Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Winter 2020
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/26/2020
From his time successfully coaching in England during the 1930s, we have a collection of Harringay Racers items totaling 7, with each originally presented to Percy Nicklin. Included, we have a B.I.H.A. Racers “runners up” medal from 1936-37, a sterling silver cigarette case with accompanying Modern lighter with oriental nude scene from “China Night” at Harringay, on Jan 24, 1938, a medallion and matching lighter from the Caldecott Community Benefit Match played between the Racers and London All-Stars, On March 14, 1938, and a pair of B.I.H.A. pins (British Ice Hockey Association). An LOA from the Nicklin family will accompany.
The 1936-37 “runners up” medal is 1” x 1 ¾”, with “British Ice Hockey Association” in blue enameling over the front along with a raised generic player, with “Season 1936-37”, “Runners Up” and “P. Nicklin (coach)” engraved over the reverse, with hallmarks beneath. The original 2 ¼” x 2 ¾” box is included. The cigarette case is approx 3 ¼” x 3 ½”, with the particulars engraved on the interior lid including the date and “China Night at Harringay”. There is heavy oxidation to the exterior, with a number of hallmarks stamped to the interior. The Modern lighter feature’s matching engraved text, with some surface/handling wear to the nude bathing scene. The benefit match medallion is 1 ½” in diameter, with a wreath motif over the obverse, along with text listing the particulars engraved over the reverse including “Benefit Match”, “Harringay Racers vs London All-Stars” and “14th March, 1938”. Hallmarks are visible along with heavy oxidation, with the original 2 ¼” x 2 ½” box included. The lighter has matching text engraved, and light handling wear. Finally, the two BIHA pins feature crossed hockey sticks with the federation’s logo in blue enamel, with one pin showing heavy wear/oxidation.
The Percy Nicklin International Hockey Collection
Born in Simcoe, Ontario, just before the close of the 19th century and hailing from a Scottish family, Percy Harold Nicklin rose to hockey prominence coaching the Moncton Hawks to back-to-back Allan Cup championships as the top senior amateur club in Canada, in 1933 and 1934. Moving on to unlikely hockey locale England in 1935, Nicklin took the reins of the Richmond Hawks before assuming coaching duties with the ENL's Harringay Racers and Harringay Greyhounds. Nicklin would again put his magic behind the bench to work in 1936, when he and international hockey legend Bunny Ahearne built a strong Great Britain national team that would defeat Canada at the 1936 Winter Olympics to claim the gold medal. The successful Nicklin would go on to lead Great Britain to further glory, winning consecutive World Championships, in 1937 and 1938.
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