Collectors: Here's Your Chance to Expand Your Collection

   

This series was initiated to enhance the hobby of collecting antique pitching shoes by NHPA members. Now it has come to view that some charters are even into the sport of collecting and maintain charter museum displays. This is a tremendous development and sets a marvelous example for all other charters. This issue features the collection of the Oregon Horseshoe Pitchers Association under the direction of Lee Wallace.

Lee also has some shoes that he has acquired that can be offered in trade, so you SHOE TRADERS can also contact Lee directly regarding these shoes. Lee is looking for any old shoes not listed above, but especially Isaacs, Betson, C.C. Davis, Detroit Flyer, Lucky Ringer, Martins and Mossman. Available for trade: Leaders, Diamond Official, Standard, Blue Diamond, Eagle Ringer, Double Ringer, Royal, Wonder, Champ, Ringer, Big Buck, Sportcraft and Competitor.

TRADER NOTES

• Since this series began, the NHPA collection has gained some new shoes: Diamond Double Ringer (dated 1945), bookless Double Ringer, Blue Diamond, Giant Grip Champion, Leader, Champ, Eagle Ringer, Ringer, Royal and Top Ringer. If you have a donation for the NHPA archives contact Earl Winston.
• Wm. Weis" of Columbus, Ohio, had a pitching shoe ad in 1920. It was not a picture ad, so it is not known if these shoes carried a brand mark or not. Should anyone have information of Wm. Weis, please forward that on so the information can be shared.
• In 1922, the Lucky Ringer Company of St. Louis, MO, manufactured the Lucky Ringer shoe. They were an incredible model for the brand name covered the entire top side of the shoe. No Lucky Ringers have been announced in collection, to this point anyhow. Does anyone have a Lucky Ringer shoe?

OREGON’S COLLECTION