So I just had an intersting conversation..........

A co-worker of mine just came down to my office because he heard I was a vintage baseball collector and proceeded to explain to me that his wife is related to Pie Traynor. I give him a curious look and he then tells me he has Pie Traynor's formal silverware set. I explain to hiim that this item could be quite valuable should he ever want to sell it and he doesn't believe me of course. Let's just say I got him interested in the possibility and if he does decide to pursue selling the set:

a) where should I send him?
b) how much do you think it would be worth?

thanks,

Dave

Unless it has a baseball type design and/or has his name or initials in the silverware I just don't think it would sell for much.

I would bid a lot if there was a pie plate (sorry )

As Dan says, unless initialled or with some baseball motif, it would only have value as compared to other dinnerware set, I think. We need photos.

Max

You're going to need to prove that it belonged to him if you plan to sell it. How will you be able to do that?

Barry,
I think we can use DNA testing !Im sure there is a little saliva left on one of the forks!!! LOL

Al- but you would have to match that DNA from Traynor's bones. That means exhuming the body...not worth it.

Truth is even if it was Traynor's silverware, it just doesn't sound that exciting. Why would somebody pay up for something like that?

Maybe the person who bought Ty Cobb's Dentures would be interested. He obviously has money to burn, and the display possibilities are endless...

If it is a fancy silverwear dinner set, preferably monogramed or such, and comes with a letter of provenance from Traynor's descendant (your friend's wife), it would likely sell well. Fancy silverwear, tea sets, cups, etc have commonly been passed down within within families for generations. My family has a variety of antique family silver spoons dating to the mid 1800s and my mom say who each spoon originally belonged to.

Except, I think it was a female dentist.

Was it really a female dentist? I had not heard about that...

If so, did she get much publicity from this? Are Cobb's Dentures displayed in her waiting room (maybe under domed glass, on a rotating pedestal?)

It may have been a brilliant business tactic... she could attract new clients, and also qualify for a tax write-off on the Dentures!

Then again, from the pictures I've seen anyway, those choppers might be more likely to scare off prospective (and existing) patients.... yuck!

Supposedly there is a lock of his hair in Shigley's collection. Couldn't they just test the descendant DNA for a match on something like that without digging up the bones like Barry said? Hope they list Hal Chase's hair soon so I can bid on it