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Early Football Equipment, Sweaters, and Jerseys





Early 1920's Army - West Point Football Heavy Wool Football Letterman's Sweater.  This sweater hails from the estate of Army Football Player Walter White, who was in the Class of 1923 at West Point.  This is a heavy wool sweater with a large gray A on it, with a yellow start beneath.  There are no makers tagging present in the jersey, nor are there any size markings, but this is a larger size sweater.  The sweater has a shoulder to hem measurement of 28 inches, as armpit to armpit measurement of 22.5 inches, and a sleeve length of 20.5 inches.  The sweater is in excellent condition with no rips or stains.  I show a portion of a 1923 Army Navy football game program above to show the same style of sweater being worn.  This phenomenal sweater would be a great addition to either a football or militaria collection.
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Very Scarce Late 19th century Victor's Special Batwing Style Noseguard.   This batwing has had its cheek extending areas carved down by its original owner, as can be seen on its underside.  This rare noseguard features Victor Special, and Victor Sporting Goods markings on its lower front.   Why the original wearer of this batwing decided to shave down its sides will remain a mystery, but perhaps he found the wider cheek protection embarrassing, or was mocked by his teammates or opponents; this is all speculation of course.  With this modification, this batwing will serve as a more affordable version of this rare style of early football relic.
$900.00



Late 19th century Morril's Noseguard.  The noseguard retains its original head band, and is in very nice condition with the initials SS lightly carved into its forehead region.  A nice example of this 19th century football relic.
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Circa 1920's A.J. Reach Brand Model 100 Leather Football Shoulder Pads.  The pads are in very nice condition with a bold Reach mark, and the leather is in excellent condition.
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Circa 1920's University of Virginia Football Letterman Sweater.  This great sweater is made of heavy wool, and has a brightly colored Virginia V on its chest.  It has no makers tag or size tagging, but it has the following measurements:  Arm Pit to Arm Pit 19 inches, Length from collar to hem 26.25 inches, and sleeve length 20.5 inches.  A great early UVA Cavaliers item.
$250.00



Early 1930's Haverford School Mitchell and Ness and O'Shea Knitting Mills Sweater.   The jersey has Mitchell and Ness tagging in the neck area, with the player's name: Alexander O'Neal sewn above it, and the O'Shea tagging in the tail area.  Alexander O'Neal attended the Haverford School in the late 1920's, early 1930's, before going to Princeton, and becoming a physician in the Philadelphia area.  O'Neal played both football and soccer at the Haverford School.  This attractive sweater is made of a heavy wool, and is beauty.
$200.00
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Beautiful 1920's Spalding Scarce Friction Strip Style Football Wool Jersey.  This stunning jersey is made of black wool with cream/white friction strips and numerals.  It also has white wool around the neck and extending over each shoulder.  The jersey features a Spalding tag in the tail, and it is a size 40 jersey.  Overall the sweater is in excellent condition, with the lone flaw being a tear at the lower left portion of the back of the jersey.  Friction Strip jerseys are very hard to come by, and this may be the finest example out there.
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Amazing Turn of the Century Reach / Morrill Nose Guard with removable mouthpiece and Scarce original box!  This great early noseguard is a rarer style with the removable mouthpiece.  The noseguard is in great condition with no cracking and retains its original strap.  It does show a nice patina/oxidation.  As rare as these noseguards are, the original box that comes along with it is extremely scarce, and is only the second box I have ever seen offered for sale.  The box is in strong condition with the only flaw being one of the aprons of the lid is missing.  The box has a green label reading Reach Morrill Nose Mask, and has a written original price of 75 cents.  A truly rare early football relic.    SOLD




Extremely Scarce 19th Century Lace Up Smock Jacket with matching Moleskin Quilted Football Pants with their original belt.  These Smock Football uniforms are very rare, but this long sleeve Smock Jacket is the first of its kind I have ever encountered or seen.  Adding to its great look, the back of the forearm areas of both sleeves have built in quilted padding.  Stunning football uniform dating to the late 1880's or early 1890's.
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Late 1960's Temple University Pearson Brand Football Player jacket.  This size 46 jacket features a Pearson tagging at the neck area.  Felt lettering decorates the chest of the jacket, and there is evidence of similar lettering decorating the back at some time.  There is also evidence of the number 32 once decorating the left shoulder area.  This jacket was found with a 1968 Temple University game worn jersey, and has a great look.
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INV#0351
Circa 1900 Spalding Reeded Shin Guards.  This pair of reeded shin guards is in amazing condition, with all of its original straps and clasps still present and in perfect workign order.  The front side of both sport a circular Spalding logo (faded but more discernable in person than in photos).  A great pair of early football shin guards in seemingly unworn condition.
SOLD

Circa 1915 Spalding Model Reeded Football Shinguards - All straps remaining - Has name Goebber written on both guards
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1891 Patent Date Morrill's NoseMask Football Noseguard.  This rare football relic was only used for about a period of 15 years during the late 1890's to about 1905.  This noseguard retains its original strap, and does not have any cracks or damage.  Some turn of the century gridiron gladiator carved his initials FW at the bottom front portion of the noseguard.  No early football collection is complete without a Morrill's noseguard!
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Very  Rare Circa 1910-1920 Lowe & Campbell Reeded Rib Cage Protector.  This is the first of these I have come across, and they feature reeded protection on the exterior side and thick wool on the interior side.  A very legible Lowe & Campbell makers mark is present with the model # 163.  This rare piece is in very nice condition with all of its original straps and laces.
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INV#0543
Circa 1920's Spalding Adult Size Football Pants.  These pants are a large size 33, and have the leather reinforced sewn in fiber padding in the thigh areas.  They are in very nice condition, with very minor staining on one side.  They feature a strong Spalding sewn in makers mark.  Attractive pair of early Spalding Football Pants,
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INV#0545
1920's Rawlings Slatted Adult Size Football Pants with Kidney Slatted Pad Extension.  Beautiful, seemingly unworn new old store stock football pants made by Rawlings.  They have slatted padding in the thigh areas, as well as slatted padding that extends upward around the hip and kidney region. There is no size marking, but these are a very large pair of pants, and their condition is flawless.
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Circa 1915-20 Leather with wool padding Football Shoulder Pads.  This pair has no makers mark (only a numeric marking), however I had two identical sets from the same estate, the other of which had Thos. E. Wilson embossed markings.  I am not sure if those markings wore away on this set, or for some reason were never present.  There is some minor discoloration present on some areas of the leather, but overall they are in very nice condition, retaining the original lacing and straps.
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Circa 1910 era Black Canvas Reeded Shinguards made by Alex Taylor & Company.  Both shinguards sport a cloth patch with the name M. Burg.  Excellent condition.   SOLD


INV#0544
1920's Rawlings Football Pants with Slatted Thighs.  These pants are in seemingly unworn condition, and are likely new old store stock.  They are adult sized, size 34 pants, and they have heavy slatted padding sewn into the thigh areas.  Attractive early football pants in perfect condition.
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Circa 1900 Quilted Football Pants with Reeded Thigh Padding.  This early set of pants have a sewn tag in the waist reading Phillipi-Wishart Sporting Goods Memphis Tenn.  The pants are in very nice condition with no rips or tears, and although there is no size marking, they are an adult size.  Attractive turn of the century football pants.
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INV#0574
Circa 1930's Honus Wagner Co Brand Football Pants.  This pair is an adult size, marked 32R, and are in excellend condition, with the bold Wagner sewn on tagging. 
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1910's era Ty Cobb Brand Reeded W.B. Jarvis Canvas Football Pants.  These pants are an adult size, and feature a cloth Ty Cobb brand tag sewn in the waist region.  These pants are in great condition with no rips or tears, with the only fault being some darkening of the canvas at the knee areas, and some light staining on the reverse.  Ty Cobb brand sporting goods are extremely rare, and these pants are a beautiful example.
INV#0591
No Longer Available.




Exceedingly Rare 1919 Patent Date Spalding Reeded Style Shoulder Pads.  These beautifully constructed pads feature an embossed Spalding mark on each leather shoulder pad, with the patent date Feb 22, 1919.  The pads feature many partially exposed fiber reeds, and these reeded shoulder pads are the first of their kind I've ever encountered, and are undoubtedly very scarce.  These are the type of shoulder pads that football legend Jim Thorpe favored!  A great early pair of very rare Spalding reeded shoulder pads.
No Longer Available.



 Yale University Class of 1905 Heavy Knit Wool Turtleneck Football Sweater.  This sweater came from the estate of George Mills Harris, a 1905 graduate of Yale University   The sweater is made of a very thick heavy wool, and is in immaculate condition with no flaws noticeable.  The sweater does not have a makers tag, but it is undoubtedly a Spalding as it is identical in every way to a second Spalding turtleneck sweater I have for sale.  Turtleneck football sweaters are exceedingly rare, and this rarity would undoubtedly make a fabulous addition to any advanced football or Yale collection.  Sold.







Complete Turn of the Century Spalding Football Union Suit Uniform Ensemble.  This rare and fantastic early football uniform features a lace-up smock vest, reeded and heavily horsehair padded football pants with attached elastic waist band, and a striped sleeve wool football sweater.  All 3 pieces come with Spalding makers tags, and the pants have the model number VT present with size 34.  This is an adult sized uniform, fitting on my adult mannequin with ease.  With the uniform is included a pair of late 19th century stacked horizontal strip style football shoes and a pair of turn of the century football socks.  These cleats are rarer and earlier style than the stacked square style cleats that are more often encountered, and these may predate the uniform a bit, likely dating to the 1880's.  This uniform is in overall fantastic condition and while I have handled  few lace-up style football uniforms over the years, this is the first union suit style I have ever had.  Fantastic and extremely scarce early Spalding uniform.
INV#0828
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Circa 1905 Spalding Yale University Heavy Knit Wool Turtleneck Football Sweater.  This beauty features a cloth sewn in Spalding tag at its interior bottom, and has a large Yale Y sewn to the chest.  The sweater is made of a very thick heavy wool, and does have a few holes present, as well as some fraying at one area at the end of the left arm (at the wrist area).  These defects are minor, and do not detract from the beautiful display quality of this sweater.   This great sweater came from the estate of a 1908 Yale University graduate. Turtleneck football sweaters are exceedingly rare, and this rarity would undoubtedly make a fabulous addition to any advanced football or Yale collection.
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Circa 1930 Mitchell & Ness Made Full Football Uniform including Cherry Red Wool Football Sweater Jersey.  Mitchell & Ness got their start in Philadelphia making baseball and football uniforms for local colleges in the late 1920's.  The color of this jersey, as well as the Mitchell & Ness tagging, makes it a strong possibility that this is a Temple University jersey.  Both the sweater and pants have Mitchell & Ness cloth tagging.  The sweater is a beauty, with double reinforced elbow and shoulder areas, and white 4's on the chest and back.  The jersey is in beautiful condition with no rips, tears, or mothholes, and it is a size 40.  The pants have hard padding in the thigh areas, and soft padding over the knees, and are a size 30.  Football uniforms from this time frame don't show up often, let alone in this condition, and this Mitchell & Ness uniform has fabulous display appeal.  Sold.




Circa 1920 Wilson brand Leather and Wool Football Shoulder Pads.  These pads feature a Wilson mark on the their lower right side, with the model number 12.  They feature rigid leather shoulder protection, with thickly padded wool covering the chest area.  Attractive early Wilson Shoulder pads.
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Beautiful 1920's Red and Black Friction Strip Style Football Jersey.  This attractive jersey features black wool with red friction strips mounted to the chest and arm regions.  The friction strips have embedded into them black rubber like material, giving a true friction style.  There is no makers mark present on this jersey, but it is a large size.  The jersey features the number 30 on its back, and reinforced padded elbow areas.  This is the first friction jersey I have encountered that has the true friction strips present, which were designed to help ball carriers hang on to the football.  A superb looking rare style football jersey.
INV#0829
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Late 19th century Morril's 1891 Patent Date Noseguard.  This attractive noseguard features Morril's Nosemask on its front top portion, and its 1891 patent information on its interior.  The noseguard retains its original head band and the only flaw worth mentioning is some minor loss of the interior mouthguard portion.  A very attractive early football relic. 
INV#0808
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Circa 1940's Duke University Wilson Brand Football Letterman Sweater.  This attractive sweater features a Wilson tag in the neck area, and it is a large size 44.
The sweater features bright blue wool, with a white D on the chest as well as a white stripe on the left shoulder area.
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Circa 1900-1910 H.P. Chase Brand Football Shoulder Pads in Immaculate Condition.  H.P. Chase was a sporting goods dealer in the Andover, Mass area at the turn of the century.  These pads are in immaculate condition with soft and supple leather, and no damage or evidence of wear at all.  The pads have HP Chase embossed markings on each half.  A great looking pair of early shoulder pads.
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Possible Late 1940's Detroit Lions MacGregor Goldsmith Brand Game Worn Football Jersey.  This blue durene jersey features sewn on white twill numerals.  I am not certain this is a Lions gamer, but it does bear identical tagging to other known Lions examples.  The jersey features a black MacGregor Goldsmith tag sewn to the tail, next to a washing directions tag, with the size 40 present on the maker tag.  The jersey could be that of Camp Wilson who played for the Lions from 1946 to 1949, or Art Murakowski who played for the Lions in 1951.  Attractive early durene MacGregor Goldsmith jersey.
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Exceedingly Rare Beautiful Victor Sporting Goods "Victor Special" Bat Wing Style Noseguard.  This stellar example has no chips and cracks, and is a nice gray-black color.  It retains its original head strap which does contain a period repair, and the noseguard does have one F carved into its front.  The very legible Victor Special and patent information is on the lower portion of the front side.  Bat wing noseguards barely ever show up in the hobby, and this one of the nicest examples out there.
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Very Rare Circa 1905 Morril's Removable Mouthpiece Type Noseguard.  This is a rare style noseguard, which started to be produced just as noseguards were becoming extinct as gridiron equipment.  This noseguard has a 1905 patent date present on its interior, as well as the original 1891 Morril patent date.  The new 1905 patent was for the introduction of the removable mouthpiece that this noseguard contains.  The noseguard retains its originals head band, and is in overall very nice condition.
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Beautiful University of Pennsylvania Spalding Brand 1903 Colorful Turtleneck Football Sweater.  This is a larger sized sweater featuring heavy red wool with purple (or more likely faded navy blue) neck, wrist cuffs, and bottom areas.  The sweater features an early style Spalding tag that dates to the 1900 to 1904 range, with the tag being in the bottom area of the sweater.  Near the Spalding tag is a small sewn in tag reading Nelson.  The sweater likely was worn by C.A. Nelson, who was an end for the 1901 University of Pennsylvania varsity team.  The jersey was likely used in 1900 by Nelson, while playing for the class of 1903 team.   The sweater does have a holes to the wool, with one where the turtleneck meets the sweater at the left side,  a tiny one in the turtleneck itself, and a larger hole on the back area of the sweater.  These defects do not detract from the beauty of this early football relic, and these early turtleneck style sweaters are very hard to find.
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Antique Navy - United States Naval Academy O'Shea Kitting Mills made Sweater..  This sweater originates from the estate of William Richardson, who played football Navy from 1907 to 1910, then later coached both the football and crew teams during the late 1910's.  The sweater features sewn on Yellow and Blue Navy lettering, with a sewn on leaping Navy Goat mascot across the chest.  The sweater features O'Shea Kitting Mills tagging, and features colorful yellow and blue neck, cuff, and bottom areas.  The sweater does exhibit some mild bleeding of the yellow bottom area into the white wool.  Overall a fantastic looking early Navy sweater that likely dates to Richardson's time as a coach Midshipmen at the Naval Academy.
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Circa 1907 to 1910 United States Naval Academy Football Letterman's Sweater.  This sweater originates from the estate of William Richardson, who played football Navy from 1907 to 1910, then later coached both the football and crew teams during the late 1910's.  This sweater has lost its makers tag at some point in its history, but it is a very well made heavy wool sweater.  The sweater features Navy's N on the left chest area, with a star flanking it, which I am told denotes that the wearer was a member of  team that had defeated Army.  Just a fantastic looking early Navy Football sweater.
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Late 19th century Morril's 1891 Patent Date Noseguard.  This attractive noseguard features Morril's Nosemask on its front top portion, and its 1891 patent information on its interior.  The noseguard retains its original head band and its only noticeable flaw is a small chip at the lower left front portion.  On the interior portion of the noseguard is adhered a very old paper label reading: Platz ????, David City, Ne.  The second name after Platz is tough to make out, but I believe it either reads Dave or Drue.  A great early football relic hailing from Nebraska.
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Circa 1920's Goldsmith Brand Football Shoulder Pads.  These early pads features a Goldsmith mark present, and the model number 37 as well.  There is a players number 19 identified on the underside of the pads.  Great looking 1920's football pads.
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Circa 1922 to 1924 Pottsville Maroons Star Barney Wentz's Penn State Game Worn Football Sweater Photomatched in Accompanying Oversized Framed Photograph of Wentz shown wearing the same sweater.  This amazing pairing originated from the Barney Wentz estate.  This heavy wool sweater is very well made, and is composed of navy blue wool, with a white Penn State S on the chest.  The sweater also has a sewn in Brine tag in the tail area.  The large photograph of Wentz is housed in its original frame measuring 20.75 inches tall by 11.75 inches wide, and shows Wentz in the offered sweater.  The photo has fantastic clarity, showing the detail of his early style football pants, and square leather studded cleats.  Although tough to capture with my photography (the details are much easier to see in person), specific details of the sweater and photograph match perfectly.  Just to the left of the upper tail of the S is a single white wool stitch that lies away from the rest of the white wool.  This small area can be seen matching in the photograph and sweater.  Another matching detail occurs at the inside of the bottom loop of the S (at about 4 o'clock).  At this spot, the white wool has a raised, possibly reinforced area of stitching, and this raised area can also be seen in the photograph.  Barney Wentz played with Penn State in the early 1920's, leading them to a Rose Bowl victory in 1923.  After his time at Penn State, he played professionally in the NFL with the Pottsville Maroons, where he starred as a ball carrier.  He actually led the Maroons with 10 Touchdowns during their 1926, and scored 2 Touchdowns in their 1925 Title Game against the Chicago Cardinals (a Championship that was later stripped).  A superb football sweater from an early College and Professional football star.
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Circa 1900 Full Football Uniform Including Turtleneck Sweater and Reeded and Quilted Football Pants.  This attractive early football ensemble was discovered in the Carlisle, Pennsylvania area, and could possibly have been donned by a Carlisle Indian School gridiron combatant.  The turtleneck sweater is composed of black wool, with brown striping.  The sweater has had custom homemade internal shoulder pads constructed internally (consisting of socks it appears).  The pants feature quilted padding in the hip and knee areas, with reeded padding atop the thigh areas.  The pants also feature a homemade padding in the top back of the pants featuring what appears to be a 19th century afghan sewn into the interior of the pants.  The two homemade padding additions really accentuate the brutality of the early days of football.  There are no maker's tags on either portion of the uniform.  A very attractive turn of the century football uniform.
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Rare 1905 Wilcox Removable Mouthpiece Style Penna Guard Brand Football Nose Mask Noseguard.  This rare style noseguard, features the removable mouthpiece, which freely moves within this noseguard.  This innovation was patented in 1905, and started to be used in the Penna Guard nosemask that same year, followed by being incorporated into Morrill brand noseguards the following year in 1906.  This noseguard is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or engraving, and retains its original elastic strap.  The strap on this nosemask also features a button snap closure at the middle of its length.  The nosemask has the 1905 patent date on its front bottom, and has Penna Guard on its forehead area.  The Penna Guard version of this nosemask is much more difficult to find than its Morrill counterpart, and this is a fabulous example
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Circa 1921 James Brine Brand Harvard Football Sweater.  This great sweater features heavy black wool, with a red H on the chest.  The sweater features a James Brine sewn tag on the bottom area of the sweater.  In addition to the Brine tag, a small name tag is sewn in the neck area, with the tag reading:  Philip F. Coburn.  The "H Book of Harvard Athletics" lists a Philip Fairbairn Coburn as a member of the 1921 Football team, and a member of the 1923 Harvard class.  The Coburn tag is partially detached but still hanging on and thankfully it has survived.  A great early relic of Harvard football history.
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Beautiful Circa 1920's Spalding Brand Orange and Black Football Jersey.  This jersey features an attractive gothic style P on its chest with black and orange striping down each sleeve.  The jersey has a Spalding tag in its tail, that dates the jersey from the 1914 to Late 1920's time period.  The number 28 decorates the back of the jersey and there are reinforced areas on each elbow.  The jersey is in very strong condition, with bright colors, but does have the occasional period repair or mild tear.  The team represented by the P will likely remain a mystery; I cannot find images of Princeton wearing this style of gothic P during the jersey's time frame.  The professional football team of Youngstown Ohio, the Youngstown Patricians, were known to wear jersey's with similar gothic P decoration, but I believe the wore a different color combination.  The jersey has the following measurements: Arm Pit to Arm Pit measurement of 18.5 inches, a Shoulder to Hem measurement of 29 inches, and a Sleeve measurement of 23 inches.  This is a just a fantastic looking early Spalding football jersey.
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1940's College Football Satin Black and White Striped Referee Jacket.  This jacket hails from the estate of Tom Sproule, who following his time as a Bombardier in the South Pacific in WWII, refereed both College Football and Basketball in the 1940's through the 1950's.  The jacket has a sewn in name tag as well as a size 44 tag.  The jacket exhibits some minor discoloration (mainly on its back) but it has not been cleaned.  A great looking early football referee jacket.
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Late 19th century Morril's 1891 Patent Date Noseguard.  This attractive noseguard features Morril's Nosemask on its front top portion, and its 1891 patent information on its interior.  The noseguard retains its original head band, and does exhibit some minor chipping in areas and has the initials KAN carved into its underside.  A nice example of this 19th century football relic.
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Beautiful Pair of Circa 1920's A.J. Reach brand Football Shoulder Pads.  These pads have a strong embossed Reach mark, with the model number 22 present.  The pads exhibit very little wear, with no writing or damage, and retain their original lacing.  Even the rubberized covering of the straps that would go under the arm are soft and flexible (these are often dried out, hard, and cracked).  The wool padding on the underside is all present and intact.  Early shoulder pads in this superior condition do not show up often.
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Beautiful Circa Late 1920's Early 1930's Friction Strip Style Football Jersey.  This attractive rare style football jersey features a colorful red wool, adorned by slate gray friction strips down the chest and arms.  On the back of the jersey is sewn a white felt number 4, and there are reinforced areas on the elbows.  The  neck of the jersey contains a 40 size tag, and a Dyas Sporting Goods Company of Los Angeles maker's tag.  The jersey does exhibit some use, with a few minor holes, but is a fabulous example of this desirable style of football jersey.
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Very Early Set of Circa 1900 - 1910 era Shoulder Pads.  These attractive pads do not have a makers mark, but are in exceptional condition, with soft and supple leather.  Unlike later era shoulder pads, these only lace on the front side.  The underside are composed of wool padding, with horsehair stuffing underneath, which is visible in one small area of missing padding.  The pads also contain their original elastic style straps.  A great looking early set of shoulder pads.
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Spectacular Circa 1905 to 1906 Spalding Brand ND Turtleneck Football Sweater.  This great looking early football sweater features a sewn in Spalding tag in its bottom hem area that dates to 1905-06.  The sweater features large green interlocking N and D lettering, inside a green and white shield.  The ND could indicate University of Notre Dame or University of North Dakota.  The sweater is a heavy wool sweater, and is in excellent condition, with only some minor traces of bleeding of the green of the shield into the white wool.  Turtleneck football sweaters are hard to come by, and this is a fabulous example.
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Circa 1920's Rawlings Brand Shoulder Pads worn by a player at Utica Free Academy, located in Utica, New York.  The pads features a strong Rawlings mark, with a C3L model number present.  The pads are marked with period markings reading U.F.A. Athl. Assoc.  202 and Soph 202.  I am not sure what the 202 signifies.  The pads are missing 1 set of its lacing, but are in otherwise attractive condition.
INV#1236
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Circa 1920's University of Indiana O'Shea Knitting Mills Football Letterman Sweater.  This heavy wool sweater features a embroidered name in its tail appearing to read: N.O. Hines.  This is a well made sweater, and features an early O'Shea tag in the neck area.  Nice early Indiana relic.
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Circa 1920's James Brine Brand Harvard Football Sweater.  This attractive wool sweater features a red H, with white outline sewn into the pattern of the sweater, rather than a sewn on felt letter.  The sweater has a Brine tag in its hem area.  The jersey has no holes or pulls present, and is in fantastic condition.  It has an armpit to armpit measurement of 22 inches, a Shoulder to hem measurement of just over 29 inches, and a sleeve measurement of 22.75 inches.  A great looking early Harvard sweater.
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Circa 1920's Dartmouth College James Brine Brand Football Letterman Sweater.  This heavy wool sweater features a large white D within the wool of the chest area.  This is a well made heavy wool sweater, with the following measurements: Arm pit to Arm Pit measurement of just over 21 inches, a Shoulder to Hem measurement of 27 inches, and a sleeve measurement of 22 inches.  Nice early Dartmouth relic.
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World War II era Army Air Force Lowe & Campbell Colorful Football Jersey.   The jersey features bright blue and yellow colors which were the official colors of the Army Air Force, and feature blue AAF lettering down its back.  The jersey has a Lowe & Campbell makers tag present, with the size 42.  This jersey dates to the 1941 to 1947 time period, after which the Army Air Force was reformed into its own branch of the military.  A great looking WWII era football jersey.
INV#0826
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Circa 1920's Yale University Boat Neck Style Football Sweater.  This attractive wool sweater features a sewn on navy blue Y on its chest.  The jersey has no holes or pulls present, and is in fantastic condition.  It has an armpit to armpit measurement of 21.25 inches, a shoulder to hem measurement of 26 inches, and a sleeve measurement of 20 inches.  A great looking early Yale sweater.
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1954 - 1955 Ohio State Buckeyes Game Worn Jacket Worn by Player Chuck Zawacki.  This fantastic jacket features an MVP products tag, and is a pretty large size.  The jacket features a sewn on Rose bowl insignia, as well as a V, and the name Chuck on the lower left side, and an Ohio State O on the left chest area.  The reverse has Ohio State in large lettering.  The Buckeyes would be undefeated in the 1954 season, and would go on to play and beat USC in the Rose Bowl.  Chuck Zawacki was recruited by Woody Hayes from Uniontown, PA, and played tackle for the Buckeye's.  The jacket includes an LOA from Mears, as well as a note with details on Chuck Zawacki.  A great piece of OSU football memorabilia.
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1924 Washington & Lee O'Shea Brand Football Sweater with attached South Atlantic Champion Player Attributed Football Fob.  This outstanding sweater is a heavy navy blue wool, with a sewn in O'Shea Knitting Mills makers tag in the neck area.  This is a larger sweater, and very well made.  Sewn onto the chest are large interlocking WL letters.  Attached to the left chest area is a small gold metal football fob with the following inscription:  "WL 1924, South Atlantic Champions, J.K. Thomas Right End, Washington & Lee 20 Virginia 7."  This is just a fabulous pairing of early Washington & Lee University Generals football memorabilia.
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1930's Purple and Yellow Wool Football Sweater.  The sweater has no makers marks, with the only tag being a size 42 tag.  The sweater features reinforce areas at the elbows as well as the shoulders, and is overall composed of a fairly heavy material which has retained its vibrant colors beautifully.
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Very Rare 1916 Patent Date Spalding Brand Reeded Football Shoulder Pads.  These reeded style pads rarely ever show up in the hobby, and likely weren't a popular seller.  They show up in Spalding catalogs in 1923, through the 1920's.  Catalogs detail these pads as model 23, and describe the reeded padding as "hollow protecting strips to permit flexibility."  These pads features some leather loss on one side, and missing area of felt on the underside as well.  Despite these flaws, these rare pads would make an outstanding addition to any early football collection.
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1943 United States Naval Academy Football Letterman Sweater Worn by Chicago Bear's Player Ed Sprinkle.  This sweater was given to Sprinkle by Navy in his senior season, and worn before the game against their football rival Army.  The sweater retains its Munzel knit tag in its collar, and has a large military style stenciled numbered patch on its interior.  The sweater is navy blue and features a Large sewn on N and a star.  he sweater has a shoulder to hem measurement of 28 inches, as armpit to armpit measurement of 20 inches, and a sleeve length of 24 inches.  The sweater is in fantastic condition with no stains, rips, or pulls.  A fantastic vintage piece of Navy football memorabilia worn by an 11 year NFL player.  The sweater comes with a letter of authenticity from noted memorabilia expert Dave Bushing.
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Beautiful Seemingly Unworn or Very Lightly Worn Pair of Circa 1900 Quilted Football Pants.  These pants feature a heavily quilted front side.  The pants have the name B. Scully written on the inside, and my guess is Scully didn't see much if any game action.  The pants retain all of their buttons and are a fantastic pair of early football pants.
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Circa 1946 to 1952 Philadelphia Eagles Vic Sears Game Worn Football Jersey.  Vic Sears was a dominant 2 way player for the Eagles, playing both offensive and defensive tackle, and was a member of both the 1948 and 1949 Philadelphia Eagles Championship teams.  Sears was named as a member of the 1940's All Decade team by the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  The jersey features both Mitchell & Ness and Macgregor Goldsmith tagging on the inside of the crotch strap.  This jersey was originally sold by Hunt Auctions, and was part of a group of Eagles jerseys discovered in the belongings of a Philadelphia area boys' club manager, as the jerseys were handed down to the boys club team by the Eagles.  The jersey is a white durene jersey with sewn on green numerals.  The jersey would have had two green stripes when used by the Eagles, but these were trimmed off at some point.  The jersey does exhibit a good amount of use with heavy team repairs present, and some tearing.  Early NFL game used jerseys are very hard to find, and this is a great example from a key member of the Philadelphia Eagles 1948 and 1949 championship teams.
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Circa 1920's Draper & Maynard Brand Model 25 Leather Football Shoulder Pads.  The pads are in very nice condition retaining there straps, and the leather is in nice condition.
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