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Old 04-26-2011, 08:18 PM
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Default Dating Vintage Baseballs Help

Can anybody help out with production dates for the following balls? Pleanty of references out there for official OAL and ONL balls, but not so much info on other brands of balls, and even less for the boxes and wrappers that held them. Any help would be appreciated.

Carl Hubbell Wilson W1500
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...4/BB0551_1.jpg

Fred Lynn Wilson All-Star
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...4/BD0048_1.jpg

American Girls League Ball - Slightly larger than a standard baseball, but not as big as a softball. I have seen a different style of AAGPBL ball posted here. Can I assume this one is from 1951-54 when the official name of the league matches that shown on the ball?
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...4/BB0552_1.jpg

Ford Frick mini baseball (2"diameter) - same dates as regular-size Frick ball?
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...4/BL0173_1.jpg

Previous three balls side-by-side for size comparison
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l.../14/BL0173.jpg

DeBeer Official Little League No. 91 ball and box
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...4/BL0174_1.jpg

Goldsmith 97 Official Little League box only
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...4/BD0053_1.jpg

MacGregor Goldsmith 97 Official Little League box only
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...4/BD0051_1.jpg

Reach Official American League No. 0 box only (which ball did this hold?)
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...4/BD0054_1.jpg

OAL Harridge box and bag - assuming bag dates earlier than the box?
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l.../14/BD0052.jpg

(had some trouble with a couple of the images, but should all work now)

Last edited by thecatspajamas; 04-26-2011 at 10:37 PM. Reason: Had some trouble with a couple of the image links
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