BOOTH
OF MICHAEL
J. MCKEE
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Next
up was a cool maroon colored silk ribbon inscribed "POLICE
FOOT-BALL 1884", in the center was a Victorian
style monogram that was largely indistinguishable but may have
indicated an "H", 7" tall x 2" wide, $150.00
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Next
up was a very rare paper bound football rules and referee's book
by Wright and Ditson "For the season of 1886 - revised by
Walter Chauncy Camp - authorized and adopted by the
American Intercollegiate
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1886" In the top right corner was an illustration of a period
melon style football inscribed "Wright & Ditson imported
rugby ball. In the bottom right corner was an illustration of a
round ball inscribed "The
Association Football", Didn't get dimensions but as I recall
it was about 5" tall x 4" wide, $650.00
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Next
up was a red and black c1930 leather football helmet, no maker or
strap, $475.00
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Next
up was a box made of heavy card stock with a Nokona Leather Goods
Company label, Michael said it could have been for a baseball
glove or football helmet, 9" tall x 8 1/4" wide x 8
3/8" deep, $100.00
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up was a two tone brown c1930 leather football helmet, no maker,
$400.00
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Next
up was a card stock box for a Hutch brand football. The box
was inscribed "endorsed by Lou "The Toe"
Groza" and had a photo of him kicking off. Lou Groza 1924-2000,
played for the Cleveland Browns from 1946-1959, and 1961-1967,
and was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1974,
$75.00
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Next
up was a c1940 Wildcats football in the original box, which was
endorsed by Lynn
O. Waldorf, and which extolled his virtues as coach of the
North Western University Wildcats football team from 1935-1946. Later
known as coach
"Pappy Waldorf", he was enshrined into the College
Football Hall of Fame in 1966 after coaching from 1929 to 1956.
During that time Waldorf coached at Oklahoma State, Kansas State,
Northwestern, and University of California. After retiring from
coaching he worked for the San Francisco 49er's as head of
personnel and scouting from 1956 to 1972, 11 1/2" tall x 6
1/2" wide x 6 1/2" deep, came with book he wrote, forgot
to get price.
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Next
were four c1940 white leather football helmets, $175.00 each
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Next
were
two sets of c1930 miniature lead football player toys, teams of
eleven red and eleven blue, 1 1/2" to 1 3/4" tall,
$600.00
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Last
mention in Michael's booth was this Cleveland Indians picture
puzzle featuring Joe Vosmik 1910-1962. Vosmik played
outfield for Cleveland from 1930-1936. Thereafter he played for
three more teams: Cleveland Indians (1930-1936)
St. Louis Browns (1937)
Boston Red Sox (1938-1939)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1940-1941)
Washington Senators (1944)
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BOOTH
OF GREG
RUDD - OutstandingCollectibles.com
Next
we come to the booth of Greg Rudd of Cincinnati Ohio. First up in
Greg's booth was a Big League Razors point of purchase stand up
display, 12 1/2" tall x 9 1/2" wide, $175.00
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Next
up in Greg's booth was a c1930 chocolate fudge ice cream
advertising poster featuring a football player down in a lineman's
stance, 16 1/2" tall x 10" wide, $125.00
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Next
up in Greg's booth was a 1964 Johnny Cash concert poster featuring
a photo of a young clean cut Johnny in a coat and tie, 22"
tall x 14" wide, $2,500.00
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Next
up was a pair of hand puppets of Joe Louis and Max Schmeling, each
wearing boxing gloves, 8" tall, $275.00 First
pair I recall seeing.
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Next
up was a vintage three sided bottle, probably for whiskey, that
had relief portraits on each side of Babe Ruth, Jim Thorpe, and
John L. Sullivan, 8 1/2" tall, $120.00. First example I'd
seen
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Last
up in Greg's booth was this 1901 football team photo that had a four spoke head
harness clearly visible
in the bottom right corner. The player seated in the center had a
trophy football inscribed "SCHS 01' - Championship Calumet
League", Most likely From Calumet Wisconsin, 12 1/2"
wide x 8 1/2" tall, $150.00
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