A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
When Bobby Orr made his Boston Bruins debut during the team's training camp prior to its final Original Six season in 1966-67, the number 4 that would come to be identified with him was being worn by veteran defenseman Albert "Junior" Langlois. Orr had worn #2 during his junior career with the Oshawa Generals but that wasn't available in Boston, which had long since retired the number in honor of Eddie Shore. That is how Bobby came to first wear #27 with the Bruins before switching to #4 later in camp, sporting his soon-to-be famous "4" for the team's final two preseason games. Offered here are a pair of vintage game used hockey gloves in Bruins black, yellow and white colors, each with the stenciled #4 taped onto the external padding at the bottom of each thumb. A "Jim McCarthy Athletic Equipment, Sommerville, Mass." tag is sewn onto the cuff of the left glove directly beneath the PH-1 model stamp. The #4 tape on the left glove has become detached, revealing two different #4s stenciled directly onto the glove. From Albert Langlois' personal collection, Junior says that they were worn during the 1966 training camp by Orr, who then gave them back to Langlois. The style of glove is consistent with those used by Bruins players as evidenced by photos taken of the team during practice in that year's camp, as well as the previous season's team picture. These multi-colored beauties exhibit extensive wear throughout. The leather palms of both gloves are fully intact and show really nice use. According to Albert "Junior" Langlois, these could be Bobby Orr's first #4 hockey gloves. Comes along with Langlois' signed LOA.
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