1915 H&B bat dose not exist.
This is a bad photo but my point is that almost every auction house will advertise these mini bats as a cir.1915 H&B Louisville slugger.
No such bat exists.
Records clearly state that the center brand was not changed until 1916.
I assume H&B decal bats were offered between 1916 - 1922?.
looking through the records of Palm Feckteler & co. I cant find much but it appears to me the bats probably were not very profitable?. If they were I would think Ruth would have had one.
Another opinion would be that they quit offering these bats prior to 1919?
I have been trying to put exact dates to these bats. but at this time all I can say is before or after 1916.
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