Vintage Pencil Drawing of Crosley Field

This week's favorite thing.....Artwork by Floyd Berg.  Pencil Drawing of Crosley Field.  Crosley Field was home to the Cincinnati Reds from 1912 until 1970.  The ballpark was built on land used by the baseball team since 1884.  Originally named Redland Field, it was renamed Crosley Field in the 30's in honor of the teams new owner.  It was demolished in 1972.  American Ballpark was built for the Reds on a different site.  The old ballpark site now has a few buildings and a parking lot on it.  The drawing I found was by Cincinnati resident and known Artist Floyd Berg.  The picture shows the boys in action on the field, the fans in the seats, some cheering, and the Cincinnati skyline.  All very accurate, down to the signage and lighting.  The drawing was made in the 1960's.  750 prints were made.

1940's Cigarettes

This week's favorite thing.......a pack of cigarettes from the 1940's.  Rare to find something consumable in mint condition.  This was a pack of 'Wings' cigarettes.  Popular with soldiers during WWII as I understand.  Neat thing about cigarette packs is that you can date them based on the tax stamp pasted on them.  This particular pack had a series 115 tax stamp, dating it to 1945.  Another thing that makes them neat is that they were produced in pre-Surgeon General's warning times, so they lack today's typical notations.

Mid Century Flower Brooches

My favorite find this week has got to be these flower brooches I found.  They are all enameled metal.  Big and bright.  From the 50's I believe.  Check them out!