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Jackie Gleason 1955 Little Collection

Hi Folks,

Well, the Gleason arrived, with the Pantograph "damage" I was expecting. Oh well. That and the original double weight photo by James Kohler below cost some $24 shipped total so I might just thumbtack them up in my 1939-1957 bedroom in my new old Victorian home.

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on March 6, 2024 at 4:45am

Nice find Eric. I do not mind some "damage" wear and tear on older items. I have quite a few rare autographs that show their age. I like the photograph and card. As I have said before I truly believe that genuine Gleason and Andy Griffith's are fewer than the general public might assume. You see so many secretarial and outright forgeries on eBay and elsewhere it gives a false impression of how many real ones are out there.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 6, 2024 at 4:56am

Indeed! The signature is rare, the date much moreso, but with those indentations it will serve just fine as an addition to my bedroom. I have many original items there in use and functional despite their age. I show a snap of the first room I am working on which is the parlor, decorated 1890-1957.

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on March 6, 2024 at 5:13am

Great looking parlor Eric. I like the stereopticon I have one somewhere with the cards of the old Sears and Roebuck company offices. I do not dare show a picture of my living room or my phone would be ringing off the hook from the producers of Hoarders!

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on March 6, 2024 at 6:20am

Thank you Scott! I have been "hoarding" collectables for just this time. Now I can put everything out as I wanted. I haven't seen some of this in 15 years and some is still in the original packages! Here is a view inside that stereopticon. Cunard's Mauretania under construction summer 1907 - unpublished candid stereo card (two sided!)

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And a peek at my new studio:

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Permalink Reply by Scott Paul on March 6, 2024 at 6:26am

Great picture of the original Mauretania. I probably told you before but my father during World War II went over on the second ship named Mauretania. Your hoarding looks a lot neater than mine lol.