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Offered for your consideration, from the organization who’s hockey team won the first-ever Stanley Cup in 1893, is a fine trio of period sterling silver spoons awarded by the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association for various M.A.A.A.’s sponsored sporting events. The M.A.A.A. Hockey Team also inscribed its name’s on hockey’s holy grail, the Stanley Cup, in 1894, 1902 and 1903 and produced Hall-of-Famers; Dickie Boon, Joe Hall, Moose Johnson, Tommy Phillips, Tom Hooper, Jimmy Gardner, Jack Marshall and Ernie Russell. These fine Victorian era sporting souvenirs are featuring the ever-popular M.A.A.A.’s winged wheel logo, later adopted by the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings, and their motto “Jungor ut implear” which is most popularly and freely translated to “Union is strength”. Awards are engraved on their backs and were presented to competitors in 1899, 1902 and 1904. Spoons are also engraved with the maker’s name “Hemsley”, and “Montreal” and “sterling” on their backs. Vintage trophies are in superb condition and are nifty reminders of the pioneering and dominating influence of sportsmen from Montreal on the organization of Canadian sport. Hockey, curling, lacrosse, Canadian football, golf and other sports were first played in Montreal and then organized for competition both within and outside the city. Montreal provided the leadership for the development of Canadian sport and without question the hub of nineteenth century sport in Montreal was the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association.