New Acquisitions Thread.

[Jcfowler6]

This has to be one of the earliest hockey cards I’ve seen. It’s hammered but I love it.



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[Exhibitman]

Great Atlantic did some interesting cards

[Frankish]

A card (Morenz) and a photo (Conacher), both beaters but new to me.

[Frankish]

And two more recent photos (1950 and 59, I think).

[irv]

Originally Posted by Frankish

And two more recent photos (1950 and 59, I think).

Nice pick ups, Frank.

That Plante pic brings back memories of the pics I seen of Sawchuk.

[Frankish]

Man, Sawchuk was awesome. And what a mug!

I believe the Plante picture was from the game in '59 where a puck broke his nose and he went to the locker room, grabbed a mask he used in practice, and wore it onto the ice. Although there had been a few leather fittings here and there over the year, it was essentially the birth of the mask in pro hockey. If I remember it correctly....

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by Jcfowler6

This has to be one of the earliest hockey cards I’ve seen. It’s hammered but I love it.



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Not to get too nitpicking.... but the sport that is actually portrayed on that trade card is ice polo, not hockey. Originating in the US and somewhat popular in the late-1880s to approx just after the turn of the century, the sport was played on ice like hockey, but usually with a metal ball instead of a puck, and with short curved "polo" sticks - designed to be held with one hand and swung - similar to the movement of a polo player on horseback.

The game also included a variant played on hard surfaces with roller skates.
The sport slowly vanished in favour of the more popular game of ice hockey...

[Jim F]

An icy metal ball? That had to sting

[clarke442]

R.I.P.

1953-Parkhurst_Peirson_PSA-8.jpg

The one card of his where they spell his name wrong (ei)

[Tomi]

Just back from PSA. Razor sharp corners and edges but a few small surface issues take it down to a PSA 2. Can't complain about this one as they are impossible to find and when you do they are in bad shape. Happy to add it to the PC.

[Frankish]

Originally Posted by Tomi

Just back from PSA. Razor sharp corners and edges but a few small surface issues take it down to a PSA 2. Can't complain about this one as they are impossible to find and when you do they are in bad shape. Happy to add it to the PC.

That is a good looking card. And a tough grade...wow!

[irv]

Originally Posted by clarke442

R.I.P.



The one card of his where they spell his name wrong (ei)

Originally Posted by Tomi

Just back from PSA. Razor sharp corners and edges but a few small surface issues take it down to a PSA 2. Can't complain about this one as they are impossible to find and when you do they are in bad shape. Happy to add it to the PC.

Great looking cards, guys.

Hard to believe that Orr got a 2, Tomi, but regardless of the grade, I'd be pumped to add that one to my collection!

[puckpaul]

Great card, love the General Mills cards (the few i have seen).

Originally Posted by Tomi

Just back from PSA. Razor sharp corners and edges but a few small surface issues take it down to a PSA 2. Can't complain about this one as they are impossible to find and when you do they are in bad shape. Happy to add it to the PC.

[Jim F]

Some nice pick ups this week including a sharp 71 Opc set

[Giroux]

Originally Posted by Huysmans

Not to get too nitpicking.... but the sport that is actually portrayed on that trade card is ice polo, not hockey. Originating in the US and somewhat popular in the late-1880s to approx just after the turn of the century, the sport was played on ice like hockey, but usually with a metal ball instead of a puck, and with short curved "polo" sticks - designed to be held with one hand and swung - similar to the movement of a polo player on horseback.



The game also included a variant played on hard surfaces with roller skates.

The sport slowly vanished in favour of the more popular game of ice hockey...

Sounds similar to Bandy which is still played today

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandy

[Jim F]

A couple nice sets

[Exhibitman]

Yeah, those are spiffy.

I am replacing slabs with raw:




Clarke looks soooo innocent.