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Old 01-27-2010, 06:13 PM
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Can anyone tell me if this is a baseball bat, rounders bat, some form of old cricket bat, or not a bat at all?

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Old 01-27-2010, 07:00 PM
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Looks like a fancy walking stick. It's definitely not a bat.
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He looks like a chimney sweep.
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Old 01-28-2010, 09:16 AM
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The ears look like it could be Ty Cobb or Joe Jackson.
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prop stand. possibly a post-mortem photo.
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Old 01-28-2010, 12:30 PM
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You guys are clearly overlooking the ball cupped in his right hand.
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No, he has a valve stem cover in his right hand, and a big bicycle pump in the other.
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I agree with Ladder7. He is leaning on the bottom part of a headrest stand. Headrest stands were used to keep the head (& body) still during those long exposure time waits. The top of it (where the head rests) has been taken off. Go to this link>> http://www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/noye/Misc/Headrest.htm
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Ah, excellent! Thanks for the link - I think you are correct!

Now if I said that this fine gentleman took that stand and whacked a baseball with it later that day . . .
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I agree with Ladder7. He is leaning on the bottom part of a headrest stand. Headrest stands were used to keep the head (& body) still during those long exposure time waits. The top of it (where the head rests) has been taken off. Go to this link>> http://www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/noye/Misc/Headrest.htm

This has to be the most obscure piece of knowledge I have seen on this board. To me it looked like a sawed off hat stand. I am constantly impressed with the knowledge on this board!!
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When I saw the initial post, I thought it might get 1 or 2 replies... no offense rman444, but it was a monumental stretch to claim this photo is baseball-related in any way...

The fact that it's gotten this much play is a testiment to the Board's "wealth of useless knowledge". So maybe we can get this thing to 20 posts or even more! With that said, I believe the object to be a turn-of-the-century Oar (with the paddle portion cut off).
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NO....it can't be...is it me or... does that say... wonder boy? I think I see a W!





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