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

1919-22 SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY - OFFICIAL BASKET BALL GUIDES

SCIENTIFIC BASKETBALL BY NAT HOLMAN, FIRST EDITION 1922 (SOFTBACK)

Released initially in soft cover only, Nat Holman's 1922 book, Scientific Basketball, is an important historical work that captures the formation and systems of the game in it's early years. The first edition is hard to come by but the book is still being republished today for it's insight and significance.

BASKET BALL FOR MEN, BOOK BY WALTER E. MEANWELL

1924 TOP NOTCH GRIP SURE BOOKLET "TEN TRICKS IN BASKETBALL" BY "MONTY", 2nd PRINTING BY THE BEACON FALLS RUBBER SHOE CO.

This rare tiny little booklet measures only 2.875" x 4.375". It was part of Library of Sports series that you would request by mail with a form cutout from an advertisement in Boys Life magazine that you see here. All 4 books came together in a Library of Sports casebook. Published by the Beacon Rubber Shoe Company, 2nd printing, September 1924.

1924

MY BASKET-BALL BIBLE BY FORREST C. (PHOG) ALLEN 1927 (4TH EDITION)

JANUARY 1927 & JANUARY 1929 BOYS LIFE MAGAZINE (PUBLISHED BY BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA) FEATURING BASKETBALL COVERS & STORIES

1927

1931 SERVUS RUBBER COMPANY - THE FIVE BASKETBALL POSITIONS & HOW TO PLAY THEM BY FOUR FAMOUS COACHES

1931

1933-34 & 1937-38 BASKETBALL HINTS GUIDES, HOW TO PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYS BY HOOD RUBBER CO & B.F. GOODRICH

1933

1935 BAS-KET BOARD GAME BY CADACO LTD. (1ST PRODUCTION YEAR)

1935 "BASKETBALL" BOOKLET BY KELLOGG SPORTS LIBRARY

1935

1936 SWISS SOMBOL ANTIQUE POCKET WATCH, SPECIALLY MADE FOR THE 1936 OLYMPIC GAMES IN BERLIN

The watches were awarded to the athletes who participated in the Olympic Basketball competition. The player (or team) this watch was gifted to is unknown. All original parts in working order.

ORIGINAL STEREOSCOPIC GLASS PLATES (POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE), PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE 1936 OLYMPIC BASKETBALL TEAMS TRAINING FOR THE GAMES

These images were taken by Olympic Fencing Champion Jacques Coutrot, when he himself was training for the French Olympic Fencing team. Refer to images for the auction descriptions and provenance.

1936

1949 FRENCH PROTEGE CASHIER NOTEBOOK PROTECTOR FEATURING GIRLS BASKET-BALL

1949

1950 PRESS PHOTO OF HANK LUISETTI, FORMER PLAYER AND THEN MANAGER OF THE SAN FRANCISCO STEWART CHEVROLETS

1950

1953 ORIGINAL 8X10 PHOTOGRAPH BY KEDS SHOES FEATURING THE 1952-53 MINNEAPOLIS LAKERS BASKETBALL TEAM

1953

1956 AP WIRE PRESS PHOTOGRAPH OF WILT CHAMBERLAIN PLAYING A KANSAS INTER-SQUAD GAME

1956