Original patent lithograph for John E. Maynard's "Football," one page, 7.75 x 11.25, October 27, 1925. The diagram features two views of the football with laces and an inflatable bladder. Includes the printed United States Patent Office specification sheet, one page, which describes the invention as a "football especially adapted for use in playing the present open game wherein the ball is frequently thrown by hand in the play known as the 'forward pass.'" In fine condition.
