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Antique Football Artifact Showcase
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January 2015
1905 Reach No. 3
February 2015
March 2015
1905 Leather & Moleskin Flattop
1879 Peck & Snyder Football Rule Book
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On occasion we'll showcase a new vintage football artifact of interest. If you have a unique item to be considered for a future article, please let us know!
Have an artifact you'd like considered for Artifact of the Month? Email me at:
pch@antiquefootball.com
April 2015
1925-1935 Spalding Executioner Helmet
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May 2015
Late 20's - Early 30's Friction Strip Jersey
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June 2015
Circa 1915-1918 Wright & Ditson Harvard Flattop
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July 2015
Circa 1895-1900
4-Strap Head Harness
August 2015
Circa 1900 Spalding Improved Head Harness
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September 2015
Harry Mason's Circa 1895 Spalding No. 25 Ear Protector
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November 2015
Circa 1927 Spalding No. NP Nose Protector
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October 2015
Harry Mason's Circa 1900 Spalding No. 60 Double Crown Head Harness
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December 2015
Circa 1910 All-Leather Raincap Head Harness
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January 2016
Rare 1895-1900 Double Crown
Strap Head Harness
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February 2016
Winchester Sporting Goods 1923 Advertising Display
March 2016
19th Century Association & Rugby Balls
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April 2016
Circa 1916-1918
Wright & Ditson
Princeton Head Helmet
May 2016
c. 1935 Draper & Maynard NG1
Nose Guard
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June 2016
c. 1930 Goldsmith 8-Attachment Princeton Head Harness
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July 2016
1905 Stall & Dean
8-Spoke Head Harness
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August 2016
1896 Michigan-
Minnesota
Trophy Ball
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September 2016
1921 Green Bay Packers APFA Player Contract
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October 2016
1925 D&M No. 20H
Lineman's Helmet
November 2016
1895 Collister & Sayle Football Catalog
December 2016
Circa 1906 Penna Guard Nose Mask
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March 2017
c. 1932 Wilson FBAW Night Football
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January 2017
1904-05 University of Texas Cabinet Photo
June 2017
The Oldest Surviving Football Uniform?
May 2017
Previously Unknown
c. 1903 Spalding Improved Head Harness
February 2017
c. 1935 Goldsmith HN9 Fibre-Reinforced
Nose Guard Helmet
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April 2017
c. 1937 Draper & Maynard NG2 Nose Guard
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July 2017
Victor No. 535A
Face & Ear Guard
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August 2017
Rawlings No. 167
4-Strap Reinforced Molded Crown Head Harness
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September 2017
c. 1922 Winchester No. 3237 Beehive Flattop
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November 2017
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October 2017
Victor No. 535B
Nose & Face Guard
1901-1910
A.G. Spalding
Football Union Suit
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February 2018
c. 1895 - 1905
Single-Strap Football Head Harness
December 2017
c. 1900 Victor No. 539
8-Spoke Head Harness
January 2018
Norm Tooker's 1905
Princeton University Jersey
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May 2018
1874 Harvard - McGill
Silver Trophy Cup
April 2018
c.1897 - 1903
March 2018
c. 1905 Rawlings
Raincap Head Harness
June 2018
c. 1913 - 1916
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July 2018
1899 Yale Football Silver Trophy Cup
Reach No. 5
6-Strap Head Harness
Spalding No. 35
4-Strap Head Harness
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August 2018
1901 Penn Chicago Style Head Harness
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September 2018
1904-1910 Victor
No. 539
October 2018
1880's Cornell College
Cabinet Card
November 2018
1890's Wright & Ditson
Football Sweater
December 2018
1900-1910 Football Jersey w/Leather Pads
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January 2019
Early Princeton-style
Head Harness
February 2019
1894 Harvard Freshman Football Trophy Cup
March 2019
1915 Wright & Ditson
Harvard Head Harness
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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
January 2020
c. 1900 Head Harness with Adjustable Ear Flaps
February 2020
c. 1891 University of Pennsylvania Football Skull Cap & Stockings
September 2019
c.1912-1923 Wendell Patent Nose Mask
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March 2020
1903 Spalding No. 70
Pneumatic Head Harness
December 2019
1895-1898 Overman Wheel Co.
Quilted Football Pants
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June 2021
1907-1910 Football Union Suit
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July 2021
1867 Alden Patent
Covering for Foot Balls