Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction March 2010
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/16/2010
Truly rare 1939 Imperial Oil hockey calendar features NHL stars of the era. A total of 7 members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are featured among the 12 shots - one for each month of the year - that appear on these 6 two-sided calendar sheets. Maple Leafs greats Syl Apps, Red Horner and Gordie Drillon, Habs legend Aurele Joliat, Boston's Eddie Shore, the Rangers' Frank Boucher, and Dave "Sweeney" Schriner of the woeful New York Americans are joined by the Maroons' Baldy Northcott and Jimmy Ward, Canadiens goalie Wilf Cude, and Detroit's Marty Barry along with a scene of boys playing hockey in Maple Leafs jerseys. Each of the six unattached pages measures 13 3/4" x 7 1/4" and features a straight top edge that offers no evidence of having been cut, leaving the original presentation something of a mystery. Regardless, a fascinating and rare piece of vintage hockey memorabilia that remains in excellent condition, with a horizontal crease in the middle to note, along with some handling wear in the upper corner of the Apps/Joliat page.
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