Earliest piece of baseball memorabilia - Pictures - Pre-1880 only, 18th Century Wins

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06-22-2012, 04:03 PM

benjulmag

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These are images of what is believed to be a bat used to play rounders (one of the precursors to baseball) in England in 1832. Note how it was intended to be held with only one hand, which is consistent with Peverelly's description of a rounder's bat being in the form of a policeman's truncheon.

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	rounders bat 2.jpg (60.0 KB, 437 views)
	rounders bat 1.jpg (35.1 KB, 440 views)
	rounders bat 3.jpg (54.0 KB, 434 views)

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