Mantle Bat LS with Harwich stamp under mantle signature

[bigfanNY]

Buddy sent me pics of a Signed Mantle bat with a Harwich stamp under Mantles stamped Signature. He recalls being told Harwich was a Cookie MFR. Anyone come across one before?
I already asked him to send a pic of the knob and will post when I get it.

[aelefson]

It is a college model bat. The knob will have a Mantle model number on it most likely. They are cool and an affordable way to get a game used bat (by a collegian) that is close to a real Mantle gamer.

Alan

[Mark17]

It is also from 1973-75, several years after Mantle retired. The knob probably has K55, possibly M110.

[bigfanNY]

Thank you both for your help. Makes sense I think he had Mantle sign it induction year so time frame makes sense. He will not be happy learning the Bat was not won in a Contest. But that is the way the cookie crumbles

[roarfrom34]

At a show perhaps 10-12 years ago I picked up a Mantle model bat (K55 on knob) from my alma mater (1960's labeling period) as a conversation piece:

[bigfanNY]

Well not everything google tells us is correct. If I type in Harwich college , Google returns with Hartwick college in NY state. Took me awhile to notice difference....But there is no college in Hartwick MA. And Hartwick is famous for a particular cookie. Label info says 73 - 75 so now my search is limited to how Hartwich and Mantle came together in those 2 years. Maybe the contest story was correct?

[bgar3]

Harwich is a long time Cape Cod League team, which is a top flight college league that still uses wooden bats.