


What time is it? Time for “decorator football clocks” … and another great section opener:.Nearly half a century after this catalog was published, the posters, helmet plaques, gumball helmets, and buggies are showing up in our own Brinke Guthrie’s “Collector’s Corner” column:.Bobbleheads + another section opener = happiness:.I kinda miss the days when mouthguard manufacturers had names like “Brimms Plasti-Liner Co.

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Ever notice that rain gear is usually photographed on really nice, non-rainy days? As seen here:.Hard not to like the belt buckles shown on the right-hand side of this spread:.Continuing what we saw in the 1971 catalog, there’s greater intermixing of White and Black models in this edition:.I’m happy to report that this cover aesthetic was also used for the section openers, beginning with the “Special Promotions” and “Apparel” sections:.As you can see from the cover, shown above, the league was starting to embrace a pretty trippy aesthetic, probably due to both color TV and the psychedelic design movement. Like all of Kevin’s catalogs, this one was intended for retailers looking to stock their stores, not for consumers. (If you’re getting sick of NFL merch, don’t worry - the next catalog from Kevin’s collection is from MLB.) We’ve already examined his 19 NFL catalogs, and today we’re going to look at the 1973 NFL gear. It’s time to take a look at another vintage sports merch catalog from Kevin “Gashouse” Cearfoss’s collection.
