Some of our early bats...
1. c. 1860s tiger maple baseball bat (36" and presentation quality)
2. c. 1860s -1870s leather handled baseball bat; Both Peck & Snyder, and Ward B. Snyder marketed these bats from the 1860's to around 1875.
3. c. 1860s -1870s presentation/trophy bat
All of our 19th century baseball collection can be viewed on our website...
http://dugouttreasures.com/product.cfm?sID=4
Great thread! Many thanks to Gary for getting it started!
Jonathan
www.dugouttreasures.com