Kind of makes sense they'd be souvenirs. I mean, we know that by the 1930s mini bats were commonplace as ballpark souvenirs and giveaways. One of the first non-card items I picked up was a 1939 H & B Lefty O'Doul Day signature mini bat. So why assume some sort of complex explanation for the earlier versions? Sometimes the simple explanation is the right one.
Last edited by Exhibitman; 01-23-2016 at 12:38 PM.
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