Recent find - Display Edition

I started this thread in the Green Forum but due to the unfortunate recent events that led to the departure of some very respected members, I am posting this here as well.

I recently purchased a Display Edition on eBay. Its provenance is very interesting and having received it, I don't doubt the story behind it.

Here is part of the eBay listing description.

This Subbuteo Continental Display edition was purchased in London during Easter break of 1972. A group of Boy Scouts from the Philadelphia area were visiting England to see the “home” of scouting. We also saw Fulham play Milwall at Craven Cottage, and did a bit of shopping. Lillywhites and Harrods were favorite stops. Nearly everyone came back to the states with a Subbuteo game and accessories in tow.

We did form a Subbuteo league after we got home, but we were all on the cusp of being teenagers. After that initial bump of enthusiasm, the games were stored away for good. We moved onto music and girls. Plus, we only had a long distance connection with English football at that point. In other words, the game didn’t get that much use.

This particular game was purchased by a friend (I came home with a Rugby game). He passed it on to me a few years ago when his son and my son were on the same travel soccer team here in the U.S that I coached.

The game is fully complete, and comes with a felt pitch, and a referee/linesman set (they still have their bag). One of linesman is falling out of his base, but he isn’t broken. Also, the players are perfect. Why this set came with QPR and team 14, I don’t know. As you can see, the team names are written in the box. QPR was mistakenly identified as Huddersfield - who have blue stripes, not hoops. An honest kid mistake.

Here are some photos.

Outside of the box



Box contents



Team #1 - HW 14



Team #2 - HW 11



Literature included in the box



Referees - set C107



Pitch - set M



Outside of fixture list with details of the owner



I hope you enjoy these.

Always nice to see different teams in the display editions. always forget to check them out on ebay.

Nice story with it as well.

Very nice clean set and more interesting with different teams. The pitch and referee set are nice in their original packaging and price stickers

lovely mate



many thanks for sharing

lovely story Takis - thanks for posting

Very nice.



I picked up a Display Edition of Ebay a few years back with a knackered no. 38 and 11 in the box. I was never sure whether they were part of the original set or just replacement teams.

Nice one Taki... I would say the pitch in bag with stickers is the best of the items. Nice bit of provenence with it too. Thanks for sharing that bit of social history8)

Superb 'catch' .... congratulations!!!

great find takis

Many thanks for the comments, guys. Much appreciate and i am glad you enjoyed this post.

spudski wrote:

Nice one Taki... I would say the pitch in bag with stickers is the best of the items.

I agree with you, Ian. It's not often you can find this set with the reference label.

Did you also see the price for the pitch? £1.45 in 1972. I wonder how much this is in today's money.

Good find and great story.

Nice!

Takis wrote:

Many thanks for the comments, guys. Much appreciate and i am glad you enjoyed this post.

spudski wrote:

Nice one Taki... I would say the pitch in bag with stickers is the best of the items.

I agree with you, Ian. It's not often you can find this set with the reference label.

Did you also see the price for the pitch? £1.45 in 1972. I wonder how much this is in today's money.

That was a fair bit of money in 1972. I used to work in a cafe in the school holidays and remember I got 25p an hour !! So I would have had to do a whole day's work to buy one.

Ended up buying a display edition myself today. Had an ohw old gold 49 in it which looks in good order.

Wasnt a bargain mind!

duncthehat wrote:

Ended up buying a display edition myself today. Had an ohw old gold 49 in it which looks in good order.

Wasnt a bargain mind!

i saw this on ebay ,i wondered who was going to grab this nice find dunc

spurs1975 wrote:

duncthehat wrote:

Ended up buying a display edition myself today. Had an ohw old gold 49 in it which looks in good order.

Wasnt a bargain mind!

i saw this on ebay ,i wondered who was going to grab this nice find dunc

To be honest never bought an old gold before. Hadnt a clue if i have paid too much or not. All i had to go on were some poor
condition teams going for just over 30 notes.

Not collecting OHWs anymore but couldnt help myself!!

duncthehat wrote:

spurs1975 wrote:

duncthehat wrote:

Ended up buying a display edition myself today. Had an ohw old gold 49 in it which looks in good order.

Wasnt a bargain mind!

i saw this on ebay ,i wondered who was going to grab this nice find dunc

To be honest never bought an old gold before. Hadnt a clue if i have paid too much or not. All i had to go on were some poor
condition teams going for just over 30 notes.

Not collecting OHWs anymore but couldnt help myself!!

i think you have done all right to be honest with what you paid mate

nice one takis,



yes as documented i have had luck recently with club editions picking up a 178,52,45 and mostly recently a 53.

its worth keeping an eye on ebay for those basic boxets

and remember marks smiths white palace find too!