Pine Cone Catalog

[Billy Gross]

I just picked up a Pine Cone Catalogue with three additional pieces of paper: Price List Dated January 1, 1912, Order Blank, and a Price Sheet for retrofitting Automatic Ejectors. I know value is condition dependent, can you guys please give me a price range. I can bring this up to the Baltimore Gun Show if some of you want to take a look. Thanx, Billy Gross


I just posted pictures of the whole Catalogue and additional Papers in an album named -"Pine Cone Catalogue". Whatever additional comments that anybody can give me on Condition, History, Value, etc. would be appreciated. Thanx Again, Billy Gross

[Kevin McCormack]

Billy, I'm interested in looking at it - particularly the retrofit info for auto ejectors. Come by our tables when you get in - B 4 & 5. Thanks, Kevin

PS - Might think also about bringing your "German Paper" as well - could be interested buyers here.

[Bill Murphy]

If you would post pictures of your "collection", we could have a better idea of value. I will be with Kevin at Baltimore, tables B-4 and B-5 if you wish to have a face to face appraisal. The Pine Cone is one of the most interesting of Parker catalogs.

[Billy Gross]

Thanx Kevin and Bill - I will see you guys on Sat in Baltimore. Mark is going to meet me there. I will bring the Pine Cone Catalog and the other paper. I will post pictures here in a few days. I sold the German paper via the German Gun collectors Association. Billy

[Bill Murphy]

It will be nice to see you and Mark at Baltimore.

[Dave Noreen]

A "Pine Cone" catalogue just sold on ebay for $342.75 including a January 1, 1912 price list, an order blank and a page on retro-fitting ejectors to extractor guns.

[Billy Gross]

I am the guy that bought that one. It should arrive today. I am a newbie to the Parker Community and just starting my collection. I would like to know if I bought it "Right". I will post pictures here, and would like to see what you guys think. I will also bring it up to Baltimore. Thanx, Billy

[Bill Murphy]

Can you post the ebay item number so we can look at it? Thanks.

[Billy Gross]

Item number 301550100847

[Dave Noreen]

The only other Pine Cone catalogue I've recorded going on ebay, went for $257 about three or four years ago when the economy was down and we were getting some great buys on sporting ephemera. It didn't have the extra sheets this one does.

[Bill Murphy]

It appears to be the gray colored version. It looks like a good one.

[Billy Gross]

Thanx Bill and Dave - I just posted pictures of the whole Catalogue and additional Papers in an album named -"Pine Cone Catalogue". Whatever additional comments that anybody can give me on Condition, History, Value, etc. would be appreciated. Billy

[Bill Murphy]

I don't believe anyone has ever posted pictures of the entire Pine Cone catalog. Thanks. Your catalog seems to be quite nice with some fraying in the lower right corner of the cover. The pages look great. The Parker Story does not estimate the difference in era of the grey and brown versions, only that they span 1910 to 1912. The ejector flyer is listed as 1914, so your catalog was probably mailed out right before Parker Brothers went to the 1915 large catalog with the tan cover. My ejector flyer was inserted in my 1915 catalog. I don't have any Pine Cones in my ebay file. Dave Noreen only has one in his file, so I guess they don't come up too often. Your winning bid probably established the value of a good pine cone.

[Dave Noreen]

FWIW, there is a better condition January 1, 1912 price list on Pat McKune's web site for $50.

[Billy Gross]

Thanx again Bill and Dave - I now have a good idea of what I have. Billy

[Bill Murphy]

Billy, I found another Pine Cone in my ebay files. It was in February of 2009, seems to be a grey cover like yours. It sold for $471.00 plus shipping. The last tan cover 1915 catalog I saw sold went for $650 as I recall. Another brown cover pine cone went for about the same price. That was probably five years ago. If Pat McCune ever comes up with one of the 1915 catalogs, I believe the price will be north of $800.

[Billy Gross]

Wow - That is impressive Bill, thank you. I will have the catalogue with me on Saturday in Baltimore. Billy