Electric Football Timeline 1959 – A Decade of Electric Football

1956 Tudor Electric Football Sales catalog page

The Tudor Tru-Action No. 500 in the 1959 Tudor sales catalog

A Decade of Electric Football

1959 marked 10 years of Electric Football. The first decade of the game had been a success for Norman Sas and Tudor. Even with Gotham standing on the opposing sideline for the last 6 years.

Tudor Electric Football as a Prestige Toy in 1959

Tudor Electric Football as a Prestige Toy in 1959 (bottom right corner).

Both companies had loyal retailers, with Gotham having the prestige of being in the Sears Christmas catalog.

Electric Football in the 1959 Sears Christmas catalog

Gotham Electric Football in Sears in 1959.

Arthur's Toy Store Electric Football 1959

The question for Tudor and Gotham was a simple one. How much more successful could Electric Football get?

 

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