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| 49er's Sears 1961 All star Catalog |
Ok, this is pretty cool. I don't own this (I saw this too late on Ebay, but wouldn't have bought it for the price it sold for) but, it's content is what the "Cool" part is. I love finding out about the history of a 49er item (memorabilia) that I've bought. Some of the important things I like to figure out about each item is;
- The Date.
- The Manufacture.
- Was it sold as part of a set?
- What did it first sell for?
- And, any additional detail.
So, when I saw this little catalog, I felt I uncovered the Holy Grail of information about a few of the collector pieces I have in my collection.
The football Uniform
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| Inside the 49ers 1961 Sears All Star Catalog - Pages 1-4 |
As a kid growing up, as soon as I was hooked watching the 49ers every Sunday morning, I wanted to be like my football heroes; John Brodie, Gene Washington, Dave Wilcox, etc..., and I wanted a full uniform like they had. Every Christmas a 49ers Uniform was on my Christmas list. I wanted the entire set, the Helmet with the SF logo, the shoulder pads, pants and shoes and of course a Jersey with the number 12.
I never received a uniform because my mom was the sole provider for 7 kids, but as an adult I now have a full uniform set just like in the ads above, I'll share that in future posts. But, it's so great to see the uniforms and other clothing from that era.
I LOVE the sweatshirt shown on the 2nd page in the center section. I especially love the classic "Shootin' 49er" logo they used on those sweatshirts. I want one of those.
I would also go for the jacket on page 3. That kid looks like a lineman from the 60's too.
The 49er Bobber & The Roko Doll
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| 49er's Sears 1961 All star Catalog - Bobbleheads & Roko Doll |
In seeing this catalog I was shocked to see a few items that they sold at Sears, like the doll on the right side, known as a Roko Doll by Columbia Toy Products.
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| 1961 Roko (Gund) Doll from Columbia Toy Products |
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| Close Up of the 1961 Roko (Gund) Doll 49ers emblem |
The Fred Kail Statues
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| 49er's Sears 1961 All star Catalog - Fred Kail Statues |
One of those items I was shocked to see in the catalog was the Fred Kail statues. If you're a sports collector you know the story and cost of these statues. Look at the price these originally sold for...WOW! Plus, I didn't know they had cutesy names like "Big Joe Jolter" and "Big Bruce Bruiser" for the 10" high figures and "Little" in the name for the 5" high figures. Pretty cool. Boy, if I knew back then what I know now, I would have bought Kail Statues as an investment.
I would love to find the original Thermos picnic kit on the left side and the binocular set. How cool that would be, but I haven't seen anything like it before.
The Weico & Hedy Glassware
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| 49er's Sears 1961 All star Catalog - Weico & Hedy Glassware |
The part I was most intrigued with was this page from the catalog. I have both of these items in my collection. The Weico 49ers ceramic stadium ashtray is a standard collector piece (I think I have two) and again I love the original price, $3.98
But the true kicker was to see the "Ashtray" and a "Martini Set" for sale in a boys catalog, REALLY!... Classic!
New Info: I didn't realize that this Hedy set from Daycor, Inc. was a Martini set. I have a collection started and I'm missing pieces to it. And from the ad in the catalog, now I realize I'm missing another piece, a metal football shaped swizzle stick/stirrer.
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| 1960's Hedy Glassware collection |
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| 1960's Hedy shot glass collection sizes |
So the collection of the Daycor, Inc. distributed, Martini Set designed by Hedy should now consist of;
9 3/4" Carafe
9" Flask with plastic/metal handle Metal football shaped swizzle stick/stirrer
9" Flask with plastic/metal handle Metal football shaped swizzle stick/stirrer
5" Round Glass Ice Bucket
Large Whiskey Glass - 4"
Medium Whiskey Glass - 3.5"
Small Shot Glass - 3"
Mini Shot Glass - 2 3/8"
5.5" Drinking Glass - Tumbler
4"x4"Ashtray w/ dual football shaped metal cigarette holder
6"x6" Candy dish - Single
6"x12" Candy tray - Double
8"x8" Snack plate - Single
8"x16" Double Snack tray - Double
10 3/4" Large plate - Single
10 3/4"x21 1/4" Double Large tray - Double
Large Whiskey Glass - 4"
Medium Whiskey Glass - 3.5"
Small Shot Glass - 3"
Mini Shot Glass - 2 3/8"
5.5" Drinking Glass - Tumbler
4"x4"Ashtray w/ dual football shaped metal cigarette holder
6"x6" Candy dish - Single
6"x12" Candy tray - Double
8"x8" Snack plate - Single
8"x16" Double Snack tray - Double
10 3/4" Large plate - Single
10 3/4"x21 1/4" Double Large tray - Double
Man, I hope this is it. I'm feeling like a hamster in a spinning wheel, the closer I think I'm getting in completing this collection, the more I find I'm missing more pieces...uggghhhh! This is a true challenge.
The Sears 1961 All Star Catalog - OPPS!
I am stunned that Sears didn't put one of it's own NFL products into the catalog though.
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| 1961 Sears-Roebuck San Francisco Team NFL Helmet Display |
Still it so fun looking into the past Niner collectables.
Go Niners ! ! !
