Flea market find

[bigfanNY]

I picked up this Hockey puck in the original box today Guy said best he could remember it was his dads from early 40's but had no real info. I know nothing about except that These were the official NHL pucks for many years so any help as to date and value would be appreciated.
Jonathan

[byrone]

Originally Posted by bigfanNY

I picked up this Hockey puck in the original box today Guy said best he could remember it was his dads from early 40's but had no real info. I know nothing about except that These were the official NHL pucks for many years so any help as to date and value would be appreciated.
Jonathan

The "Andover" Tyer pucks are quite scarce and popular with puck collectors
This is likely circa 1930's-1940's, not sure of value but I'd guess $500+

[Steve D]

The only reference I can find indicates that particular logo design appeared on AHL pucks in 1943-1944.

Although Tyer pucks were used in the NHL, I can't find any reference that shows that particular design appeared on any NHL pucks.


Steve

[bigfanNY]

Brian Thank you for the information I hope I can return the favor and share some Information with you sometime. I have a 1935 Red Wing Autographed team photo and this puck looks great displayed next to it so for now I am going to enjoy it.
Jonathan

[thetruthisoutthere]

Although I'm a big Rangers fan for 55 years and only collect sigs of Rod Gilbert and Nick Fotiu, I have to say that is a very cool find.

Nice!!!

[irv]

Originally Posted by bigfanNY

I picked up this Hockey puck in the original box today Guy said best he could remember it was his dads from early 40's but had no real info. I know nothing about except that These were the official NHL pucks for many years so any help as to date and value would be appreciated.
Jonathan

Great find!

I'd love to display that alongside my early Beehive hockey cards.

[Huysmans]

Hey Jonathan,

Great find. The Tyer company with CCM/Art Ross began producing pucks for use in the NHL in roughly 1942, with these early examples exhibiting the first orange rubberized logos utilized after decades of Spalding use going back to at least 1909 in the NHA (pre-NHL). These first Tyer Art Ross pucks saw action until 1950, with the larger second logo style pucks in use until 1958, with the first orange rubberized team logos appearing at this time.
Your puck I believe is more of a generic Tyer example that never saw use in the NHL, with even the earliest practice pucks used sporting orange CCM/Art Ross circular logos.
Regarding the "Andover" reference, the Tyer NHL pucks were produced in Buffalo, with some rarer early examples manufactured in Andover, putting a premium on any of those models. This refers again only to the NHL-used examples.
I would say that value is more realistically around $150.00 - 200.00, with the box being sufficiently rarer than the puck itself.
I hope this helps.


Brent

[Huysmans]

Here's an example of the first Tyer pucks the NHL used from 1942-50.

[baseball tourist]

Being Canadian albeit not really a hockey fan (I know, sacrilegious) I am compelled to enjoy this pick up! Nice find!!

[vintagesportscollector]

great info Brent

[Huysmans]

Thanks Joe.
I hope all is well with you.

And Chris, be careful....
You could get banned from Tim's for talk like that! 😒

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by Huysmans

Thanks Joe.
I hope all is well with you.

And Chris, be careful....
You could get banned from Tim's for talk like that! ��

Never mind.

That is a cool pick-up.

[bigfanNY]

My wife dose not share your or my enthusiasm for the puck and says it will not be proudly displayed next to my 35 Red wings team photo. So off to ebay (sorry if I offend anyone) Just looking to pass info along to anyone that has interest.
Found a site called Hockey Puck museum and it had lots of pucks and information on them. As noted not an NHL puck but looks like some other leagues did use these. And it is clearly the box that makes this cool. Thanks to all those who shared info.

[Leon]

Great stuff, guys. Thanks for sharing!!

[bigfanNY]

Well ebay has spoken the puck sold for $355 with bids from hockey collectors from US, Canada, Russian federation, Czech republic. Thank you to all who responded I hope I am able to return the favor in the future.
J