FREE! Shipping in the U.S.A! -- ALL 50 STATES! -- Up for Auction is a Letterpress Printers Cut, Block. -- OLD! -- VINTAGE! -- ANTIQUE! -- Old MINNESOTA VIKINGS -- "MINNESOTA VIKINGS" -- LOGO -- EMBLEM -- Registered Trade Mark -- Image of a Vintage Belt Buckle with the Minnesota Vikings Logo and the Letter J! Behind the viking is a large letter J, which according to the back buckle stands for Johnson. The Back of the buckle would read "Johnson Limited Edition". -- Bearded Warrior -- "Old Bearded Warrior" -- Horned Helmet -- Helm -- "CLEAN & SHINY!" -- "BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE CONDITION!" -- Cut Measures About: 5/8" Square x U.S. Type High -- (Lead on Wood Block) -- "PLEASE VIEW ALL PICTURES CAREFULLY!" -- "AS THEY ARE PART OF THE DESCRIPTION!" -- PLEASE NOTE: "MAY NOT BE PERFECT!" -- "May have a few tiny nicks, chips due to its many years of use & age" -- "SEE CLOSE-UP PHOTOS!" -- ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS! -- As always, this is the actual print of the block up for auction. I print each cut on an old proof press. Sometimes the prints don't come out so good and other times they print real nice! The ink I'm using is old and thick, made in 1976. I am also including a "FREE" print with this auction! I do not make these cuts. These are all old original Vintage letter press printer blocks, cuts. DOZENS LISTED, please view sellers other items. "WE COMBINE SHIPPING & HANDLING WHENEVER POSSIBLE!" If still looking please let me know.
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Bill Boyer served as the team president from 1960 to 1964. Joe Thomas was hired as head scout. Minnesota's first management team was led by general manager Bert Rose, who was appointed as GM on August 5, 1960. In an article on August 6, 1960, in the Minneapolis Tribune, it was reported that the team would use the name "Minnesota" instead of "Minneapolis–St. Paul". The article also stated that several nicknames were suggested for the team, including "Chippewas", "Miners", "Vikings" and "Voyageurs". The team was officially named the Minnesota Vikings on September 27, 1960; the name is partly meant to reflect Minnesota's place as a center of Scandinavian American culture. From the start, the Vikings embraced an energetic marketing program that produced a first-year season ticket sales of nearly 26,000 and an average home attendance of 34,586, about 85 percent of the 40,800-seat capacity of Metropolitan (Met) Stadium in Bloomington. Eventually, Met Stadium capacity was increased to 47,900. On January 18, 1961, the Vikings named Norm Van Brocklin as head coach after Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach Bud Grant turned down the job.
The Vikings' trademark horned helmet and purple-and-gold uniforms were designed by Los Angeles Examiner cartoonist Karl Hubenthal. Bert Rose and Norm Van Brocklin both knew Hubenthal from their days in Los Angeles—Rose having served as the Rams' public relations director, and Van Brocklin having played as their quarterback. Rose, an alumnus of the University of Washington, instructed Hubenthal to produce a uniform using the same colors as his alma mater. Hubenthal also composed the Vikings' original Norseman logo. The team has retained the basic elements of all those designs to the present day.