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BASKETBALL CARDS, EPHEMERA & MEMORABILIA
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1910
1909-11 MURAD CIGARETTES T51 COLLEGE SERIES CARDS (U.S.A.)
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The Murad set was produced by S. Anargyros Tobacco Company and released in their packs of Murad Turkish Cigarettes between 1909-1911. The T51 cards had an illustrated chromolithograph image that showed various athletes and sports with their accompanying colleges and universities. Released in a series of 6, at different times, the Murad set totaled 225 cards in all, with 4 cards (and their variations) that featured basketball. The first basketball card released in the set was Williams college, which came in 3 variations. Two variants were from the 1st edition, which is determined by the term “College Series 1 to 25” in the lower left corner of the card without any text to its right indicating a 2nd Edition. Of these two variants, there is one that has the number 14 listed in the lower right. This is the scarcer of the two 1st editions and the rarest of the Murad T51 basketball cards. The subsequent 2nd edition Williams College, as well as the Murad basketball cards from Northwestern University (2 editions), Luther College and Xavier College are all part of the same set but the honor of the 1st basketball card of the series (or possibly 1st basketball card ever) goes to the Williams 1st edition, as it was the first to be released. Measurements: 2.5" x 2"
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1910-11 MURAD CIGARETTES T6 COLLEGE SERIES WILLIAMS #24 TYPE 1&2 CARDS (U.S.A.)
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The T6 Murad cards used the same images as the T51s but were much larger and limited to 25 cards in the series. Williams #24 was the only basketball card in the series and was made with 2 different versions, distinguished by the Flag placement/coloring, ball shape and font. You had to collect coupons that were distributed in cigarette packs to send in to receive T6 cards,
so they are much rarer than the smaller T51 cards. Measurements: 5" x 8"
so they are much rarer than the smaller T51 cards. Measurements: 5" x 8"
MARCH 17th, 1910 THE YOUTH'S COMPANION (NEW ENGLAND EDITION) FEATURING WILLIAMS COLLEGE & MT. HOLYOKE BASKETBALL TEAMS
The 1910 Williams College Varsity Team on the cover is the team used on the 1st Murad College Series Basketball Card (Williams College)
1910-1912 MURAD B33 COLLEGE ATHLETE, PENNANT, SEAL TOBACCO FELTS (U.S.A.)
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Murad also released College felts that represented 30 colleges and their various sports. Each college had a Basketball felt with the same player image but featured the college name and colors. Some of these felts are common to find, while others are very scarce. There is no example known of Bucknell University. Measurements: 3" x 5"
1910-1912 RICHMOND STRAIGHT CUT S23 COLLEGE FLAG, PENNANT, SEAL, SONG, YELL OBERLIN COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER TOBACCO SILKS (U.S.A.)
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Richmond Straight Cut cigarettes started including sports themed silks with their tobacco around 1910. There are 2 Basketball themed silks, one featuring Oberlin College and the other University of Rochester. These silks are quite rare and hard to find in good condition. Measurements: 4" x 5.5"
CIRCA 1910 WALTON SHOE PORTZ BROTHERS COMPANY INK BLOTTER (U.S.A.)
1910-1912 B16 (Type 1A) COLLEGE SEALS FLANNEL, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (U.S.A.)
The large B16 College Flannels were released in the 1910s with the exact manufacturer unknown. There were 3 Types, with Type 1 broken into Series A & B with different variations. There are only 2 Basketball Flannels, the Type 1A UNC (pictured) is much more common than the other Type 1B Kentucky (not in collection).
Measures 5.5" x 8.25"
Measures 5.5" x 8.25"
CIRCA 1910 CHILD'S HANDKERCHIEFS BOX (D NO. 207) WITH ILLUSTRATION OF GIRLS PLAYING BASKETBALL
1911
1911-12 A.T.C. L40 LEATHER COLLEGE PENNANT, YELL, EMBLEM, COLUMBIA COLLEGE (SILVER) (U.S.A.)
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The L40 Leather series featured a variety of sports and colleges. There was only one Basketball leather, Columbia University, and it came in two variations, silver and gold. The silver one (pictured here) is much more common than the gold one (not in collection). Measurements: 2.5" x 3.5"
NOVEMBER 1911 PICTORIAL REVIEW MAGAZINE (BASKETBALL COVER) WITH REEDEMABLE HEAVY STOCK POSTER
The image on the front cover was advertised as a poster (also pictured) for sale in the first page of the magazine and available for 15 cents.
1912
1912-13 HAMILTON KING GIRLS SERIES T7-6, BASKET BALL GIRL #8 (U.S.A.)
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The Hamilton King Basket Ball Girl is a large, beautiful and rare card. The card is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This card comes from a series of 4 depicting women in various sports. The actual artist is Hamilton King and the cards were redeemed by mailing in coupons from cigarette packs. The same image can also be found on a silk, a leather and a pillowcase. These items are even rarer as they required more coupons to obtain.
Measurements: 6" x 8"
Measurements: 6" x 8"
1912-13 HAMILTON KING GIRLS SERIES S58 SILK, BASKET BALL GIRL #33 (U.S.A.)
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Original Cardboard Backing
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The Hamilton King Basket Ball Girl silk is the same image as the trade card except a little larger at 7" x9". The silk required more coupons to obtain than the trade card and is often found with creases as it was typically folded with the cardboard backing with distribution (the silk and cardboard were not attached). This particular silk was the first to be graded and encapsulated by SGC. Measurements: 7" x 9"
1912-14 TURKISH TROPHIES COUPON & GIFT SLIP (REDEMPTION DETAILS FOR THE HAMILTON KING BASKET BALL GIRL SERIES CARD, SILK & LEATHER)
The 1 cent gift slip was specifically advertising the Satin designs of the Hamilton King Girls series. 20 gift slips could be exchanged for a satin, including the #33 Basket Ball Girl.
The coupon advertised the entire Hamilton King Girls High Art Series, including the #8 Basket Ball Girl Card, #33 Basket Ball Girl Silk and #58 Basket Ball Girl Leather. The amount of coupons needed for redemption, options and sizes are listed on the back of the coupon.
1912 GUEST PASS/ADMISSION TICKET TO ELITCH'S GARDENS IN DENVER, COLORADO FEATURING A PHOTOGRAPH OF WOMEN PLAYING BASKETBALL
This pass was given to Dorothy Root by Frances Wolcott Cloud of the Wolcott School. The Wolcott school was a finishing school to educate Denver's society young ladies and was active from 1898 until 1924. The students were from notable families including Buffalo Bill's granddaughter Clara, Antoinette Perry, Helen Bonfils (later owner of The Denver Post) and Mamie Down (later to be the First Lady to President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
1912 ADVERTISING CALENDAR TRADE CARD FOR MORGAN SASH & DOOR COMPANY OF CHICAGO (U.S.A.)
This card advertises Morgan Hardwood Doors of Chicago on the front and back. I have seen a variation advertising a different company, also from 1912, that was a postcard with the postal back in lieu of an entire advertisement. The photo is marked 387, Rochester Photo Press, Rochester, N.Y.
1914
1914 HAMILTON KING BASKETBALL GIRL ILLUSTRATION BLOTTER, POSTCARD & GREETING CARD
1915
CIRCA 1910-1915 YWCA & YMCA POSTER "CINDERELLA" STAMPS (U.S.A.)
Cinderella (Poster) stamps were produced and distributed to promote products & services (in this case the Y.W.C.A. and the Y.M.C.A.) and were not issued to be used for postage fees.
CIRCA 1910s M. DENKERT & COMPANY BASKET BALL BOX (V105 DEFLATED BASKETBALL)
CIRCA 1915 WOOD ENGRAVED STORAGE BOX (MAKER UNKNOWN)
1910-19 VARIOUS POSTCARDS WITH BASKETBALL THEMES
Postcards are grouped together because years are estimated with those without dates or postmarks.
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1915-19 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY - HOW TO PLAY BASKET BALL & BASKET BALL GUIDES
1915 LUTHER GULICK SIGNED CAMP FIRE GIRLS LETTER & ENVELOPE
Signed letter on Camp Fire Girls Stationary w/ original envelope – There are very few examples of Luther Gulick’s signature in existence. This letter is similar to the one sold at Heritage Auctions (Lot #82425) in 2013 (same letterhead, signature, etc). Like the previous auction notes, authenticators have ruled this signature inconclusive due to lack of exemplars. This letter was obtained by a seller of vintage ephemera in New England. The letter seems to be in response to a poem or story the recipient submitted to the Camp Fire girls. I assume the recipient was close with Luther as he addresses her with the nickname, "Migwan". The recipient, Dorothy Aiken (Johnson) was the granddaughter of the Aiken family of inventors who also built the clog railroad on Mt. Washington.
About Luther Gulick: Luther Halsey Gulick was the catalyst for the invention of basketball. Gulick was founding superintendent of the physical education department of the International YMCA Training School, now Springfield College, in Springfield, Massachusetts, from 1887-1900. He designed a triangle logo—Spirit, Mind, & Body—representing the YMCA philosophy.
Gulick persuaded a young instructor named James Naismith, a teacher at the school, to create an indoor game that could be played during the off-season. In response, Naismith invented and popularized basketball. Gulick worked with Naismith to spread the sport, chairing the Basketball Committee of the Amateur Athletic Union (1895–1905) and representing the United States Olympic Committee during the 1908 Olympic Games. For his efforts to increase the popularity of basketball and of physical fitness in general, Gulick was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1959.
Gulick also founded the Camp Fire Girls organization in 1910 and co-founded the Playground Association of America, now known as the National Recreation and Parks Association. Gulick's contributions to the creation of the modern Olympic Games and the establishment of the Camp Fire Girls and the Boy Scouts of America highlight his enduring legacy in promoting health, fitness, and character development among youth.
Gulick persuaded a young instructor named James Naismith, a teacher at the school, to create an indoor game that could be played during the off-season. In response, Naismith invented and popularized basketball. Gulick worked with Naismith to spread the sport, chairing the Basketball Committee of the Amateur Athletic Union (1895–1905) and representing the United States Olympic Committee during the 1908 Olympic Games. For his efforts to increase the popularity of basketball and of physical fitness in general, Gulick was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor in 1959.
Gulick also founded the Camp Fire Girls organization in 1910 and co-founded the Playground Association of America, now known as the National Recreation and Parks Association. Gulick's contributions to the creation of the modern Olympic Games and the establishment of the Camp Fire Girls and the Boy Scouts of America highlight his enduring legacy in promoting health, fitness, and character development among youth.
1918
1918 PRESS PHOTO OF BRITISH SOLDIERS PLAYING NETBALL AT THE WOMEN'S ARMY CORP IN FRANCE (WORLD WAR I)
