Volpe Tumblers


Byline: Mark E. Chase

I am attempting to develop a list of the plastic insulated tumblers that were done by Nicholas Volpe in the mid-late 1960's. These tumblers were premiums given away by gas stations. Any additions (or corrections since it is difficult to read the signatures) you can make to the list are appreciated.

Buffalo Bills
copyright 1965 (set of 12)
Glenn Bass
Butch Bryd
Wray Carlton
John Day
Billy Joe
Jack Kemp
Darryl Lamonica
Tom Lestak
Lou Saban
Gearge Saimes
Billy Shaw
Mike Stratton

Cincinnati Reds
copyright 1966, (set of 12)
Chico Cardenas
Gordy Coleman
John Edwards
John Ellis
Tommy Harper
Deron Johnson
Jim Maloney
Bill McCool
Joe Nuxhall
Jim O'Toole
Vada Pinson
Pete Rose

Cleveland Browns
(set of 12), Clark Oil

Jim Brown
Blanton Collier
Gary Collins
Vince Costello
Bill Glass
Lou Groza
Jim Houston
Jim Kanicki
Dick Modezelski
Frank Ryan
Dick Schafrath
Paul Warfield

Cleveland Indians
copyright 1966, (set of 12)
Max Alvis
Joe Azcue
Larry Brown
Rocky Colavito
Vic Davalillo
Chuck Hinton
Dick Howser
Sam McDowell
Don McMahon
Sonny Siebert
Leon Wagner
Fred Whitfield

Detroit Lions
Mel Farr
Wayne Walker

Detroit Tigers
Hank Aguirre
Norm Cash
Don Demeter
Bill Freeman
Willie Horton
Al Kaline
Mickey Lolich
Dick Mcauliffe
Denny McClain
Joe Sparma
Don Wert
Dave Wickersham

Detroit Red Wings
copyright 1971, Pro Star Portraits
Wayne Connelly
Alex Delvecchio
Roy Edwards
Gordie Howe
Frank Mahovlich
Darrell Oren #7
Garry Unger

Indiana Pacers
copyright 1971, Pro Star Portraits, (set of 6)
Art Becker
Roger Brown
Mel Daniels
Bill Keller
Freddie Lewis (with Mel Daniels name)
Rick Mount
Bob Netolicky

Kentucky Colonels
Darel Carrier
Louie Dampier
Dan Issel
Jim Ligon
Cincy Powell
Walt Simon

Los Angeles Dodgers
copyright 1965, Union 76 & Kentucky Fried Chicken, (set of 12)
Tommy Davis
Willie Davis
Don Drysdale
Ron Fairly
John Kennedy
Sandy Koufax two different versions
Jim Lefebvre
Claude Osteen
Wes Parker
Ron Perranoski
John Rosboso
Maury Wills

Los Angeles Rams
Dick Bass
Roger Brown
Roman Gabriel
Deacon Jones
Lamar Lundy
Merlin Olson

Minnesota Vikings
Alan Page

Montreal Canadians
copyright 1965, Steinberg's Stores (set of 12)
Ralph Backstrom
Jean Beliveau
John Ferguson
Charlie Hodge
Claude Provost
Bobby Rosseau
Henri Richard
Jean Guy Talbot
Giles Trembley
J.C. Trembley
Gump Worsley
Jacques Laperriere

NBA All-Star
copyright 1968,
Elgin Baylor

New York Mets
(set of 12)
Larry Bearnarth
Yogi Berra
Jack Fisher
Rob Gardner
Jim Hickman
Ron Hunt
Ed Kranepool
Johnny Lewis
Tug Mcgraw
Roy McMillan
Dick Stuart
Ron Swoboda

Oakland Raiders

Ben Davidson
Darryl Lamonica
Jim Otto

St Louis Cardinals
(set of 6)
Lou Brock
Orlando Cepeda
Curt Flood
Bob Gibson
Tim McCarver
Mike Shannon

San Fransisco 49ers
John Brodie
John David Crow
Charlie Krueger

Ken Willard

Seattle Supersonics
Tommy Kron
Tom Meschery
Bob Rule
Al Tucker
Lenny Wilkens

Washington Redskins
copyright 1965,
Sam Huff
Sonny Jorgenson
Bob Mitchell
John Paluck
Joe Rutgens
Charley Taylor

compiled by Mark E. Chase
Thanks to Lawrence J. Nyeste, Tom Krajeski, Tom Bailey's Collectibles, Jimmy Driver, Brian Callahan & Brent Sehnert for additions!!
last updated December 20, 2002
 

 

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