1917 Die Cut Flat Top FB Helmet West Point Dance Card – Anyone seen it before?

[CarltonHendricks]

Picked up this dance card up last night/very early this morning on eBay. The listing didn’t specify the dimensions. I’m hoping it’s about 5” square but if not I like it no matter. Normally I would want to know the size first but it had a BIN and I liked it so much I wanted to make sure I got it so pulled the trigger. I can’t recall seeing another…but I don’t usually do cards. Has anyone seen one of these?

Obviously the invitation swings out…I guess the cord acts to secure the invitation part as a swivel point from the ear…and maybe double as a facsimile chin strap??....all I know is its dynamite and that sucker was coming home.



"FALL HOPS 1917" is printed in gold on the side of the helmet and there's some kind of football shaped art work above it that I can't make out...guess it'll have to wait till I get it....but looks like there may be some eagles wings coming out the bottom.



I just went to the California International Antiquarian Book Fair in San Francisco last Friday, opening preview day. The quality of stuff is incredible….lots of posters and paper besides just books…It’s one of the richest quality antique shows I’ve ever seen…everywhere you look there’s great quality stuff for sale. However….just to prove how rare antique sports stuff is I didn’t see anything in the whole show that was a killer sports display piece. Had this dance card been there it would have been priced a whole lot more that I had to pay on eBay….and I’d have probably paid it!

I’m not exactly sure how to display it….I’ll have to wait and see once I get it….kind of depends on how big it is….how much of a splash it would make if framed…