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Overview
by Carlton Hendricks
I
shot this interesting little print in the booth of
John Ross of
Harrisburg PA at the 2006 National Sports Collectors Convention
in Anaheim Calif. I had never seen it before, and as I later
learned, it turned out
to be quite rare. A couple years after I saw
it in Anaheim, I saw it on eBay. I can't recall what it went
for, just that I got outbid. I sent a congratulatory email to
the winning bidder. The winner sent me back and email explaining
she had bought it as a volunteer for the University of
Pennsylvania archives, and it was the first example they had
seen.
Below comments excerpted from my 2006
National coverage.
.....First
up in John’s booth was a remarkable c1890 print featuring a
little girl wearing blue and red and looking up while resting
her head and arms on top of an early melon football. Under the
ball, which was about as big as her, were the words “A
Touchdown for Pennsylvania” The art quality was excellent,
especially of the ball, as the artist even included an
indistinguishable Spalding style maker’s mark. The frame
appeared original, and I believe it had the original wavy glass.
It was small, only 12” x 12”, and it’s geometrical shape,
that of a rhombus or diamond made it unique, $350.00......
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