Dating a pre-WWI bat, ball and catcher's mitt
I attempted to date these items about 7 years ago through this forum, and was only able to find a resource for the bat. I cannot find the dating info, but the person used the label to narrow it down to I believe, 1910-14. The catcher's mitt is a Horace Partridge and looks a little small, but maybe they were smaller then (presumably around 1910-20). I also have a beat-up ball that came with the other items - it has the pre-20's narrow red/blue stitching, but I'm wandering if I can assign a more narrow date range to it as well. Thanks.
http://www.belltownvintage.com/BusseyStuff/batlabel.jpg http://www.belltownvintage.com/Busse...ssey_Glove.jpg |
Well where's the picture of the ball? I can give you a pretty good date range if I can see it.
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For the mitt, Horace Partridge used that tagging in the early 1910's.
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Brett - thanks for the catcher's mitt tagging info. |
Sorry this took so long, and thanks for your help.
The mitt has now been dated to early 1910's, the bat (as I remember) to 1910-14, and the ball came with them: http://www.belltownvintage.com/BusseyStuff/WB_Ball.png |
Looking at the type of thread used to stitch it (braided), and the size of the stitch, yes I think it's safe to say it dates between 1910-1920. Also looks like red/green? stitching? Possibly a Harwood ball, they sold a lot of recreational type of baseballs during that time period.
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Runscott, do you know the name of the original owner?
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Can anyone validate the bat date, by the label?
Never mind, found it: 1911-15 |
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