| 1969-70 Chicago Black Hawks
Bobby Hull - General Athletic Durene knit, size 48.
Gunzo's tag in collar and General Athletic size tag below it.
General Athletic tag in hem.
This is a rare fresh find, never before seen in the hobby.
The consignor of this jersey used to work at the old Met Stadium home of
the Minnesota Twins and Vikings during the years of 69-70 and 70-71. He
used to go over to the Met Center and get his skates sharpened and one
day when the Blackhawks were in town he procured it from the Blackhawks
locker room. He has kept in ever since in a card board box. Truly
one of the most amazing finds in the hobby to date.
The Back number 9 - Clearly you can see sweat stains, and also
a couple of light marks.
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| The hem - the hem shows general sweat stains from
Bobby wiping his face with the bottom of his jersey. The back side
of the hem shows the regular game use from playing in the NHL. |
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| The inside - the inside shows small cotton pilling
which is from the cotton undergarments that where worn for this time
period. |
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| Numbers and patch's - You can see the classic chain
stitch pattern on the Tomahawk handles how they would always go right tomahawk
stitch over the left. Only Gunzo's had this stitch pattern.
The #9's had the reinforced stitching through the 9. Also the
placement which is just above the stripe is correct. |
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| Sleeve use - On the right sleeve you can see
some light blood stains, a couple of light burns and some stick marks.
There is a repair on the cuff end, the seem of thread had burst open
started to unfold, it was re-sewn with red thread. On the left sleeve,
there is a dasher transfer and an outline of sweat stains which would
occur from a long cuff hockey glove. |
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| Tagging - Gunzo's in Berwyn had a fire
in 1970 which gutted much of the interior. That summer, Wally moved to
the River Forest location. This Gunzo's tag was used only in that last
year at Berwyn, 69-70. Previous Berwyn tags looked very different; they
read "Gunzo's Sports Center" and had a pair of skates.
Look at the first Hawks jersey on dropthepucks site; it has the earlier
tag. So, this can only be from that last year in Berwyn. The Tags would
have started to read "River Forest" in mid-1970. Any 70-71
sweater should have the River Forest tag. |
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| Logo - The logo's for the year 69-70 measured 1 1/4"
from the neck line, this one also measures exactly. Each hawks
logo was hand made and sewn. Pretty much every logo has its own
distinct characteristics. This one has the eye lid attached to the
eyebrow thread. Also the golden braids in the hair are
distinctive. The best part about this logo is that it has blood on
it and also below the crest on the jersey there is also blood.
Awesome jersey, just awesome.
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