Anyone who enjoys the artwork on old hockey card wrappers will most likely appreciate this new product. Philadelphia-based company LTL Prints is releasing posters - or "larger-than-life wall graphics" as they call them - of vintage Topps sports card wrappers, including hockey.
So far, LTL has listed the following wrapper-posters available for purchase on their
website:
- 1957-58
- 1959-60
- 1961-62
- 1962-63
- 1968-69
- 1974-75
They also have what seems to be posters of box tops from the 1950s/1960s, like this one below:
The Good News: Apparently, these are made of high-quality materials and can be easily stuck, unstuck and repositioned without damaging your walls or the graphic - much like a Fathead. That is great if you innocently put one in your living room, and then later have to move it into your den / office / bathroom because your girlfriend doesn't want to look at it while watching "Animal Cops."
The Bad News: They're kinda pricey. Sure, they start at $14.95, but that gets you the 6-inch by 8-inch "laptop" size. Buddy, I could just take a
real hockey card wrapper and tape it to my laptop...that is, if I had a laptop and wanted everyone to know how obsessed I am with hockey cards. There are six different sizes, ranging from the aforementioned laptop size, all the way to a 69-inch by 52-inch behemoth for $152.55. Even a moderately-sized 38" by 29" poster clocks in at just under $60.
At those prices, I'm more inclined to spend it on an unopened box or some vintage cards. Then again, I would love a giant hockey card wrapper on my wall. Perhaps if LTL releases the 1988-89 Topps design - my first year of collecting - I'll reconsider. Of course, I'll need some place besides the living room to put it.
1 comments:
Very cool, thanks for the heads up on that Sal!
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