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Posted By: John Harrell

The J.F. Hillerich & Son label applied between 1897 and 1911. From 1911 to 1916, the label was J.F. Hillerich & Son Co. After 1916 it read Hillerich & Bradsby. Prior to 1897 the label read J.F. Hillerich or just Hillerich's. I have a ring model child's bat (green bat with red rings and black lettering) that reads Hillerich's Crackerjack #2.

I've collected 19th century bats for about 10 years and love them because of their odd shapes and ring designs. Talk about chunks of lumber!!

John