Hi Carlton,
Yes, I saw that Harwood letterhead and placed what I thought was a really respectable bid for an item that I wanted...I was way off!
I've researched other Harwood Baseball pieces and have seen just a couple from the 1870's...the prices realized for them far exceed what the even letterhead recently went for.
So, I am just figuring that if my print is Harrison Harwood and the "signature" is, in fact, his signature, that I might have something here. His sporting goods firm pre-dates all the other more well known ones like Peck & Snyder, Spalding, and Reach and, maybe, that carries with it some rarity and value.
I'm still trying to research more about Harwood but have thus far only been able to discover this image and the modern Obak baseball card (featuring the image from the print) that highlights him as an early baseball manufacturer.
Thanks for you input,
JP
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