Ode to Pre-War Football Cardboard

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by DezHood

I wonder if the Maroons collection includes game film that could actually be watched and transferred to a digital format - I'd sure like to see that....

My bet is no. All of the stuff in that auction lot looked like stuff from the reunion years (60s and 70s) so my bet is the film is either audio or video of interviews with Maroons talking about their playing days. Zacko did a bunch of those during that time period and they are floating around out there.

Nothing "period" in that lot so I passed on it.

jeff

[TanksAndSpartans]

Originally Posted by jefferyepayne

My bet is no. All of the stuff in that auction lot looked like stuff from the reunion years (60s and 70s) so my bet is the film is either audio or video of interviews with Maroons talking about their playing days. Zacko did a bunch of those during that time period and they are floating around out there.

Nothing "period" in that lot so I passed on it.

jeff

Thanks Jeff - that makes sense. I suspected the same - only the film jumped out at me.

I saw the Redskins schedule and it reminded me of this item I noticed a while back:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1930-Portsmo...item25880c959c

I wouldn't know how to price any of these - I've only ever bid on cards.

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by DezHood

I saw the Redskins schedule and it reminded me of this item I noticed a while back:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1930-Portsmo...item25880c959c

I wouldn't know how to price any of these - I've only ever bid on cards.

That's a pretty cool pocket schedule and anything from a team's first year usually sells for a premium but that price looks too high to me for any NFL schedule.

Here is a 1927 Pottsville Maroons pocket schedule I have:



jeff

[jefferyepayne]

Charley Barrett was a 2x consensus AA for Cornell and led them to an undefeated National Championship in 1915. He was widely regarded as the best player in college football that year.





Tragically he was injured in WWI during a ship explosion and died from a related illness in 1924.

jeff

[jefferyepayne]

Speaking of the Redskins, picked this 1915 photo of Lone Star Dietz up at the National.



jeff

[obiwin]

Thanks for sharing! That's a really great photo of Lone Star. Now I'm regretting not going to the National this year!

Out of curiosity, is it a RPPC? If so, is it trimmed with some glue and black paper on the back as if it had been torn from a scrapbook?

I have several other Lone Star items that I've slowly pieced together over the years that all have these similar traits. I'm thinking they all once were part of one person's collection that got broken up.

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by obiwin

Thanks for sharing! That's a really great photo of Lone Star. Now I'm regretting not going to the National this year!

Out of curiosity, is it a RPPC? If so, is it trimmed with some glue and black paper on the back as if it had been torn from a scrapbook?

I have several other Lone Star items that I've slowly pieced together over the years that all have these similar traits. I'm thinking they all once were part of one person's collection that got broken up.

No, its a photo with a date stamp on the back. No back damage on this one.

jeff