Category: Collectibles/Memorabilia

Restoring an Original Mickey Mantle Jersey

By Paul Lukas, on January 17th, 2020%

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Many of you know longtime Uni Watch pal Bill Henderson as the guy behind the definitive guide to post-flannel MLB jerseys. Lately he’s been putting his encyclopedic uniform knowledge to good use by running a jersey-restoration business called the Dream Shop.

Bill will sometimes show his . . . → Read More: Restoring an Original Mickey Mantle Jersey

Auction Action

By Paul Lukas, on January 15th, 2020%

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As you may have noticed in the left-hand ad rail, our friends at Grey Flannel Auctions are running another catalog sale. It includes the absolutely magnificent 1950s Syracuse Nationals jacket shown above. Everything about this jacket is awesome, from the chest logo and collar . . . → Read More: Auction Action

Card-iac Kid: Uni Watch Founder to Get Topps Treatment

By Paul Lukas, on December 19th, 2019%

When I was a kid, I figured I was going to grow up to be a big league ballplayer. I mean, it was obvious, wasn’t it? I was a big baseball card collector at the time, and I knew that Topps cards from certain years included the players’ signatures as part of the card . . . → Read More: Card-iac Kid: Uni Watch Founder to Get Topps Treatment

Headwear Hero: Blaise D’Sylva’s Epic College Football Helmet Collection

By Paul Lukas, on December 12th, 2019%

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If you’ve been reading the college football section of the Ticker this fall (or if you follow me on Twitter), you’ve probably become accustomed to seeing the daily tweets from Blaise D’Sylva, who’s been celebrating college football’s 150th anniversary by documenting the history of NCAA helmets, in . . . → Read More: Headwear Hero: Blaise D’Sylva’s Epic College Football Helmet Collection