Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Winter 2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/26/2019
On top of the hockey world in the late-1940s with a trio of consecutive Stanley Cup victories from 1947 to 1949, the Leafs would again raise Lord Stanley’s hardware in 1951, with that particular championship remembered for the historic overtime winner by Bill Barilko. Originating from the family of HOFer Ted Kennedy, we have a gorgeous Toronto Maple Leafs wool cardigan sweater, with this example missing the original Leafs crest. A mostly-detached label from Macaber graces the collar, with the thick wool in solid white with blue accents, with six large buttons in place, along with three smaller examples at the collar. We should note that a chenille veined-leaf team crest was pinned to the pocket when originally obtained, with this crest included.
The photo of Kennedy used for this listing shows the legendary star holding what appears to be this very cardigan, with the photo dated to 1951 from the license plate on the car. There is some bleeding of the blue colour into the nearby white sections, with this same blue colour over the inner collar bleeding through to the chest. There are also a few minor stains over the right pocket. The approx. 6” x 7” chenille crest exhibits toning, with a light stain encompassing the “NTO” of “TORONTO”.
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