Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Fall 2020
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The first time since the departure of the Wanderers in 1918 that the hockey-centric locale of Montreal iced two professional clubs, the Montreal Maroons were formed in 1924 to invoke the rooting spirit of the city’s English community. This lot contains a great collection of Maroons images, with 8 vintage Rice Studio photos along with 10 rarely-seen player pictures culled from a French-language Montreal newspaper during the 1927-28 season. There is also a small framed photo of Russ Blinco with Earl Robinson and one other (8” x 10”), and a desirable 1934-35 Montreal Forum program Sweet Caporal insert of Cy Wentworth. First, ranging from 6 ½” x 8 ½’ to 8” x 10”, we have Rice photos for Stewart, Ward, Wentworth, Haynes, Gracie, Blinco, Marker and Baldy Northcott, with the Rice Studios logo on each. This is followed by 7” x 10” newsprint pictures for Siebert, Benedict, Stewart, Munro, Ward, Dutton, Carson, Oatman, Emms, Walsh, and Bill Phillips.
The Rice photos display beautifully with some surface wear and toning, along with the odd corner ding and surface crease/wrinkle. Each of the photos except the Stewart and Haynes exhibit a matching minor horizontal crease near the top section, with the Haynes also having editorial notes over the reverse, and paper residue affixed to the Stewart photo. The newsprint pictures all show heavy toning with creases and edge tears, with the Stewart trimmed on the left side and the Dutton showing minor soiling. A pencil date has also been written on a few. The Blinco Sweet Caporal insert displays beautifully with just light wear, with the framed photo showing heavier wear to both the photo and frame.
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