Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction December 2022
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/13/2022
Playing home games at Madison Square Garden, the New York Golden Blades enjoyed just a single season in the WHA in 1973-74, and due to a terrible lease and low attendance, control of the club was taken over by the league mid-way through the season. As such, any Golden Blades jerseys are quite rare, and we offer a specimen worn by Bob Barber, who played in three contests during the club’s lone season. Produced by noted maker Gerry Cosby, the complete set of Blades uniforms were sold to Verona Sports when the club left NY and went to New Jersey to become the Knights. The jerseys were then stripped of their Cosby labeling and replaced with Verona Sports tags, and were used by their hockey team for many years before they began to be purchased by collectors. Featuring Verona Sports Center labeling in the neck, the durene jersey measures out to a size “54”. Styled with a lightning bolt-blade team crest fully administered in tackle twill, the durene V-neck sweater has been accented with “28” sewn to the sleeves and verso in dual-colour tackle twill. No nameplate is present, but the silhouette of “Barber” can been seen, along with the outline of the former nameplate that arched across the upper reverse just slightly below. Heavy wear to the material is present throughout with staining over the sleeves, front and reverse while the purple near the cuffs also shows discoloration. The collar has been repaired and puckering is observed to the back numbers and front crest. With a garter style fight strap on the interior, the jersey displays good game-use, most of which likely occurred after the jersey was recycled by Verona Sports. Stick marks are seen over the lower front and reverse as well as board burns and paint transfers. Team repairs are present on each sleeve with additional repairs of a different style also present on the sleeves, having also been from post-recycling.
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