Any ideas on how to date a Horace Patridge baseball?

[RelicSports]

Does anyone know if Horace Patridge balls can be dated based on markings? I am trying to figure out if a ball dates to mid-late 1920's. Any info is greatly appreciated, thank you!

[vintagesportscollector]

can you post a pic of markings?

[RelicSports]

Sure thing...photos of balls stampings attached.

[ATP]

One thing you can do to try to help is to start looking up "Horace Partridge Team Signed Baseball", and start pulling auction results of team autographed balls on similar models. If you find one that's the same stamping you can at least have an idea on year based on what year team is on it. It's not perfect but can be somewhere to start and you may be able to narrow it down to a year or two if you can find enough results....PS, is that the "TH" of a Babe Ruth on the sweet spot peeking through on the last photo?

[vintagesportscollector]

From my experience with uniforms, those markings are consistent with 1920s. Jon P. also has this image (link below) of an HP ball on his website.

http://www.dugouttreasures.com/produ...D=7&prodID=285

[RelicSports]

Thanks for the feedback Joe/Jeff!

[vintagebrett]

That ball is pictured in both the 1927 and 1934 Horace Partridge catalogs. If you visit http://www.baseballglovecollector.com and go to the glove library, you can find the 1927 catalog. I haven't gotten around to scanning the 1934 edition yet but can send you a picture of the catalog listing if need be.