Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Winter 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/24/2021
A nice selection of vintage lumber from the earlier days of the game is offered, with a collection of original one-piece sticks ranging from the early-1900s to 1930s and totaling four, with an early-two-piece stick from the 1930s/40s also included. Highlighted by an unmarkered one-piece stick with curled blade from the early-1900s, there is also Northland, Hilborn, and Lovell one-piece sticks from the 1910s/20s, and a youth model two-piece Lund stick from the 1930s/40s. Rounding out the lot, there is also a Russian stick with Cyrillic text from the 1970s.
First, the unmarked stick from the early-1900s is 36” with curled blade and heavy wear including a bit of material loss along the blade, with initials carved into the shaft. Next, we have a youth model stick from the 1910s made by Hilborn, 38” with remnants of the paper label remaining, with heavy wear to the blade including a large crack. The third stick is a high grade Northland “Leader” model from the 1920s, 49” with the paper label intact and just light wear throughout. The final one-piece stick is a “Youth” model produced by Lovell in the 1930s, 47” with most of the paper label intact, with black tape over the tip of the blade. This model may have been used by a member of the gentler sex, as “Marjorie M Jones” is stamped to both sides of the shaft. The stick shows heavy use with wear throughout. Rounding out the lot, the Lund two-piece stick is 38” with most of the label intact (brittle) and moderate wear including staining/discolouration, while the Russian stick is 53” and made for a left-hand shooter, with moderate wear throughout.
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