Ode to Pre-War Football Cardboard

[TanksAndSpartans]

Awesome! Thanks Jeff. I've never seen that photo - by all accounts I've read, Lumpkin was quite a character and playing without socks was one of his.... "quirks" - this picture confirms it. (And he wasn't bald as some sources have said - just helmetless )

And that looks like coach Potsy Clark he's with - here are a few pages from an instructional football guide Potsy wrote in the 30s (lots of these are available on eBay inexpensively - I liked looking at the single wing plays)

Looks like coaching aged Potsy some - any idea what year that photo is from? My guess would be Father Lumpkin is wearing a Portsmouth Spartans jersey, but the colors look dark - even in b/w, I wouldn't think the yellow/gold on purple would look that way.

[jefferyepayne]

You have a good eye, John. That is Lumpkin with Coach Clark. I don't have the photo handy but I think I recall it's stamped either 1930 or 1931.

jeff

[jefferyepayne]

Anybody pick up the Pudge Heffelfinger cabinet in the recent Lelands Auction? That item was a killer! Here are a couple of Heffelfinger items I have.







jeff

[revmoran]

[jefferyepayne]

Ooooooooooooh. I need that one, Mike! Nice.

jeff

[TanksAndSpartans]

I didn't know that auction was going on - several interesting items. 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.... http://www.lelands.com/Auction/Aucti...ons-Collection

And a Nagurski college program where he is listed as:

22 Nagurski e.

I thought it would've sold higher:

http://www.lelands.com/Auction/Aucti...l-Game-Program

[obiwin]

The Lelands auction had some really nice Redskins stuff, though, most of it was game-used stuff, which is not really my collecting interest, especially at those realized prices, but still a lot of fun to look at.

The team panoramic photos lot of 4 was nice, but I had 2 of the 4, so I passed, but the realized price was lower than I expected, so maybe I should've paid it more attention.

Speaking of stratospheric prices, several pre-war Boston Redskins items (schedules and season ticket holder letters) on Ebay yesterday and today went for $1000+! I'm really curious to know if either of the two bidders who drove it to those levels are on this board or not. I may need to find a new collecting focus. LOL.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Boston-Redsk...-/331607143555
(check out the seller's sold items to see the others)

[revmoran]

I think this is an early Redskins media guide



And this letter - a decade later



This is from the 4th game in Redskins franchise history - it's the only copy I've seen in 20+ years of looking

[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.