jds 20 Report post Posted December 12, 2012 Friend dug out these classic Eaton's Christmas catalogues from 1972 and 1974. Couldn't resist posting some pics of some of the old-school (now) gear for sale and the prices. A bit of hockey nostalgia.http://imageshack.us/g/1/9915222/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmy 194 Report post Posted December 12, 2012 What's sad is I had most of those. :-( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yrhmblnr8r 69 Report post Posted December 12, 2012 I'd love to buy new gear at those prices. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrangler 157 Report post Posted December 12, 2012 Sorry, no catalog pix, just gear here, from 60s & 70s, except the helmet: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krev 86 Report post Posted December 12, 2012 This is incredible stuff. Look at the steel on those skates. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mack 44 Report post Posted December 12, 2012 It makes me feel less of a dinosaur for still using ICM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AIREAYE 248 Report post Posted December 12, 2012 Did people really wear those external...mouthguards? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrangler 157 Report post Posted December 12, 2012 Yes, I still have my Cooper; it just wasn't in the picture. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miseaujeu 291 Report post Posted December 12, 2012 A pair of leather gloves cost $64.79 and a pair of goalie leg pads cost 43.99 (THEN). If the industry followed this pricing model (TODAY), Franchise gloves would be $1600!!!! I could retire! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kessel'sOversizedSuit 18 Report post Posted December 12, 2012 A pair of leather gloves cost $64.79 and a pair of goalie leg pads cost 43.99 (THEN). If the industry followed this pricing model (TODAY), Franchise gloves would be $1600!!!! I could retire!I was just thinking the same thing. $65 gloves back then was huge dollars. Serious ballers only, please.Edit: thanks to the wonders of the internet, I see that $65 in 1974 is equal to about $300 in todays dollars. Just imagine a department store today trying to sell $300 gloves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danno25nh 3 Report post Posted December 13, 2012 Did people really wear those external...mouthguards?Yup. I had nearly all the gear shown there. Loved those Lange skates. They were like ski boots but protective and had actual lateral support. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3803 Report post Posted December 13, 2012 Yup. I had nearly all the gear shown there. Loved those Lange skates. They were like ski boots but protective and had actual lateral support.There's a guy here in Orlando in his late 60s who has a pair of those Langes. They have Tuuk C+ on them - he's worn them since the 70s. He played at Michigan back in the day. Every few years or so he'd come in for new steel, which involved unmounting/remounting the holder. I told him that I can drill access holes so that the holder didn't have to be removed - with the boot being plastic, the rivet holes would stretch out.It was the most nervous I've ever been while working on boots - no idea what would happen once I put the drill to it. Coupled with the fact that he says once those skates break, he will retire from hockey. They held up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 41 Report post Posted December 13, 2012 Loved those Lange skates. They were like ski boots but protective and had actual lateral support.Me too. I had several pair of those as I grew out of them. Good protection and even better warmth. I always had two pair of the liners and could swap them at intermission. Nothing like skating in a -30 rink and being able to pull on nice warm liners. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
