A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
An instant library cataloguing the golden days of hockey, the more than 40 scrapbooks included in this lot house a treasure trove of hockey memories and memorabilia. Original Gordie Howe and Red Kelly autographs on cut pieces of paper remain glued in place in a vintage scrapbook filled with newspaper photos and stories about the NHL's two playoff semi-finals in 1951 in a set of eight smaller black scrapbooks that record the details of the Stanley Cup playoff series throughout the 1950s. Original hockey cards and premium hockey photos are to be found in the pages of these scrapbooks that feature articles, game stories and photos that will take you on a trip back in time, with particularly extensive coverage of the 1930s and 1940s and some dating back to the earliest days of the NHL. This remarkable collection offers great reading and images about the Original Six franchises that survived beyond World War II, as well as late and lamented teams such as the Montreal Maroons, that didn't outlast the ravages of the war and the Great Depression. You could look it up, and have hours and hours of pleasure doing so!
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