by MEARS | Apr 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
I don’t get to Milwaukee as often I would like, but this weekend is going to be a very special event. While my trips are typically centered on evaluating uniforms, this trip is all about the MEARS Museum effort. Over the past few months, a number of items have been...
by MEARS | Apr 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
The New York Yankees “Top Hat and Bat” logo is one of the most iconic corporate brand images in history. There is very little doubt about when it first appeared and who the design is attributed to (1946-Lon Keller). But where did the idea come from? In the past I...
by MEARS | Mar 9, 2017 | Baseball
Sports & Memorabilia Advisors LLC Santino Bando santinogroup@aol.com 414.239.0144 MEARS Auctions LLC Troy Kinunen troy@mearsonline.com 414.828.9990 1924 BABE RUTH AUTOGRAPHED FIRST HOME RUN BAT – COULD BECOME MOST EXPENSIVE PIECE OF MEMORABILIA EVER...
by MEARS | Mar 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
The San Francisco Bay Area has rich baseball history, and a long time touch stone has been the famous DiMaggio Brothers; Joe, Dom, and Vince. But the DiMaggio’s are not the only Bay Area Baseball Brothers of the note…Enter the Brothers Alou. While largely relegated...
by MEARS | Feb 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
While General Managers have been busy making deals for players, the MEARS Museum continues to make deals for artifacts and memorabilia to share with the collecting public. Being just a very short drive from the Windy City, Chicago related baseball items remain some of...