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[cfhofer]

Hey Guys,

This is one of my favorite pieces. It is a framed collage of original cabinet photos of the Championship 1893 Princeton Football Team, along with two banquet menus. One of the menus was signed by the entire team on the reverse. This banquet at the Princeton Inn was held two weeks after their historic victory over Yale. There are nine individuals from the 1894 Mayo Cut Plug set included here.

[CarltonHendricks]

[QUOTE=cfhofer;1694948]Hey Guys,

This is one of my favorite pieces. It is a framed collage of original cabinet photos of the Championship 1893 Princeton Football Team, along with two banquet menus. One of the menus was signed by the entire team on the reverse. This banquet at the Princeton Inn was held two weeks after their historic victory over Yale. There are nine individuals from the 1894 Mayo Cut Plug set included here.

Wow....well done!!!

[Duluth Eskimo]

That's a really nice Princeton piece.

[CarltonHendricks]

I'll post something different than most...I don't do much with high school football but these pieces had me...This Lick High School vs Seattle High School broadside was interesting from the get go as it took place about seven months after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake...I got it from Keith Schneider of Gasoline Alley Antiques in Seattle about 25-30 years ago...Keith was kind of a mentor to me when I was just getting going in collecting...Below a shot of a younger and thinner me twenty years ago at his house in Seattle buying a bronze from him...



http://sportsantiques.com/1895_bridg..._broadside.htm
Below is another High School Championship football broadside...this one from Connecticut...I sort of had to get this one because I now have championship high school football posters from both coasts...I did a story on this, link above...in which I brought out a lot of the background of the teams....HOWEVER...the most incredible thing happened about 3/4 the way thru writing the story...The question kept circling....where would the Yale Cup trophy be today...was it trashed...was it discarded into a trash heap in the 1950's...was it in someone's attic...in a trunk in a basement...had it already hit the market and sold in Legendary...Heritage...bla bla yada yada...Well...I FOUND IT!!!!!!...and you can see it in the story and read about how I found it there....

http://sportsantiques.com/1895_bridg..._broadside.htm

http://sportsantiques.com/1895_bridg..._broadside.htm

[cfhofer]

Wonderful well researched article. Fantastic broadside! Thanks for sharing Carlton.

[Duluth Eskimo]

Come on guys. If we can't keep this thread going for more than a week, I guess football should go back to the closet aka water cooler side. Here's some more Minnesota related items.

Joe Guyon is a Minnesota guy and this signed photo is one of my favorites.

I took a better photo of this Eskimos letterhead. Love this one too.

Lastly, this Gophers / Badgers print with both dressed in football gear.

[antiquefootball]

Here's a link to a story I just finished on the Pottsville Maroons and the rediscovery of their 1924 Anthracite League trophy at the 2017 National. It's a pretty incredible piece of pro football history.

http://www.antiquefootball.com/pottsville_maroons.htm

Chris
www.antiquefootball.com

[cfhofer]

Chris,

Amazing trophy and fantastic article.

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by antiquefootball

Here's a link to a story I just finished on the Pottsville Maroons and the rediscovery of their 1924 Anthracite League trophy at the 2017 National. It's a pretty incredible piece of pro football history.

It actually wasn't rediscovered at the National, Chris. I was the underbidder for it on ebay about one week before the National. I showed up at the Natty a day after it sold again there so missed it twice in a week :-(

jeff