I came on this board hoping that maybe someone would reconize the signature and could possibly identify who actually signed the ball and a timeframe of when the ball was signed. I have no doubt in my mind that the ball was signed in the 30's sometime, however I agree that it was not Babe Ruth who signed the ball. I am going to assume now (because no one else here recognizes the signature) that the person who gave the ball to my wife's grandfather is the person who signed the ball or maybe it is a clubhouse ball from someone who received a request for Ruth's signature and they just signed the ball themselves. I would doubt during that time period, that Offical American League baseballs were available at any drugstore (I could be wrong though), so I doubt many people were forging Ruth's signature for profit in the 30's.
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