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November 2018 |
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Small Baseball Pins Buttons
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and a long time
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cataloging information
on Baseball
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 Described
by inventor George B. Adams, assignor
to Whitehead & Hoag Co. for his 1896
patent; 1. In a badge pin or button, in
combination, with a shell having a
marginal rim or bead, a covering
bearing an inscription, design, emblem,
or the like, over said shell and having
its edges turned down over said
marginal rim, a ring or collet in said
shell placed over the edge of said
covering to hold or secure the latter
in position, and a bar or pin having
one of its ends bent to form a holding
portion adapted to be secured in said
ring or collet...
Whitehead & Hoag Co. specialized in advertising novelties, and was the
first button manufacturer. W.&.H Co.
would become the leading manufacture of
the pins, and buttons that endear
collectors today. The company also
produced many of the World Series Press
Pins from 1912 to 1927.
In 1910 the Whitehead & Hoag Co.
produced
Baseball Comic Premium Pinback
buttons for Hassan Cigarettes. The
artwork was done by cartoonist Bud
Fisher of Mutt and Jeff fame. These
small 7/8 inch lapel pins, made with a
paper print covered with celluloid were
given away free as premiums with packs
of cigarettes. Bud Fisher was one of
several cartoonists including T.E.
Powers, R.L. Goldberg, "Tad", and Gus Mager, who were contracted to produce
cartoons that illustrate popular
conversational phrases of the day
during the 1910s through the 1930s.
The buttons were part of the "Mutt &
Jeff Series" of over 250 designs. Sweet
Caporal Tobacco issued the same pins
with a matching card. Different
variations of the baseball themed pins
includes color or black & white
artwork. The "Oh You Cubs" pin has a
variation that features the catcher
without "Cubs" on the sleeve, and the
phrase "Give Me A High Ball". The
Batter on the "Lets See What You've
Got" pin features an interlocking NY on
the sleeve, and the caption "Shoot One
Over, Kid." The interlocking NY matches
the New York Highlanders team logo.
Because of laws written as far back as 1794 prohibiting gambling, and
playing sports on "The Lords Day" it
was not legal to play baseball on
Sunday. Further bills were passed
during the 19th century reinforcing the
law. It was not until 1902 when
Chicago, St. Louis, and Cincinnati
permitted Sunday baseball. By 1918
Cleveland, Detroit, and Washington
joined in on Sunday Baseball followed
by New York in 1919, Boston in 1929,
and Baltimore in 1932.
The
"Walker Gave Us Sunday Baseball"
pin back button was handed out during
the 1925 mayoral election with Walker
taking over as the Mayor of New York
City in 1926. In 1914 Jimmy Walker was
elected to the State Senate, and as
Senator, he lobbied successfully for
the legalization of Sunday baseball and
professional boxing. In April of 1919
Jimmy Walker the future Mayor of New
York City Pushed through the
legislature a bill legalizing Sunday
baseball in New York state which was
signed by Governor Al Smith. On May 14,
1919 the New York Giants play their
first legal Sunday game at home, before
35,000 fans, losing to the Philadelphia
Phillies, 4–3.
 On April 22, 1957 demonstrators massed a rally in front of Borough Hall to
protest the Dodgers leaving Brooklyn.
Groups of sandlot players in uniform,
and fans carried signs in protest.
These
"Keep The Dodgers In Brooklyn"
buttons were distributed by the Keep
the Dodgers in Brooklyn Committee, who
started a petition drive for 1,000,000
signatures. The pins were also handed out to
fans entering Ebbets Field on opening
day, April 19, 1957. On May 28, 1957,
the National League approved the move
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From 1978 to 1983, Sports Photo
Associates located in Hawthorne NJ.,
issued over 300,
Baseball
Player Photo
Buttons. The Officially licensed
buttons featured a posed color photo of
the player, with a facsimile autograph.
The player photos taken for the 1978
copyright buttons were eventually used
for the 1981 Fleer baseball cards. The
first set issued by Fleer since 1963.
In 1975 Fleer sued under the antitrust
laws to obtain the right to sell
baseball cards in competition with
Topps, alleging that Topps and the
Major League Baseball Players
Association had unlawfully restrained
trade in baseball cards. Fleer won the
case in Federal District Court in 1980,
and began distributing baseball cards
with its bubble gum in 1981. The courts
decision was made on June 30, 1980, and
caused Fleer to rush production to be
ready for the 1981 season. Sports Photo
Associates had licensed photos in
stock, that they had taken for the
buttons, and made a deal with fleer. |
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