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Originally Posted by sicollector1954
Good catch on what appears to be a "6"...He did not mention seeing this and I did not as well! My issue with it being a transition bat is that the 125 stamping was used according to Maltas book from 1922-25 where as the & SON CO. was only until around 1916-17 and the Dash Dot Dash from 1917ish until 1921 or 22 when the Made in USA came into being. Awful long transition. The ME I will address after I have heard from other people...I only have a theory on it...
Great catch on the 6!!!!!
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The 125 in the center label looks to be the wide version used from 1922-24. Which I think is basically what you're saying above.
According to the Malta guide, the 125 was introduced in 1917 so it would be just the wide version that really throws a wrench in it. Maybe. Maybe not.
When looking over previous versions of the difference center labels (mainly 1910-15) the width of the -.- (dash dot dash) and "MADE BY" in the center label is fairly consistent. Both of these markings generally run from the 'I' in LOUISVILLE to the 'U' in SLUGGER located at the top of the center label.
It sort of stands to reason then, that when H&B made the move to introduce the 125 stamping they did so using the same spacing as previous markings.
Here's another similar bat with same sized 125:
https://www.mearsonlineauctions.com/...LOT137471.aspx
And another:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthoped...ille-499097724
Both of these bats have the same center label. I'd call it a 1915-17.