Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction June 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/19/2018
The first form of protection originally employed by goaltenders after gloves, it has been said that Whitey Merritt of the Victoria Hockey Club of Winnipeg was the first to don lower appendage protection when he strapped on a pair of cricket pads for the Feb 1896 Stanley Cup challenge game against the Montreal Victorias. We have a rarely seen high-caliber pair, designed for professional use during the 1930s. At roughly 30” in length and with each pad backed the full length with felt, additional black leather has been added to reinforce the lower and outer sections just above the toes. With just a single strap missing from one pad and a pair missing from the other along with no visible maker’s marks, the pads remain in very good condition, exhibiting just honest use with moderate wear along with some rubbing to the leather.
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