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Posted By: scgaynor

The illustration is from an 1894 Sporting Life (also in this auction) so it is 6 or 7 years later. I thought that the droopy eyes, ears that stick out, roman nose, chin, and small mouth, were dead ringers. The uniform is definitely browns and dates from the right period. I think that it would be quite a coincidence to have somebody with so many similar features on the same team.

Since he is not wearing a nametag, It is never going to be 100%, but for me it is close enough that I would buy it and I have pretty high standards.

Does anybody have a team photo from the era to compare it with?








added N172 for comparison