Vintage Memorabilia

1894 MCLAUGHLIN COFFEE XXXX Z9 PAPER DOLL & COSTUME SERIES 5-4 (U.S.A.)

The McLaughlin XXXX coffee paper dolls are classified as Z-Cards in the American Card Catalog by Jefferson Burdick. Specifically, they are a Z-9 issue as they are a coffee and food insert. From 1894 to 1900, these dolls were distributed in envelopes labeled for children in every one-pound package of their coffee. This 5-4 series was distributed in October of 1894. There has been debate as to whether the ball featured on this particular costume is actually a basketball. I (personally) consider it to be a basketball after my own research and juxtaposition of evidence. You can read an article where I take a deep dive into the subject HERE. If it is a basketball, then this would be the first basketball collectible that was ever made.

Measurements: Figures approx. 5" tall, outfits approx. 3" tall

THANKSGIVING 1894 HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT YMCA INVITATION (BASKET BALL GAME MENTIONED AFTER DINNER)

VASSAR COLLEGE, THE VASSARION 1895 YEARBOOK FEATURING ILLUSTRATIONS OF WOMEN'S BASKETBALL AND LISTS OF PLAYERS/TEAMS

1896 YMCA BRONZE MEDALS WITH PINNED RIBBONS FROM NEWPORT COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND

AMERICAN ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE, MAY 1896, ARTICLE ON THE ATROCITIES OF BASKETBALL (ARGUES THE GAME SHOULD BE BANNED FOR WOMEN)

THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE, FEBRUARY 1896, 5 PAGE ARTICLE ON BASKETBALL WITH PHOTOS

1897 BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY L'AGENDA YEARBOOK FEATURING A DESCRPITION OF BASKET BALL + PHOTOS/ROSTERS OF THE MEN'S & WOMEN'S TEAMS

1898 BALTIMORE CITY COLLEGE YEARBOOK "THE GREEN BAG" WITH PHOTOS OF PLAYERS, TEAMS AND A SUMMARY OF THEIR 1897 SEASON

1900 LARGE CABINET CARD PHOTOGRAPH OF UNKNOWN BASKETBALL TEAM

1901 LARGE CABINET CARD ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WELLESLEY SCHOOL SENIOR BASKET BALL TEAM

HARPER'S WEEKLY MAGAZINE, FEBRUARY 22nd, 1902, 2 PAGE ARTICLE WITH PHOTOS ABOUT WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

HARPER'S MONTHLY MAGAZINE, NOVEMBER 1902, EARLY FULL PAGE ADVERTISEMENT (IVORY SOAP) FEATURING WOMEN PLAYING BASKETBALL

THE BURR McINTOSH MONTHLY MAY 1904 FEATURING PANAROMIC PHOTOGRAPH OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY'S BASKETBALL TEAM

1907 DRAPER'S SELF CULTURE VOL. 6, SPORTS, PASTIMES AND PHYSICAL CULTURE WITH THE OFFICIAL BASKETBALL RULES BY JAMES NAISMITH

DICK MERRIWELL'S PROMISE BY BURT L. STANDISH NEW MEDAL LIBRARY BOOK #446 JANUARY 13TH, 1908

1908 THE BOYS' BEST WEEKLY #10, JACK STANFAST'S WORK AT FORWARD or BEATING CRESTON AT BASKET BALL BOOK

NOVEMBER 20th, 1909 THE SATURDAY EVENING POST MAGAZINE (WOMAN WITH BASKETBALL COVER)

CIRCA 1910s M. DENKERT & COMPANY BASKET BALL BOX (V105 DEFLATED BASKETBALL)

CIRCA 1915 WOOD ENGRAVED STORAGE BOX (MAKER UNKNOWN)

1915-19 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY - HOW TO PLAY BASKET BALL & BASKET BALL GUIDES

1915-16 A.J. REACH COMPANY OFFICIAL BASKET BALL GUIDE - RULES FOR MEN AND WOMEN