by MEARS | Nov 11, 2010 | archived news
And so ends another baseball season. No matter who is playing in the World Series, my hope each year is that it goes a full seven games. For once the final out is made, winter begins in my book. With the Giants making it to the fall classic on the last day of the...
by MEARS | Nov 1, 2010 | archived news
“Praise the Lord, And Pass the … Inspiration.” “1945” Bill Veeck returns to Milwaukee’s Victory Garden. By Paul Tenpenny (Tencentz@aol.com) Copyright 2010 Tencentzports Printed with permission of the Author The snows of winter had...
by MEARS | Oct 31, 2010 | archived news
Last November I published an article built around the evaluation of a 1908 Fred Tenney New York Giants home uniform. At that time, I laid out some information and trends that were intended to show known and likely manufacturers/suppliers of uniforms to the 16 major...
by MEARS | Oct 22, 2010 | archived news
I have always considered myself a “style” collector when it comes to jerseys. As I started adding knits to my exemplar library, I began thinking about this in a bit of a different light…that being what actually constitutes a style as opposed to a variation....
by MEARS | Oct 13, 2010 | archived news
It’s nice to see that collectors are enjoying the knit articles as of late and looking for information. This is why MEARS remains committed to researching and writing. I got an e-mail from a collector about a week ago that read: “Dear Dave, Really enjoy your column. I...
by MEARS | Oct 3, 2010 | archived news
I have only written a few articles dealing with caps, but they seem to be a big hit with collectors. When researching and writing about jerseys, I often mention the value of knowing what to look for with respect to manufactures’ characteristics. The one I most often...
