Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction June 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/19/2018
The oldest and arguably most famous athletic organization in Canada, the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association was founded in 1881, beginning as a confederation of three sporting clubs: The Montreal Snow Shoe Club, The Montreal Bicycle Club, and The Montreal Lacrosse Club. Hockey came into the fray in 1886, with the Montreal AAA winning Stanley Cups in 1893, 1894, 1902 and 1903. We have a trio of turn-of-the-century spoons featuring AAA logos, along with inscriptions on the reverse showing each was won by a club member. At 4 ¾” in length, each spoon features the famous winged-wheel logo along the top, with “A.G. Gardner” and “Bowling” engraved on one with a date of “April 25-96”, “J.L. Gardner 483” and “Bowling” on the second with a date of “Mch 26-98” and “Percy Gomery” and “MDHL” on the third with a date of “May 14, 1904”. The final spoon appears to be for hockey, making the lot all the more desirable. Each is also marked “R. Hemsley Montreal Sterling”. With just expected wear from over a century of life, the two “Gardner” spoons both exhibit some minor spotting within the bowls.
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