Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction - March 2007
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/27/2007
Sad story to go along with a marvelous piece, once the property of Toronto Maple Leafs star Harvey “Busher” Jackson. Discovered in a pawn shop in Victoria, British Columbia, the golden “Gemex” watch with stretch wrist band still runs and features a vintage Maple Leafs logo and “Harvey Jackson” on the face. It is thought to have been given to Jackson, likely in the 1950s, during a type of reunion/ tribute to the 1931-32 Toronto team that was the first Leafs team to win the Stanley Cup. Jackson won the scoring championship that season and was the NHL’s First Team All-Star left winger. He was the youngest player in the league as an 18-year old rookie and wreaked havoc for opposing defenders playing alongside Charlie Conacher and Joe Primeau. A post career marked by alcoholism and poor conduct however led Jackson down a path to poverty and liver failure which ended his life in 1966.
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