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Posted By: barrysloate

I believe every early ball of any kind would reveal stitching as there is no other way to construct them, whether professionally made or homemade. So all we can determine is that it is a real ball. I would leave baseball out of the description but still marvel at an image that early with a child holding a ball. Unfortunately, there are no known dags with anyone holding a bat, and I'm afraid such a thing doesn't exist.