Paul here again, filling in for Phil one more time. Today we’re going to take a little tour into the world of reader Bruce Menard, who has an interesting habit: …
Category: Collectibles/Memorabilia
Auction Action, Hockey Edition
Latest contribution from the increasingly indispensable Mike Hersh: a bunch of listings from the latest Classic Auctions sale, most of them hockey-oriented. Let’s take a look: • I really like …
A Stack of Pack Memorabilia
The Packers received their Super Bowl rings yesterday. By coincidence, reader Ray Barrington was recently looking at the Wisconsin Historical Society’s web site and found a bunch of really wonderful …
Auction Action
The increasingly indispensable Mike Hersh spotted quite a few items of interest in the latest Leland’s auction catalog. In the words of a Bud Light ad agency copywriter, here we …
Auction Action: Old-Timey Edition
Mike Hersh has pointed out some really interesting memorabilia items — many of them dating back more than 80 years — in some recent online auctions. Let’s take a look: …
Auction Action
As you may have noticed in the right sidebar, our friends at Grey Flannel Auctions are running another auction at the moment. Here are some of the more uni-notable items: …
Please Keep Off Mark Peterson’s Grass
By Phil Hecken The depth and breadth of the Uni Watch readership talents and expertise never cease to amaze me. This past summer, when I ran the “Design-An-MLB-Jersey” contest, there …
Auction Action, Hockey Edition
Classic Auctions has a ton of great hockey-related stuff up for bidding at the moment. Let’s take a little look, a little see, shall we? • Here’s something you don’t …
Good as Goldsmith
It’s been a while since I acquired a vintage uniform catalog, and a long while since I acquired one as magnificent as the 1924 Goldsmith beauty you see above. Some …
Auction Action, Football Edition
A few weeks ago I got a note from a reader who I won’t name. “I get to work every day at 7:30 and use this quiet time to do …
Auction Action
Got a note the other day from Mike Hersh. “Ever wish you were rich?” he said. “I do, and here’s some of the stuff I’d buy.” And with that he …
A Trove of Interesting Paperwork
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from Dan Cichalski, who’s found a huge stash of interesting ephemera. Enjoy — PL] By Dan Cichalski While researching a blog post …
Closet Case, Vol. 3
I’ve had some very good eBay luck lately, scoring a bunch of excellent uniforms and related items. Let’s take a look, beginning with this beauty: I wore this one while …
If We Can Put a Man on the Moon, Can’t We Equip a Sewing Machine with Spell-Check?
We all love jersey typos. But you don’t often see typos on retail replicas, in part because any store manager who spotted a misspelled jersey would most likely just send …
I found the keys keys / Yeah the keys to your heart heart / Yes I got them on a chain chain
Imagine being in Great Britain back in 1987. You probably knew about the Super Bowl; maybe you even stayed up late to watch it. But did you and other Brits …