Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Winter 2015
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/25/2015
As colorful as can be and even more talented was the great Lorne “Gump” Worsley as he manned the pipes in outstanding fashion for the Rangers, Habs, and North Stars during his HOF career (inducted 1980, dec. 2007). We have a Gump Worsley game-used stick from the late-1950s/early-1960s to get your juices flowing, with this vintage Northlands Pro gamer having the Gumper’s original white tape on the knob, although vintage tape has replaced Gump’s original blade and paddle tape. Stamped on the edge of the shaft is “Worsley” while further up the side is “Gerry Cosby & Co.”, along with a small "Made by Northlands..." stamp. Capping it all off is Gump’s smallish signature on the upper part of the paddle, signed in black marker, and with him adding “HOF 1980” below his name. This vintage gamer remains in solid condition with an age crack on the blade, darkening of the wood, and with the accent stripes no longer on the paddle. Also included is a b&w framed photo of Gump posing in his Rangers uniform, and a repro 1954-55 Topps Worsley hockey card in a plastic case and mounted on a 4 ¼” x 6” wood plaque.
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