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  • Dan B Ham

    #1

    Nice little souvenir

    Heres a great find I just had to share with the WOOF community.

    My parents were recently cleaning out my late great Grandfathers shed and they found a very nice piece of Footscray memorabilia.

    A 1938 Footscray Football Club souvenir flag. I cant believe the condition of it, it looks like it's only been waved at only one game.

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  • Bornadog
    WOOF Clubhouse Leader
    • Jan 2007
    • 67687

    #2
    Re: Nice little souvenir

    Amazing what people have stored away in the shed. Looks like its in mint condition.
    FFC: Established 1883

    Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.

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    • BulldogBelle
      WOOF Member
      • Nov 2006
      • 5284

      #3
      Re: Nice little souvenir

      Good stuff!

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      • the banker
        WOOF Member
        • Oct 2010
        • 453

        #4
        Re: Nice little souvenir

        Great find. Obviously Bulldogs history in your family.
        WesternOval'61

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        • Dan B Ham

          #5
          Re: Nice little souvenir

          There sure is. All my Dad's side of my family are Bulldogs supporters.

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          • LostDoggy
            WOOF Member
            • Jan 2007
            • 8307

            #6
            Re: Nice little souvenir

            Co-incidentally, I ws clearing out a room last night to make way for painters and there, what I thought was lost many years ago, was my scrapbook of 1954 includinbg most of the press clippings from the grand final

            You bewdy

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            • LostDoggy
              WOOF Member
              • Jan 2007
              • 8307

              #7
              Re: Nice little souvenir

              Could I maybe suggest loaning it to the club? They might be interested in putting it on display?

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              • Doc26
                Coaching Staff
                • Sep 2009
                • 3087

                #8
                Re: Nice little souvenir

                Originally posted by Dan B Ham
                Heres a great find I just had to share with the WOOF community.

                My parents were recently cleaning out my late great Grandfathers shed and they found a very nice piece of Footscray memorabilia.

                A 1938 Footscray Football Club souvenir flag. I cant believe the condition of it, it looks like it's only been waved at only one game.

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                A very nice piece DBH. Would look very nice framed up. Look after it.

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                • LostDoggy
                  WOOF Member
                  • Jan 2007
                  • 8307

                  #9
                  Re: Nice little souvenir

                  Was watching a 1954 membership the other day on ebay. Went for about 250-260 dollars. Wonder if anyone here bought/sold it.

                  There's been quite a few memberships of that vintage on there of late.

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                  • LostDoggy
                    WOOF Member
                    • Jan 2007
                    • 8307

                    #10
                    Re: Nice little souvenir

                    I have the newspaperThe Footscray Mail of 54 win....wish I was there

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                    • Scraggers
                      Premiership Moderator
                      • Jun 2008
                      • 3584

                      #11
                      Re: Nice little souvenir

                      I have recently spoken to some people at the club (sorry, names escape me right now) about the Bulldog Museum and donating stuff that I have from my childhood.

                      I have a plastic (rubbery) football that you used to get from the Golden Fleece service stations for 99c signed by the 1985 preliminary team, and an autograph book with similar signatures (plus Doug Hawkins and Simon Beasley stickers all over it from Kraft Cheese.) I also have every membership card from 1983 onwards.

                      The lovely lady I spoke with told me that she had been inundated with donations, and that she would get back to me in November sometime to get a better description of the items.

                      She also said that their was no guarantee the these items would go on display, and that she was working to get 'themes' happening through the display (I assumed she meant 70s theme, 80s theme etc).

                      I am sure that they would be very interested in the OPs nice little souvenir.

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                      • LostDoggy
                        WOOF Member
                        • Jan 2007
                        • 8307

                        #12
                        Re: Nice little souvenir

                        What a great find!

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                        • Daughter of the West
                          Draftee
                          • Sep 2010
                          • 921

                          #13
                          Re: Nice little souvenir

                          Originally posted by M.R.M
                          Was watching a 1954 membership the other day on ebay. Went for about 250-260 dollars. Wonder if anyone here bought/sold it.

                          There's been quite a few memberships of that vintage on there of late.
                          My nanna discovered her 1948 membership cleaning out a drawer the other week, and it was signed by Wally Donald. My current plastic swipe card membership is pretty boring by comparison (and you couldn't ever get it signed).
                          Wake me up when we get to heaven, let me sleep if we're going to hell

                          Good luck, for your sake I hope heaven and hell are really there, but I wouldn't hold my breath

                          And we all found heaven - 2016 Premiers!

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