Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Winter 2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/26/2019
Famous for producing some of the greatest defenceman the sport has ever known including Eddie Shore, Bobby Orr and Ray Bourque, the Boston Bruins were also blessed with a number of noteworthy netminders throughout their history, including Tiny Thompson, Frank Brimsek and Sugar Jim Henry. We have a pair of vintage Bruins-signed mini sticks that celebrate some of these past legends, with an example from circa 1936-37 signed by four including deceased HOFers Thompson and Bobby Bauer, and a stick from 1937-38 team-signed by 15 including deceased HOFers Thompson, Bauer and Shore, along with Bill Cowley, Milt Schmidt, Woody Dumart, Cooney Weiland, and Dit Clapper. Both sticks will be accompanied by Preliminary Auction Certificates from SGC.
The 1936-37 one-piece stick is roughly 12” in length, with all four signing the blade in fountain pen including Leroy Goldsworthy and Allan Shields, with each signature remaining fairly bold and dark. The stick itself has no other markings, and remains in excellent condition. The additional signers on the 12” one-piece team-signed stick from 1937-38 include Sands, Getliffe, Goldsworthy, Pettinger, Hollett, Jackson and Jack Portland. All signatures have been scripted in pencil on one side of the shaft/blade, with remnants of a blue striping accent. Two CCM logos grace the other side, with “1937-38” handwritten in pencil. Most of the signatures display well with no issues, with a few lighter examples including the Shore, with the Weiland signature tiny.
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