The CFL Alumni Association Legends Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/11/2012
This is an amazing early full-sized leather football helmet. It was made by Holdens of Ottawa in the mid to late-1930's. It is in near-perfect condition and clearly did not see very much game action. The helmet was beautifully made with both black and brown leather and bears the silver-stamped logo and name of Holdens, a sporting goods manufacturer from Ottawa, Ontario on the back. Alongside the Holdens name, “D. Getty” was lightly written in pen. On the right side, a faint Don Getty autograph can be seen. Getty quarterbacked the Edmonton Eskimos and eventually went on to become Premier of Alberta. The name “Douglas Stolee” and his address appear lightly written on the inside so it is fairly safe to assume that he was the original owner of this outstanding piece. There is a small tag attached to the inside with "080 83" written in red. A #44 was also written on one of the canvas straps on the inside indicating the player number of the person who originally wore this. You will be hard-pressed to find a finer example of a football helmet from the same era.
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