Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction Spring 2025
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/29/2025
From the glory days of the blue and white, when Toronto won a trio of consecutive Stanley Cup championships, we have a comprehensive collection of 1945-54 Quaker Oats Leafs photos totaling 123 including approx 30 duplicates, missing approx 13 different photos and variations for a complete set of Quaker Oats photos. This ensemble is a great start on the way to a master collection. Most of the photos show light wear including the odd small crease, light corner wear or surface indentations, with the exceptions to include 27 that have handwriting with some showing the player's position handwritten in pencil over the bottom border (a few have writing on the reverse as well), 16 that have browning tape residue/staining to the upper left and bottom right corners, 4 that have heavier creasing, and a few that were once in a photo album and have the corner tips glued to the photo, with residue on the reverse corners. The missing 13 include Max Bentley (in front of locker), Bob Goldham (normal G auto), Bob Goldham (blade cropped), Nick Metz (still, large image), Elwyn Morris, Bab Pratt, Tod Sloan (away uniform), Jim Thompson (blue tint), Harry Watson (away unifrom), Gardner/Watson/Meeker Attack McNeil, Gardner Coming in on Harvey, Juzda and Rollins Stop Curry and McNeil Saves on Gardner. An original mailing envelope and Bee Hive ad with a November 1st 1959 checklist is also included.
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