Auction 60 Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
By Kedem
Mar 20, 2018
8 Ramban St. Jerusalem 9242209, Israel
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LOT 117:

Collection of Photographs and Cloth Badges - "Maccabi" Vilnius, 1930s

Sold for: $400
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$ 400
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Auction took place on Mar 20, 2018 at Kedem
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Collection of Photographs and Cloth Badges - "Maccabi" Vilnius, 1930s
11 photographs and cloth badges which belonged to a "Maccabi" Vilnius football player. Vilnius and Palestine, 1930s.
1. A printed cloth badge with the emblem of "Maccabi" - discus thrower surrounded by a wreath of leaves, inscribed "Maccabi" with three pointed edges resembling a Star of David. 4.5X6 cm.
2. Photo-montage, designed as the "Maccabi" emblem (see above), in which the owner of the photographs is seen holding a tennis racket and throwing a discus. 12X9 cm.
3. Photo-Montage of "Maccabi" Vilnius football players during training, 1934. 8X11.5 cm.
4-11. Eight group photographs of "Maccabi" Vilnius football team, during games and practices. Approx. 6.5X6.5 cm to 9X14 cm.
Enclosed: two albums which belonged to the aforementioned "Maccabi" player with about 135 photographs, most of them taken in Poland during the 1930s, many of them are family photographs, group photographs or photographs with friends; several photographs were taken in Palestine in the 1930s.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Numerous photographs in the albums are detached; damages and wear to albums and their bindings.