Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction June 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/19/2018
No stranger to high-level international hockey, Red Berenson was a member of the famous Team Canada squad that took on and defeated the mighty Russians at the 1972 Summit Series. Originating from his time behind the bench for Team Canada, we have a small group of 1981 Canada Cup memorabilia that hails from Red’s personal collection. Included, we have a soap stone carving made in 1980 by a talented Inuit artist, a 1981 Canada Cup photo album with signed dedication to Red from Alan Eagleson, 1981 Canada Cup watch, pendant, lucite paperweight and desktop display. A signed LOA from Red Berenson will accompany these interesting 1981 Canada Cup items.
The 7” x 3” x 4 ½” soap stone carving is of a detailed seal, with the artist “Mark Amm” signing on the underside along with “80”, and a production number of “11A-01296”. Surface wear is present along with a few scratches, with a small “Coupe Canada Cup 1981” plaque detached but present. The 6 ½” x 7” photo album contains 24 small colour photos of the tournament including game action, with a lengthy dedication and signature on the first page from Alan Eagleson. Next, the quartz watch was made by Accutron, with a Canada Cup logo along the left side of the dial, with “Coupe Canada Cup 1981” engraved on the reverse. In low grade with considerable wear, we are unsure if the watch is currently able to keep accurate time. The 2 ½” x 2 ½” x 3” paperweight appears to be plastic, with an inserted silver half maple leaf with “Canada Cup”. With just light wear, the paperweight remains in excellent condition. Lastly, the desktop figure is solid metal with a generic figure and an engraved base with “Canada Cup 1981 Coupe Canada”. A “Made in Canada” sticker is present along the underside, with the mounted player somewhat loose.
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