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Leather Football Helmet Evolution
Rarest Football Helmet Ranking & Value Guide
Antique Football Helmet Classification Guide
Football Evolution
Football Shoulder Pad Evolution
Football Nose Masks
A comprehensive visual guide for identifying old football helmets
An analytical approach to ranking the rarest leather football helmets
A visual guide for identifying old football helmets
How the football got its shape
From Pillows to Composites: The evolution of the shoulder pad
The story behind football's most unusual protective device
Football Shoe Evolution
Tracing the evolutionary changes the "most important feature" of early football equipment
Football Catalog Library
AntiqueFootball's collection of pre-1930 Fall & Winter Sports Catalogs
Manufacturers' History
Comprehensive histories of the leading manufacturers of American sporting goods
Whitley's Foot Ball Armor
January 29, 2017
Manufacturer Helmet Production Timelines
Timelines showing helmet styles produced by each of the major sporting goods manufacturers
Football Shin Guard Evolution
November 27, 2017
Maker Spotlight:
The History of A.J. Reach & Co.
February 24, 2018
AntiqueFootball's Helmet Registry
the hobby's definitive vintage football helmet database and virtual museum
c.1920-1935
Van Camp Football Shoes
Van Camp Football Shoes
c. 1910-1920 Hand-Painted
Football Down Marker
Football Down Marker
- 1895-1898
Quilted Football Pants
c. 1900 Head Harness with Adjustable Ear Flaps
c. 1891 University of Pennsylvania Football Skull Cap & Stockings
1903 Spalding No. 70
Pneumatic Head Harness
Pneumatic Head Harness
The Football Cap
March 9, 2020
1907-1910 Football Union Suit
1867 Alden Patent
Covering for Foot Balls
Covering for Foot Balls
Football and the American Civil War
July 1, 2021
The Evolution of the American Football Uniform