That Matching Moment

[DKB]

I've not had that many RedHookGreenRiverdiscovery-esque moments, so when they come, it's pretty exciting.

 

Here's a DD 10 sold by a boardie as nothing more than a DD 10.

 

 

I recognized the date on it immediately as it matched one on my Ohio ToS 71.

 

 

The dates up close:

 

 

Good stuff! The marker used during a few months around these books was a real weak pale blue. On all the books I have, if the marker was on a dark background, it looks dark.

 

Here an FF 105 sold I believe by a boardie on eBay. It was advertised as an Ohio, but one can never tell.

 

 

But it matched my Sgt Fury 83 (on the big dude in the white's shirt).

 

 

Matching Ohios is a bit harder than books with date stamps since the markings were made by hand, but in these cases its hard not to trust that they match.

 

Along that line, anyone got a Bethlehem that matches this guy?

 

[nik]

Top left corner has the similar stamp, and I believe this is a Bethlehem copy

 

 

[arexcrooke]

Bethlehems and Green Rivers look a lot alike dont they

[namisgr]

It's a cool discovery, DKB, and one that I never would have made as former owner of the DD10. Although I'm far from a handwriting expert, and the "4s" look very different, I would think the similarity in the "8s" is pretty good evidence that the two books were purchased from the same store.

 

Bethlehem books from the late fifties have a black store stamp usually on the back, then sometime around 1960 changed over to the red date stamp as on your JIM. The letters are larger, the dating is distinct (note the "D" before the date in the example above) and the ink is a different shade than the Green River stamps.

[DKB]

It's a cool discovery, DKB, and one that I never would have made as former owner of the DD10. Although I'm far from a handwriting expert, and the "4s" look very different, I would think the similarity in the "8s" is pretty good evidence that the two books were purchased from the same store.

 

 

Even with the difference in the 4s, they share the same long stroke.

 

Most folks don't realize that some Ohios have marker dates. Everyone thinks grease pencil so they'd never stop to think your book might come from the same collection.

[UnrulyAppendage]

It's a cool discovery, DKB, and one that I never would have made as former owner of the DD10. Although I'm far from a handwriting expert, and the "4s" look very different, I would think the similarity in the "8s" is pretty good evidence that the two books were purchased from the same store.

 

Bethlehem books from the late fifties have a black store stamp usually on the back, then sometime around 1960 changed over to the red date stamp as on your JIM. The letters are larger, the dating is distinct (note the "D" before the date in the example above) and the ink is a different shade than the Green River stamps.

 

I don't think the handwriting is the same. The 8 is different. One is more oval and one is more elongated. One for the 4's has a little extra flare the other doesn't. I don't think the same person wrote them.

[SolitaireOne]

Nice catch -- cool thread!

[tilleycs]

I agree, nice catch! Quite an exciting moment, no?

[Sal]

every time i see a grease pencil in a certain style, i wonder...

 

a couple JLAs i picked up last week. whitest pages i've ever seen on books this old

 

 

 

 

 

[DKB]

Unfortunately not Ohios. =(

 

That's not a date format used on the Ohios of that era. Silver books more often than not have a dash between the day and month, Bronze books usually have nothing, and I've only seen early Gold books that have the fraction format.

[Sal]

Unfortunately not Ohios. =(

 

That's not a date format used on the Ohios of that era. Silver books more often than not have a dash between the day and month, Bronze books usually have nothing, and I've only seen early Gold books that have the fraction format.

 

oh well, can't be disappointed about something you never expected in the first place, right?

 

what about this one?

 

 

it's not my book btw

[Red Hook]

Bethlehems and Green Rivers look a lot alike dont they

 

Not really....the Beths often have that "D" in front of the date. There are other things too.

 

Great thread, DKB! Nice work!

 

 

Red

[Darthdiesel]

what about this one?

 

 

... I've got a beater double cover of this book

[Darthdiesel]

Unfortunately not Ohios. =(

 

That's not a date format used on the Ohios of that era. Silver books more often than not have a dash between the day and month, Bronze books usually have nothing, and I've only seen early Gold books that have the fraction format.

 

Thanks DKB for the info. I'll be making some 'new' OHIO's in the near future

[DKB]

Unfortunately not Ohios. =(

 

That's not a date format used on the Ohios of that era. Silver books more often than not have a dash between the day and month, Bronze books usually have nothing, and I've only seen early Gold books that have the fraction format.

 

Thanks DKB for the info. I'll be making some 'new' OHIO's in the near future

 

[DKB]

Unfortunately not Ohios. =(

 

That's not a date format used on the Ohios of that era. Silver books more often than not have a dash between the day and month, Bronze books usually have nothing, and I've only seen early Gold books that have the fraction format.

 

oh well, can't be disappointed about something you never expected in the first place, right?

 

what about this one?

 

 

it's not my book btw

 

It looks off. Other than that I'd have to compare the book to others I may have from the same time frame. I'll check on that when I get home.

 

For Silver books, especially those with dark covers, the date usually shows up in the title itself rather than down in the page. That'd be where I'd expect it to be in this case.

[Red Hook]

I've always liked that Steamboat cover. Very evocative and moody, with that dark blue sky behind......might I say....cinematic?

 

Red

[thanos_oftitan]

I've not had that many RedHookGreenRiverdiscovery-esque moments, so when they come, it's pretty exciting.

 

Here an FF 105 sold I believe by a boardie on eBay. It was advertised as an Ohio, but one can never tell.

 

 

But it matched my Sgt Fury 83 (on the big dude in the white's shirt).

 

 

Matching Ohios is a bit harder than books with date stamps since the markings were made by hand, but in these cases its hard not to trust that they match.

 

 

The Ohio FF 105 was mine.

[DKB]

Thx! Its a nice looking book. =)

[DKB]

One more for the jury's consideration...

 

Got this one straight from the Ohio dealer