by Doug Nichols | Aug 1, 2019 | Artifact |
Medal, Southern California Division of the AFLA. Won by Ralph Faulkner, 1927. Senior Foil divisional championship.
by Doug Nichols | Jul 29, 2019 | Blog Post, Calvert, Delmart, Coaches, Coaches A - E, Coaches K - O, Ellingson,Joy, Fencers, Fencers A - E, McDougall, John, Okawa, Heziburo, Selberg, Charles |
I drove from my Bay Area home last week to attend the memorial service for much-loved fencing master Delmar Calvert. He passed away a few months ago at the venerable age of 94 years, well loved, well cared for, and visited frequently by friends and former students...
by Doug Nichols | Jul 25, 2019 | Artifact |
Enameled pin from Halberstadt Fencers Club. Date unknown.
by Doug Nichols | Jul 22, 2019 | Blog Post, Coaches, Coaches F - J, Coaches U - Z, Fencers, Fencers K - O, Funke, Erich, Mayer, Helene, Uyttenhove, Henri |
There are many ways in which the scrapbook of Erich Funke d’Egnuff is a gold mine, not least of which are the amazing variety of newspaper photos of fencers. The scrapbook covers the years 1934 to about 1942 and the fencers of that time had a style all their...
by Doug Nichols | Jul 18, 2019 | Artifact |
The Marki Patch, framed. The students of Ferenc Marki wore this patch starting at some point after his retirement from the Pannonia Athletic Club. Date unknown.
