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Old 02-04-2015, 02:33 PM
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Is this a Turn of the century Mushroom Bottle Bat? Does anyone know what type of bat or from what period this might be? I recently picked up a large group of bats and this was with the group. I am not a bat guy and have no clue as to what I have here. Thanks in advance for any input.

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35 1/4 inches long
Bottle is 8 1/2
Handle is 3 3/4
Weight is heavy... around 3 lbs. (i will get an oz. specific a little later...)

Type ?
Period ?
Value ?

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The pics were 10mb and 9mb and I downsized them...that was the issue...good luck with the bat...
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The pics were 10mb and 9mb and I downsized them...that was the issue...good luck with the bat...
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Can you provide length pls? Has a bottle bat barrel and an interesting knob, but it could be a handle or an implement of some kind.
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Can you provide length pls? Has a bottle bat barrel and an interesting knob, but it could be a handle or an implement of some kind.
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35 1/4 inches long
Bottle is 8 1/2
Handle is 3 3/4
Weight is heavy... around 3 lbs. (i will get an oz. specific a little later...)
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home made bottle style bat

age ???? whenever it was made

worth, I would have it at $125.00

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home made bottle style bat

age ???? whenever it was made

worth, I would have it at $125.00

Jim - Thnx for information. I have would be very curious as to time frame of these old bottle bats... 1880's-1900's ??
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bottle bats became popular in the late teens to early 20's. So that would pretty much cover the time period
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Some additional pictures would be useful, especially of the barrel end and some close ups of the handle meeting the barrel and of the knob.

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John - Here are a few more pics...

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same as I said before, home made, not a professional bat
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Based on the barrel end and the shape of the knob I'd date this bat as 19th century, maybe 1880's-early 1890's. Definitely hand made.

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quite an interesting handmade bat.

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Based on the barrel end and the shape of the knob I'd date this bat as 19th century, maybe 1880's-early 1890's. Definitely hand made.

John

Thanks John for the info. It looks 19th century to me... I don't recall seeing a 20th century bat that is shaped like this one, but I am not a bat guy per se...
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The flat barrel end strongly suggests pre-1890 and the knob shape also reflects 19th century bats. Flat barrel ends were outlawed in 1893.

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The flat barrel end strongly suggests pre-1890 and the knob shape also reflects 19th century bats. Flat barrel ends were outlawed in 1893.

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Thank you John for the information. Most helpful...

The strange thing about this bat is how I purchased it. I didn't even know it was in the lot of about 15 or so bats I purchased. (It's not the reason why purchased the group of bats, but certainly a nice surprise!)
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