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Leather Football Helmet Evolution

Rarest Football Helmet Ranking & Value Guide

Antique Football Helmet Classification Guide

Football Evolution
Inflatable Football Helmet Old Melon Football Football Nose Protector
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
af_v3001022.jpg VIntage Football Cleats
Football Shoe Evolution
Tracing the evolutionary changes the "most important feature" of early football equipment
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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

rawlings sporting goods

January 29, 2017

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Manufacturer Helmet Production Timelines

Timelines showing helmet styles produced by each of the major sporting goods manufacturers
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Football Shin Guard Evolution

November 27, 2017

Maker Spotlight:
The History of A.J. Reach & Co.

February 24, 2018

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AntiqueFootball's Helmet Registry
the hobby's definitive vintage football helmet database and virtual museum
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October 2019
c.1920-1935
Van Camp Football Shoes
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November 2019
c. 1910-1920 Hand-Painted
Football Down Marker
December 2019
  1. 1895-1898
Overman Wheel Co.
Quilted Football Pants
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January 2020
c. 1900 Head Harness with Adjustable Ear Flaps
February 2020
c. 1891 University of Pennsylvania Football Skull Cap & Stockings
March 2020
1903 Spalding No. 70
Pneumatic Head Harness
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The Football Cap
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March 9, 2020

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June 2021
1907-1910 Football Union Suit
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July 2021
1867 Alden Patent
Covering for Foot Balls
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Football and the American Civil War

July 1, 2021

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The Evolution of the American Football Uniform

June 28,2021