A Century of Memories Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/8/2009
Thanks to his longtime and close friendship with hockey icon Wayne Gretzky, former Edmonton Oilers' public relations director Bill Tuele accumulated numerous special and unique pieces, but none so thought-provoking and special as this simple napkin, signed several times by Wayne. A copy of a letter Bill wrote in the 1990s is affixed to the back of the 12" by 16" frame, explains the history of the piece and is a fascinating read. Bill agrees that the napkin may well be the prize piece in his collection and writes "The history of the napkin is that Wayne and I were in a restaurant called the High Level Diner in Edmonton in the very early '80s. Because he was already signing an enormous amount of autographs, he was demonstrating various options he would use to sign his name. As you can see on the napkin, they become progressively shorter and less discernible as they progress down the napkin. The one on the left hand side is what he figured would be his "deluxe" version for very important autographs. The darker versions on the right of the napkin are my suggestions for Wayne. Obviously, he ignored my advice." Fascinating piece is professionally matted and framed in blue and white and awaiting its new home. Bill Tuele's signed letter of authenticity will accompany this extraordinarily tantalizing one of a kind piece, a cornerstone of a serious Wayne Gretzky collection.
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