A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
The New York Rangers' legendary Bread Line is featured in this collection of four framed autograph and photo montages that include the original signatures of Bill and Bun Cook, Frank Boucher and Lester Patrick. Each member of the great line composed of the Cook brothers and Boucher is featured individually in three framed displays along with a fourth frame that features a photo of all three members of the line with Patrick in Rangers uniforms and individual cut autographs of all four Hall of Famers. The Bun Cook and Frank Boucher displays feature their original La Presse color photos presented along with individual cut signatures, including Patrick's in pencil and each member of the line in blue ink. Bun Cook has signed "Fred 'Bun' Cook, N.Y. Rangers" in blue ink on a blank piece of paper presented in a cutout of the white textured matte that surrounds this creased colorized photo from the March 23, 1929 issue of the French language Montreal daily. Boucher's framed display, mounted in a 21 1/2" x 17 1/2" black wood frame, includes his pencil signature on a cut piece of green paper displayed beneath his photo from the February 16, 1929 edition of La Presse that exhibits a water mark in the lower right portion but remains otherwise in very good condition considering its 80-year history. Bill Cook's display features his blue ink signature beneath his photo displayed in a textured white matte along with his 1980s Hall of Fame postcard and a colorful "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame Honored Member" embroidered crest mounted on black felt.
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