Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction February 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/27/2018
Ultra-intriguing pieces of Canadian sports history and downright rare to be found/offered in this quantity are these little treasures, issued by a Hamilton, Ontario tobacco firm and starring champions of numerous sports. Reminiscent of and produced around the same time as the better known Willard’s Sports Champions and Dominion Chocolate sets, this C140 issue reportedly includes 45 cards and features several of the same subjects as in the two aforementioned sets. The back of each advertises a Wright & Ditson piece of sports equipment (mostly baseball, tennis and golf equipment), after naming the pictured subject on front and listing his/her accomplishment. There are 38 different here, meaning duplication, and condition is quite pleasing with very few obvious/unsightly creases throughout, with corner and edge wear rendering the majority in the VG+ and VG-EX neighborhood, with some making it to EX. “She is Canada’s super all round athlete” is how Bobbie Rosenfeld is described on the back of the card picturing her with a basketball, while she also appears with her famous “Ladies’ Relay Team” on a creased G card. Also represented are top stars from boxing (Jack Reddick x 5, Harry Henning x 3, Vic Foley x 4), wrestling (heavyweight EJ Matheson x 5, J. Trifunov x 3), rugby football (Pep Leadley x 4), track & field (sprinter Cyril Coaffee x 2), swimming (Jean Kirkpatrick x 5, long distance champ Alice Hardy x 7), canoeing/rowing (Olympian Roy Nurse x 3), bowling, race-walking, trap shooting, speed skating and snowshoeing. Measuring 1-3/8” by 2-1/2” and printed on sturdy cardboard stock, the collection is oh so interesting...and took our consignor well over a decade to track down/assemble!
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