WANTED ITEMS
C0ntact - William(AT)Billyum(DOT)com
Authentic items only!
- I am not interested in mass produced items.
- Mass Produced means anything over 50,000 copies.
- Ideal is one of a kind.
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I am currently researching the following subjects:
GENERAL INTEREST -
- 20th Century TEXAS Music (1901 - 2000)
- Music or Musicians/Creatives in Texas (1865 - 2000)
SPECIFIC INTEREST -
- Panther Hall (Fort Worth, Texas)
- Lone Star Posters (Fort Worth, Texas)
- 1963 to 1974 Country Western Music in Texas
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Trade or purchase of the follwing authentic items:
GENERAL ITEMS -
-Homemade/handmade zines, books, booklets, prints, flyer, ephemera, even photo copies and business cards from TEXAS (pre-1974).
- Rythm & Blues (Fort Worth & Dallas 1865 to 2000) all print, photo, and recorded items.
- Texas Folk and/or Country related items (pre-1974) Art (drawing, paintings, print, crafts, etc.)
- 19th/20th Century TEXAS MUSIC (Post Civil War 1865-2000) Old time fiddler, Barrelhouse, Texas Blues, Tejano (pre 2000), Texas based bands, musicians, creatives etc. I will take it all as long as it is the REAL DEAL and not a mass produced item.
SPECIFIC ITEMS -
- Panther Hall (Fort Worth, Texas) - Any print, flyer, poster, ticket, ephemera, photo, recording-tape-reels-video, testimony, personal experience...anything related as long as it is original to the source.
- National Bowling League - 1960-1962 - Any and all items related to players, teams, owners, coaches, venues. This stuff is super rare so see below (DON'T WANT TO SELL?) if you have items but dont want to sell.
- Lone Star Printing Co. - Poster, prints, programs, ads, etc. (1910 - 2025) Open to any Dallas, San Antonio or Fort Worth items. In addition I am open to any Westbrook Hotel (1910-1978) or George Tinker (1868-1933) related items. IYKYK!
- Buddy Magazine - Dallas issues (pre-1980)
- Country Hotline Magazine - 1974-1977 (North Richland Hills, TX) Specifically issues 1 - 8 but I am open to any and all copies available!
- Country Music Reporter 1970-1974 (TX) Open to any and all copies available!
- Mother Blues of Dallas, TX (All print, photo and recorded items - 1972 to 1981)
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DON'T WANT TO SELL YOUR ITEM?
- Sell me a picture!
- I will pay $1 for each agreed on high resolution image.
- Hi-res is 100% size or bigger at 300 (ppi-pixels per inch).
- Example: You found an old Country zine. It is 16-pages. You take 16 hi-resolution images and sell them to me for $16. If it is a one page poster, I will pay $1 for a hi-res image.
DISCLAIMER - This offer is limted to items created/made in Tarrant County with few exceptions.
- How do you know if it was made in Tarrant County? Just ask! See email contact above.
List of cities in Tarrant County:
Fort Worth, Arlington, Mansfield, North Richland Hills, Euless, Grapevine, Bedford, Keller, Haltom City, Hurst, Southlake, Saginaw, Colleyville, Benbrook, Watauga, Crowley, Forest Hill, Kennedale, Richland Hills, River Oaks, Everman, Haslet, Sanson Park, Lake Worth, Edgecliff Village, Westworth Village and Pantego.