was this a town ball
 

VINTAGE 19TH CENTURY TOWN BALL/LEMON PEEL BASEBALL guys, was this a town ball or not...(could someone put the item up please. theres the item no.)
Item number: 251036405702

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...#ht_522wt_1154

there ya go
 

there ya go.....neat ball...I don't know the answer to your question but others might.

Well i hope so...i should find out in a couple weeks.

leon, your the best, thanks for posting.

Its a cricket ball

I was also thinking it might be a cricket ball. There isn't enough information there to determine it's a town ball- just a single photo and not much else.

To me it looks too soft to be a cricket ball. I have had contact with the seller and i believe it is legit.

I hope you are right, but I would bet $ it is a cricketball. Do they offer a return policy?

town ball
 

It's a cricket ball.

John

Cricket ball

i give up!!!...anybody want my stuff

I don't think it's a lemon peal design-- though 1800s baseballs came in several different designs.

Dan, i was going to buy it before you, but wasnt happy with there answers.Her one answer was, others have listed these old balls with one photo. She told me the other side was a near duplicate of side shown. Good luck, i hope it is , but i was sceptical thinking also it was a cricket ball.

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The white fluffy cotton stitching is not what was used in the mid to late 1800's, I don't think. Is it rock hard (cricket), or softer (playground, softball, baseball)? what is circumference (looks too big around), and the stitching just reminds me of turn of the century to 1920s.

Cricket.