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Yes, it's been a while ... I know it because Ricky and others tease me about it all the time. It's been probably one of the most hectic periods in my life, but lately it's been pretty pretty productive as well collecting wise. In fact, I was lucky enough to pick up what I would consider personal "best ofs" in several different collecting categories, most of which in the last couple of months (thanks to those who traded with or sold me items). Tried to include something for everyone and lots of different colors.

I'm not really a "check out pictures of my house guy" but since the new house pretty much took me out of collecting for six months figured I should put a reminder to myself of why we did it. With that said, check out some of the views. We butt up next to Cleveland National forest and have a Nicklaus-designed golf course wrapping around the house. Tough course!

Traded my Bull Pup glove back to Mr. Bulldog, but ended up getting another bull pup. This one is soft and smooth but has a bit of a bight! Not sure that puppies and gloves are a good mix but so far so good (knock on wood).

OK, so I've fought off the urge for years to obtain a Spalding trophy. In fact, part of the reason I have just about every other kind (exaggeration) is that I've been battling the urge, and then the tractor beam pulled me in. Picked up my favorite of the bunch -- the baseman -- for a decent price and then went a little nutty picking up four of the five within six months. Because I'm a darn list completer I'm looking to trade for the last one, the catcher.

Really dove head-first into football display items, especially helmets, and finally was able to trackdown an assortment of flat top helmets (still looking for a couple more unique older helmets). Also put together a football display of mostly Stall & Dean items (infamous Bulldog mannequin scares Michelle and the dogs). Speaking of Stall & Dean, I picked up a very unique older Stall & Dean uniform crate. Rounded out my displays with a couple beauty lemon peel and trophy baseballs.

You guys can debate the first glove whether or not it is a ww (or whether there is such a thing) but I think it is. The pictures don't do this one justice. I actually got the first two gloves from the same person and just love them.

Yes, went a little crescent crazy as well this period, picking up the three mitts from the same guy. The two catchers mitts are just huge tanks and I love the narrow look of the basemitt.

After the dust settled, it seemed like I went on a bit of a label run picking up several tough labels on great gloves. The label part of it was unconscious, but now that I have them back off Robbie. The Diamond may be the nicest 1" web I've ever owned (pricey, though). Check out the great color contrast. And that Debeer (prounonced "Da Bears") is one of my all-time favorite full webs. Love those bomber-jacket-brown gloves.

That's enough for now, maybe I'll add comments for some of the others later.

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New House Front Views

Not sure if moving a glove collection to a fire hazard area is the brightest thing (knock on wood).

New House Back Views

We get an occasional golf ball in the back yard -- which is REALLY a bad shot -- and more coyotes than we'd like, but we love it.

New Puppy?

Very soft, thick neck chow/terrier pup with rambunctious disposition. Her nickname is trouble and that's what she was at two months (she's more settled now)

New Figural Trophies

Almost all of these within last year.

Football Items

New football display and flat top helmets (almost all within the last year).

Baseballs and Stall & Dean Crate

My Best Lemon Peel, trophy ball, and an old logo Stall & Dean uniform crate (all within last year).

TOC

Oldie with very unique separated padded thumb seam, unique palm padding, leather piping, and nice lining.

TOC

Oldie non crescent buckleback full web with rolled leather piping and nice lining.

TOC Crescent 1B

Oldie, thick leather, narrow, nearly black crescent buckleback 1B with leather piping and nice lining.

TOC Crescent Catchers Mitt

Oldie, huge, thick leather, deep brown crescent buckleback catchers mitt with leather piping, nice lining, sealed/piped perimeter, and unique adjustible side.

TOC Crescent Catchers Mitt

Oldie, huge, thick leather, nearly black crescent buckleback catchers mitt with leather piping, nice lining, sealed/piped perimeter, and unique adjustible side.

10s DeBeer

Very soft, tall bomber-jacket-brown full web with nice asbestos lining, leather piping, and great cloth label.

10s/20s Stall & Dean

Very soft, lefty Stall & Dean full web with smooth lining, leather piping, and nice cloth label.

20s Diamond 1"

Very soft, tall light tan (with great contasting white lacing and brown lining) 1" web with leather piping, deep stamping with silver, great cloth label, and original Diamond hang tag.

10s/20s Victor Wright & Ditson 1B

Soft tan VW&D 1B with smooth lining, leather piping, and great cloth label (in lining heel).

10s/20s Horace Partridge 1B

Soft tan 1B with smooth lining, leather piping, and great cloth label.

10s/20s Winchester 1B

Soft and deep, off-white Winchester 1B with smooth lining, leather piping, and great cloth label.

20s Folsom B336 1B Mitt

Top quality, large, white buckleback/buckleweb 1B mitt with leather piping and smooth lining.

20s Goldsmith George Burns

Very soft, long-fingered Goldsmith 1 1/4" web with smooth lining, rolled leather piping, and great label.

20s Goldsmith George Burns

Top quality, soft, buckleback fielders with smooth lining and leather piping.

20s Treman King HC Kiki Cuyler

Top quality, soft, buckleback fielders with smooth lining, leather piping, and nice Treman King label.

20s/30s Stall & Dean Stuffy McInnins

Top quality Stall & Dean "Speed Up" buckleweb/buckleback with smooth lining, leather piping, and nice cloth label.

20s/30s Stall & Dean Stuffy McInnins

Top quality Stall & Dean buckleback with smooth lining, leather piping, and deep stamping.

20s/30s Spalding Babe Ruth

Good quality, soft, Spalding Ruth Homerun Special catchers mitt with smooth lining and nice cloth label.

20s/30s Reach Babe Ruth

Good quality, soft, oxblood red Reach Ruth Homerun Special catchers mitt with nice cloth label.

30s Wilson 960 Rogers Hornsby

Unique 1B Hornsby with "Champion Batsman" stamping, smooth lining, leather piping, and 40% silver.

30s Vim 3-Finger

Large Lutzke style 3 finger with leather piping, smooth lining, and nice stamping.

30s Ken-Wel

Very soft, tall 30s Ken-Wel with leather piping, nice cloth label, smooth lining, and "Vance" lacing.

30s George A. Reach?

Soft, top quality splitfinger with rolled leather piping, unique smooth lining, circular lining pad, and rare index lacing (which winds down and connects).

30s George A. Reach Bucky Walters

Soft, top quality splitfinger with rolled leather piping, smooth lining, and rare "double Rainey" laced webs.

30s All-American H37 Monte Pearson

Soft, top quality splitfinger* with block and script endorsement, smooth lining, unique webbed fingers, buckleback, and wide fur-lined wrist strap.

40s Wilson 614 Ted Williams

Soft, top quality splitfinger with block and script endorsement, smooth lining, unique webbed fingers, buckleback, and wide fur-lined wrist strap.