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This new fiction book, written by OSC publisher Gregg Hoffmann, is available via iUniverse.com or amazon.com. Internet price is $10.95 plus shipping. Signed copies will be available via M&T Communications after the holidays. Click on the M&T icon below or send an email to gregghof@aol.com with the number of books you want, your name and mailing address. You will be billed $15. ____________________________
This book, written by OSC publisher Gregg Hoffmann, chronicles the 48-year history of Milwaukee County Stadium.
A list of OSC products online and at the store space in the Antique Center on Third Street in La Crosse is available by clicking here. Also learn more about the Center by clicking here. ____________________________
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10 Commandments of Baseball ___________________________
A ball signed by Bobby Thomson and Ralph Branca, the pitcher who gave up the "Shot Heard Around the World" is available through OSC . Leave an inquiry on the Message Board if interested.
A second shelf of railroad collectibles has been added at the La Crosse OSC store and additional items have been put into the A-Z store in Westby. |
(Image available at http://.pasttimesports.biz) Are you "old school?" Answer the following questions: Do you remember Lionel trains and when O gauge was it for model railroads? How about Ernie Banks, Nellie Fox, Harmon Killebrew and Eddie Mathews? Do you think Brett Favre plays football the right way? Do you remember when players rubbed dirt on their injuries and played through the pain? Do you want to buy and sell collectibles about these old school things and players? If you answered yes to those questions, you're old school and this site is for you. Check out the stories on model railroad and sports memorabilia that will be posted here, and our advertisers who sell old school things. You can order items online by going to the inventory list link in the left hand column of this site and then emailing gregghof@aol.com or placing an order on the Message Board. If you deal in such collectibles, please think about advertising with us. Also, if you live in southwest Wisconsin, shop at our three locations in La Crosse and Vernon County. If you don't live in that region of the country, check out what we have available via this site. Please also go to our "sister site" -- Midwest Diamond Report -- for features and coverage of baseball in the greatest region of America and check out Driftless Images. ***************************************************************************************** February Sale At OSC Store In La Crosse
Old School Collectibles will offer 20% off all merchandise other than autographs and items marked firm when the Antique Center on Third Street in La Crosse holds its annual sale on February 14-28. Items on sale include some second generation Hartlands like the Eddie Mathews statue pictured above. The statue has a rare Boston Braves cap on Mathews. Vintage cards, photos and publications also are on sale, as well as more contemporary sports items, model railroad collectibles and others merchandise. For more on the Antique Center, go to a link in the left hand column of this site. For more information on the OSC sale, leave a message on the OSC site Message Board. Milwaukee Sports Collectibles Offered
Old School Collectibles is offering a variety of vintage Milwaukee sports collectibles. Items include a 1955 Global World Series Program played at Milwaukee's County Stadium, 1965 Milwaukee Braves Scorecard, 1975 Milwaukee Brewers Media Guide, 1973-74 Milwaukee Bucks Program, 1971 Brewers Souvenir Youth Batting Helmet and a 1971 Green Bay Packers Wives Cookbook. If interested, leave an inquiry on the OSC Message Board. Vintage Sports Advertising
Vintage sports advertising is available at the Old School Collectibles La Crosse and Westby stores and online. These advertisements are from various magazines and range from about 5” x 11” to 10” x 14”. Willard Mullin, famous for creating the Brooklyn Bum, provided the artwork for an ad in which Sid Luckman and Sammy Baugh endorse Champ Hats. Luckman and Baugh are in separate ads for Vitalis and Spalding, respectively. Others are Crazy Legs Hirsch for Voit, Red Grange for Wheaties, Frank Gifford for Lucky Strike, Paul Hornung for Marlboro (3, same art, different sizes), and Dick Butkus, with other athletes for American Red Ball Movers. The Grange and Hornung ads average p-f to g-vg. The image area of the others averages ex-m; some have chips or creases in the borders. Ads featuring baseball also remain available. They are for Old Slugger Cooperstown ale, Munsingwear T-shirts featuring Braves great Ed Mathews, Louisville Slugger bats with Mathews and others, cigarettes with Lou Gehrig and Met Ott and others are available at reasonable prices. They make great additions to any baseball or ad collection. If interested, leave a message on the OSC Message board. Wisconsin Sports Collectors Shows Schedule
The 2010 schedule for the Wisconsin Sports Collectors Association follows. Those interested in joining the WSCA can call 414-453-6853 (before 9 p.m.), email wsca1975@yahoo.com or go to www.wsca1975.com. All shows are at Gonzaga Hall in West Allis: Jan. 10, Feb. 21, March 21, April 18, May 16, June 13, July 11, Aug. 15, Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14 and Dec. 19. Two tables often used at the shows by LeRoy Kilps will be left open as a memorial for the late WSCA president, who died Nov. 27, 2009. Mike Rodell is now serving as president. ***************************************************************************************** OSC Locations In Western Wisconsin
La Crosse Antique Center and Highway 14 Antiques Old School Collectibles has three location. Its main store space is in the Antique Center On Third Street in historic downtown La Crosse. That is the original OSC location, opened in April of 2006. The center is located at 110 S. Third Street. You can read more about the center via the link in the left hand column of this site. OSC also sells at La Crosse Loggers games in Copeland Park during the Northwoods League season. The third location now is in A-Z Furniture and Collectibles on Main Street (Highway 14) in Westby. Of course, you also can buy things through the OSC web site. Email gregghof@aol.com about any online offerings or leave a message on the board below. ***************************************************************************************** Old School Collectibles Message BoardYou can leave messages or comments about features and collectibles on the new OSC Message Board. The board also will be periodically checked for orders, but they are better placed by going directly to the link for the selling company or by sending an email to gregghof@aol.com. If you do leave an order on the board, please include: your name, shipping address, phone and/or email, and the item wanted. Somebody from OSC will get back to you to confirm the order and price, with shipping costs. Selling items on the Message Board is not allowed. If you would like to sell a collectible via OSC, please contact us at gregghof@aol.com or 608-634-6469 about ad rates. Messages about rummage sales or auctions can be posted on the board free of charge. *****************************************************************************************
Gregg Hoffmann, publisher of OSC, is a veteran journalist, former senior lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a lifetime collector. He's old school and would answer yes to all of the questions posed in the first section of this site. He's created OSC as a portal, to help collectors find those who sell collectibles throughout the Midwest and country. Hoffmann also publishes Midwest Diamond Report and Driftless Images. To get to those sites, click below. ***************************************************************************************** |
