Lot # 969: 1949 Ripley’s ‘Believe It or Not’ Sports Blotters (2)

Category: Hockey

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Item was in Auction "April 2, 2026: Spring Auction",
which ran from 3/16/2026 2:00 AM to
4/2/2026 10:30 PM



Presented is a cool pair of vintage advertising blotters portraying colorful sports vignettes of Ripley’s famed “Believe It or Not” depictions of record-setting moments of just about every description. In this instance, the records deal with hockey and wrestling, nicely presented in full-color painting at the left side of the 9-by-3 7/8-inch Blotters. The Blotters, both in Very Good condition, bear advertising on the right side for the Wise Insurance Agency in Norton, Virginia, and you know it’s a ways back when your phone number is 366. The first piece depicts Jake Forbes’ Longest Goal, a nifty 200-foot carom engineered in 1949; the second is The Longest Wrestling Match, in Michigan in 1908, with Alf Davey of England and John Shea mixing it up for all of 11 ½ hours. I believe it.

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