Vintage Football Collector Resources
Listed below are links to research topics and articles of interest to vintage football equipment collectors, historians, and anyone with a passion for the game.
The definitive guide to identifying and dating vintage American football helmets
Football Helmet Evolution Video
The evolution of the American football helmet 1892-1925
Articles
Research
Artifacts of the Month
Circa 1915-1918 Wright & Ditson Harvard Flattop
Harry Mason's c.1895 Spalding No. 25
c. 1900 Spalding Double Crown
Head Harness
Head Harness
Rare Head Harnesses in Vintage Photo
December 21, 2015
Winchester Sporting Goods 1923 Advertising Display
April 6, 2016
Football Etymology Scoring Plays
Football Concussion Testing:
Leather vs. Modern Helmets
AntiqueFootball.com runs a vintage leather football helmet through a modern helmet testing protocol to answer the question, are leather helmets as effective as their modern counterparts?
1905 Stall & Dean
8-Spoke Head Harness
8-Spoke Head Harness
Draper
Maynard's
"Armorclad"
Maynard's
"Armorclad"
August 12, 2016
1921 Green Bay Packers APFA Player Contract
Artifacts of the Month
Rare Head Harness Photo
Part 2
Part 2
September 29, 2016
Maker Spotlight:
The History of
Stall & Dean
The History of
Stall & Dean
December 22, 2016
1895 Collister & Sayle Football Catalog
January 15, 2017
Paper Football Helmets?
January 15, 2017
1904-05 University of Texas Cabinet Photo
Football History:
The Progress of American Football
The Progress of American Football
October 15, 2015
c. 1903 Spalding Improved Head Harness
Winchester No. 3237 Beehive Flattop
Manufacturer Helmet Production Timelines
Timelines showing helmet styles produced by each of the major sporting goods manufacturers
Victor No. 539
8-Spoke Head Harness
8-Spoke Head Harness
1874 Harvard - McGill
Silver Trophy Cup
Silver Trophy Cup
1899 Yale Football Silver Trophy Cup
c.1897 - 1903
c. 1913 - 1916
Reach No. 5
6-Strap Head Harness
Spalding No. 35
4-Strap Head Harness
An online, image-driven database and virtual museum of vintage football helmets
1901 Penn Chicago Style Head Harness
1915 Wright & Ditson Harvard Head Harness
Early Princeton
Head Harness
Head Harness
1894 Harvard Freshman Football Trophy Cup
