Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction November 2023
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/28/2023
Extremely popular throughout the mid-century, there were numerous wrestling leagues in North America, with televised bouts all the rage. We offer a collection of vintage mostly wrestling and boxing broadsides produced to advertise matches. Hailing from the 1940s to 1970s and totaling 24, with most in the 14" x 22" range, the majority feature just text, with 20 broadsides of wrestling, and 4 boxing. A number of prominent wrestlers are showcased, including Whipper Watson, Lou Thesz, Angelo Mosca, Pat O'Connor, Johnny Powers, Wild Bill Longson, Fred Atkins, Tony Parisi and others. Most of the broadsides show wear from their former use, including creasing, discolouration and the odd pinhole. The boxing broadsides actually total 3, with the 4th a movie window card for the 1955 boxing film The Square Jungle (14" x 22").
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