Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/26/2021
Amazing and truly rare example of a vintage one-piece wooden shinny stick used in the on-ice game played on skates with a ball which was a precursor to ice hockey. These "bandies" were fashioned from the lower branches of pollarded willow trees which grew in a curve upwards providing a perfect shape for a one-piece stick. The shinny stick offered here dates back to the turn of the century and was likely used by a right-handed shooter judging by the face of the blade that has been whittled flat. Solid one-piece wood stick measures approx 39" from top to tip with clear wear from game use along the heel of the blade. There is also a separation to the wood along the shaft as well as a knot along the top of the blade, with the stick remaining completely solid.
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