hallway in his
basement to the max. As he puts it
"Baseball, Color, and Memories.
 My
crazy vision of a hallway." At the end
of the hall he also has a pair of easy
chairs and an HD TV to watch the game.
Duke also has a unique way of
displaying player autographs for one of
his favorite teams. A Minnesota Twins
team signed toilet seat! Lift the lid,
and the seat is autographed by Bert
Blyleven, inscribed "Hey Knucklehead
Enjoy" What a pisser, and you don't
have to worry about putting the seat
down.
Half the fun of collecting is showing
it off to others, and we love to see
it. If you have a Baseball memorabilia
display and want to get a "Showcase
Room" just contact me for the details,
or visit the link below.
It's Free ! - No collection too small.
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