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MarkJames... That is indeed the same bat in question.
Very interestingly, Memory Lane had one in their current Auction (closing Saturday, 9/13). It occupies a full half page in their current catalogue (with a minimum bid of $1,000!)
Someone must have told them it was a common piece, worth nowhere near the minimum bid, because they have since pulled it. For anyone that has the Catalogue, it was Lot #1314. Memory Lane obviously thought the bat was incredibly rare and/or unique.
Having consigned them Lot #1299- the 1930s Luke Appling Game-used Glove (with a letter of provenance from the Appling family), I could not believe the amount of space they devoted to the Souvenir Cobb Bat. Game-used gloves of hall-of-famers from the 1930s are almost non-existent, but the Appling Glove was given just a tiny photo and write-up.
Safe to say that Memory Lane's expertise on Cards far exceeds their knowledge of memorabilia!