Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Spring 2011
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/21/2011
Huge and historic team photo montage of the 1903-04 Montreal Wanderers is a truly rare original framed print of the soon-to-be Stanley Cup champions’ senior and intermediate hockey teams. Deceased HOFers Dicke Boon and Jack Marshall appear with their senior Wanderers teammates in the studio team photo mounted on the left side of this original studio master photograph. “Wanderers Hockey Club” is stylishly drawn in the middle of the top of the montage above a photo of team president James Strachan, one of 10 individual portrait photos displayed around the two team photos. “1903-1904 Champions Federal Amateur Hockey League” is also drawn with a flourish along the bottom. Founded on December 1, 1903, the Wanderers went 6-0 to capture the FAHL title, outscoring their opponents 38-18. The new Montreal squad faced the defending Stanley Cup champion Ottawa Senators in a challenge series. After tying the so-called “Silver Seven” 5-5 in the opener, the Wanderers refused to continue the series unless the tie was replayed in Montreal. The stalemate ended in a forfeit by the Wanderers, launching a heated rivalry that would see the two teams battle for possession of the coveted silver Cup throughout the first decade of the 20th century. This 107-year-old original Wanderers team photo remains an incredible and historic display piece despite some cracking to the print along the left edge and a few spots in the bottom of the frame where the image adhered to the glass and became separated from the print. Even noting these flaws, this early hockey treasure’s display of 23” x 31 ½” is not diminished when one considers its rarity and its place in the game’s history. Mounted in its detailed original 28 ½” x 37 ¼” wood frame, this magnificent photo montage of the first edition of the Montreal Wanderers comes with a letter of authenticity from Classic Auctions.
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