1890s Yale football

[Joe Hunter]

I believe this c1910 pillow cover is a depiction of a 19th Century game between Harvard and Yale.

[cfhofer]

Here are a few more 1890s Yale football programs.

1893 Yale-Harvard (more common version)


1894 Yale-Princeton hardcover


1894 Yale-Princeton program+ticket (rare version of program)


Mark

[mschwade]

I'd love to know if a 1909 Yale National Championship team=signed piece is out there.

Thanks for starting this thread Mark!

Matt

[cfhofer]

Here is an 1894 Yale football pendant.



Mark

[cfhofer]

I need to keep the Hinkey items 'close to the vest' for my book, however this piece won't be included. Posted is an 1894 handwritten letter from Frank Hinkey to John Greenway, inviting him on a group date along with Walter Camp and his wife.

Hinkey letter

Mark

[Butch7999]

Not ours, of course (photo cribbed long ago from one of the big auction sites),
and not sure it's of any use for your project, but The Yale-Princeton Foot Ball Game
debuted in the McLoughlin Bros catalogue in 1895 and was a staple of their line for 25 years,
until the company was bought up by Milton Bradley:

[sporteq]

awesome.. best of luck!