Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction September 2024
Capitalizing on the fame of the late-19th century Montreal hockey club crowned Stanley Cup champions in both 1899 and 1900, we have an especially rare antique Spalding Shamrock one-piece hockey stick that was produced after 1903, with this example sporting a painted handle as opposed to the grooved handle found on the earliest models produced right after the turn of the century. Just the fifth example we’ve handled in over 20 years and further datable by the Spalding trademark logo inverted on the blade, one previous Shamrock we sold matched this example with identical logo and grooved handle, while the second stick featured a later trademark logo and was produced from about 1904 to 1908, and lacked the grooved handle. At approx 43" in length and the most expensive stick offered from the famous maker, the Spalding logo is missing the silver foiling but easily readable over the blade, with nice use exhibited including a slight warp to the shaft at the start of the blade and wear to the dark finish, more noticeable over one side. There are also a few tiny hairline age cracks at the tip of the toe, with the stick completely solid and ideal for display overall.
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