The Very First Hockey Card
However, hockey cards were in existence long before other sports began printing trading cards of their own. The very first collectable was printed way back in 1879. This first hockey card began a tradition that has lasted over 125 years. The original products were actually drawings rather than photographs. These drawings typically captured various poses and actions as well as players who were popular in this sport during this era. Some called the game Eishockey and the sport was referred to as “ice polo” on one of the hockey cards. As the technology of photography grew and improved, more and more hockey cards were produced that actually depi…
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