William Heffelfinger Cabinet Photo?

[Duluth Eskimo]

Originally Posted by bmarlowe1

That's him.

I agree. Not that you needed additional help. Pudge was from Minneapolis and is highly collected for early football collectors. Really nice early item from the prime of his life. Good score. Jason

[vintagesportscollector]

Great find, Alan. Your instincts served you well. I've spent countless time sifting thru stacks of common cabinets at antique shops and rarely find anything nearly that nice. That's a gem - I imagine it is highly deseriable and valuable.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector

Great find, Alan. Your instincts served you well. I've spent countless time sifting thru stacks of common cabinets at antique shops and rarely find anything nearly that nice. That's a gem - I imagine it is highly deseriable and valuable.

Agreed...I almost never do it any longer because I never find anything. It's nice to see that it still happens.

[aelefson]

Thank you guys! I also do not normally look in the photo boxes but I was frustrated that there was so little true vintage items to see in this shop. My previous best finds when digging through boxes of photos have been Newsboy actresses and other non-sports cards.

Overall, I had an excellent day of shopping as I also found a 1906 Holy Cross baseball team postcard with a couple of future Red Sox players, a 1921 Strength magazine with Ruth on the cover, and a Jumping Joe Savaldi wrestling/football broadside among other things.

I do my best to build my collection through antique shopping (flea markets, antique shows and shops). I do attend local card shows as well, but I very rarely buy from any other source. It is a fun way to build a collection.

Alan

[eastonfalcon19]

Great find Alan! He was also coach of Lehigh University which is 15 minutes from me.

[bgar3]

As a book guy, the name sounded familiar. There is a book from 1954 entitled THIS WAS FOOTBALL by Heffelfinger as told to John McCallum that might be of interest, I do not believe it is that expensive (20 or so). nice find!

[cmoore330]

Great find! I did a fair amount of research years ago about Pach Bros. trying to identify a baseball player. Based upon the address of 935 Broadway, your photo dates from 1895 or later.