Some of my bats are very early models and I'm positive that some of them were experiments with various bat types, just to see if they worked. Keep in mind that the balls used in the 1860's, 70's and 80's, in many cases, were mushy by today's standards and would not have done the damage in contact that a modern ball would. A couple of my splines are extremely heavy and well constructed, and would likely have held up well back then.
John
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