Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction February 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/23/2016
Following in the footsteps of our baseball-obsessed American neighbours, the “Father of Hockey” James T. Sutherland envisioned a Hall of Fame for a country equally passionate regarding its hockey history. With its genesis in historically-rich Kingston Ontario in 1943, the newly established Hall of Fame would enshrine its inaugural members two years later, in 1945. This lot contains an amazing and equally historic multi-signed edition of the Hockey Hall of Fame Heritage book from 1975-76. Containing signatures from 105 different enshrined members including duplication for 155 total signatures, included are players along with referees and the important builders who made the game into the current sport that’s loved the world over. Fashioned in a number of mediums, many of the signatures have been placed over images of the signers, with a portion of the autographs including a personalized dedication. Highlights include Oliver, Fredrickson, Thompson, Pratt, Clancy, Joliat, Taylor, Cook, Campbell, Hewitt, Chadwick and Lester Patrick.
The book itself remains in good condition with some crease and corner wear to the covers, with the interior pages presenting nicely with little wear. There is also clear tape that's been applied to the spine. We should note that many of the signatures that have been placed near the signer’s image could easily be removed, and would stand alone as exceptional individual representations. We should also note that of the 105 members who have signed, over 60 are now deceased. The full list of signers with the total number of times they signed in parenthesis is: Johnson (2), Jennings (2), Schriner (4), Clancy (2), Abel (3), Ivan (2), Harvey (2), Hall (4), Cook (3), Reardon (2), Bentley (5), Hextall (2), Oliver (2), Fredrickson (2), Pratt (2), Thompson (2), Lach (4), Storey (2), Mosienko (3), Dunn (2), Rayner (3), Bouchard (2), Molson (2), H. Richard (2), Hull (5), Lindsay (2), Blake (3), Pilous, Stanley, Goodfellow (3), Olmstead, Savard, Watson, Giacomin, Sittler, Worsley, Shutt, McDonald, Mahovlich, Barber, Bush Jr., Ballard (2), Meeker, Trottier, Pronovost, Mikita, Bossy, Cheevers, Parent, Bucyk, Joliat (3), Bathgate, Bailey, Lumley, Howell, Brodeur, Bourque, Boucher, Drillon, Bodnar, Dilio, Hewitt, Campbell, Norris, Patrick, Taylor, Apps, Day, Richard, Schmidt, Primeau, Stewart, Kennedy, Cowley, Colville, Park, Ullman, Smith, Kelly, Gadsby, Weiland, Geoffrion, Beliveau, Howe, Moore, Armstrong, Pilote, Voss, Hawerchuk, Ciccarelli, Perreault, Rodden (2), Hewitson, Chadwick, Udvari, Wirtz, Gilbert, Lapointe, Lafleur, Cournoyer, Delvecchio, Bower and the Esposito brothers. Also included is a supplement from the 1977-78 enshrinement, signed by 4.
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