Lemon ball too good to be true?
 

Edit: Wrong section I believe. The ball is not for sale. Mods, please delete.

I bought this ball from a bi-annual flea market/antique show here in Washington State this weekend. The seller had a lot of interesting items, most of which were not sports related, but he appeared to be reputable.

He said he purchased this ball around 25 years ago from an antique shop in Illinois. It's in amazing shape, which is why I was hesitant to purchase it, but in the end I decided not to pass on it. The ball is softer than a normal baseball. He said he worked it some to make it round, but it was more egg shaped when he bought it.

Does anyone know what I have here? Real deal? Repro? I don't know if there are certain attributes to look for when dating these but any help would be...helpful :) Thanks!

http://s32.postimg.org/jfm2hkd0x/Full_Size_Render.jpg

http://s32.postimg.org/olx7slrsh/Full_Size_Render_2.jpg

Looks very close to the ones I play vintage ball with


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Hi-
I believe that ball is used for another sport like bocce, cricket, croquet, or something. I am sorry I cannot narrow it down further. This is my opinion but I am fairly certain it is not an 1800s lemon peel baseball. If you can, please post this in the memorabilia forum (this is in the buy/sell/trade area) so more knowledgeable board members than I can help you.

Alan

Thanks Alan. I updated to OP and posted in the proper forum. Thanks!