Football Patent Canvas Print, 1939 Vintage Game Ball Wall Art

Description

This 1939 football patent drawing stretches across gallery-wrapped canvas in 11×14 or 16×20. As a football patent canvas print it carries both original figures – the whole ball with its moulded simulated lacing and a single cover panel drawn separately – printed in fine schematic linework on an aged parchment ground. It holds its own in a game room, a bedroom, or a den.

Titled Play or Game Ball, this 1939 patent sheet lays out the ball’s shape and its moulded lacing in two figures – the whole laced ball and a single cover panel drawn separately – the way a patent office once recorded it, decades before that same laced silhouette became the shape every fan recognizes on sight.

Each canvas is made to order in our family-owned workshop in Northeast Ohio, stretched over a solid wood frame and printed with fade-resistant inks so the aged tone holds up for years in a young fan’s room. The 16×20 size anchors a wall on its own in a game room or man cave, while the 11×14 tucks into a smaller gallery grouping in a bedroom or above a desk.

Both sizes ship with adhesive strips already attached to the back – press them to the wall and it holds securely without nails or tools, and removes cleanly without holes or wall damage, a real advantage for a dorm, a rental, or a kid’s room that cannot take a nail. Either size arrives with the image wrapped around a solid wood frame, about 1 inch deep.

One patent, two gallery-wrapped canvas sizes – a fitting birthday gift for a young fan, a coach, or anyone who loves the game’s history.

Every order is made and packed by hand in our family shop in Northeast Ohio. We use premium gallery-wrapped canvas, high-quality frame material and fade-resistant inks for both prints and canvas. Each frame is made to order and shipped same or next business day.

Crossroads Home Decor is built around one simple idea: to Inspire, Encourage, and Connect. If you have any questions about this listing or your order, please send us a message — we’re happy to help. Thank you for supporting a small family business.

— Eric & Susan

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