Cranks Sports Trading Gallery is a celebration of the rich history of the sports fan. The original popularity of spectator sporting past times of the late 1800's boasted many fervent followers across the US as they rooted on their favorite teams throughout the heartland. These very vocal loyalists had both superstitious and fanatical knowledge of the detail like none of their peers. Before the term "fan" or fanatic was coined, they were called... "Cranks"