19th Century Soccer Shoe Trade Card c 1880s Girard College Solar Tip Advertising for Sale

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19th Century Soccer Shoe Trade Card c 1880s Girard College Solar Tip Advertising For Sale

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19th Century Soccer Shoe Trade Card c 1880s Girard College Solar Tip Advertising:
$49.00

ca. 1800\'s - Soccer / \"Football\" Match: \"Girard College\" - Authentic Antique Sports CardThis card is onne of the oldest known 19th Century Sports cards for \"Football\" / \"Soccer\"\"Patd. 1878.\" - John Mundell & Co. Solar Tip Leather Shoes, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania \"Model Shoe Store, Corning, N.Y.\" New York State shoe store dealer agent imprint on reverse.
Caption below the violent match: \"Girard College... where 1,200 boys wear our Solar Tip Shoes.\" For 19th Century Sport, Sporting, Recreation Cards Click: (( MORE SPORTS CARDS )) Comic details... boy on ground... another grabs an injured shin... another peaks around edge of the card!
A \"nerd\" reads his book... but he is actually checking out the girls!Girls watch (not exactly cheerleaders), while distant marching band performs with shoes on poles as flags.Approx. 4.85 x 3.2 - Condition... small bottom edge tear; shows age with flaws. Please study the scans.130+ Years Old - Antique 19th Century Card: Clothing, Boot, Shoe, & Sports -related Advertising Card
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