Pre 1900 Football

[jefferyepayne]

Thanks for starting this thread, Alan! Most of my stuff I have I've already posted in the Ode to Pre-War Cardboard thread here:

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=201392

but will add to this thread as I get new stuff. Would love to see more 1800s items posted here!

jeff

[smotan_02]

Great thread....ill start with this one. A full ticket to the 1899 Army Navy game.

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You can see the rest of them here if you're interested
http://http://www.psacard.com/psaset....aspx?s=101529

[revmoran]

I sold most of my pre-1900 material a year ago, but kept this photo of the Yale 1887 team with Harry Beecher holding the ball, Beecher's Football card, and a letter to Wm Church at Princeton in 1896 asking him if he wants to play pro ball.

[cmoore330]

Here is my lone contribution:

[aelefson]

Great items guys! I really like that letter. Here are two more items. The first item is a cigar label that is different from the one that was issued in that there are no letters on the sweaters. The second item is a cigar trade card that shows a version of football. I believe the trade card dates to the early 1880s and the cigar label item from the 1890s.

Alan