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

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by BigJJ

Look at that homerun stance in 1835 -

Everything posted in this thread is cool, but I really love this 1835 image of a batter.

My humble contribution is this cabinet featuring a very early catcher's mask. Like other items in this thread, this one has been owned by a few members, but I think it's found a long-term resting place:

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Everything posted in this thread is cool, but I really love this 1835 image of a batter.

My humble contribution is this cabinet featuring a very early catcher's mask. Like other items in this thread, this one has been owned by a few members, but I think it's found a long-term resting place:

For some reason I've always loved that 1835 illustration. Perhaps it wasn't the best idea to be pitching from 5 feet away though...

[Den*nis O*Brien]

While I'm not 100% certain this CDV dates from 1866, A.G. Spalding's book "America's National Game" and the Boone County Historical Society as combined sources suggest it would be. The Belvidere Il. Mystic BBC was formed on April 19, 1866 and lost to the Rockford Forest City BBC 123 - 8. After that loss the Mystic's merged with the Belvidere BBC and took the name Phoenix and played the Forest City BBC in 1867 losing 24 - 16.

[BigJJ]

Originally Posted by novakjr

For some reason I've always loved that 1835 illustration. Perhaps it wasn't the best idea to be pitching from 5 feet away though...

Cracking up

Execptional pieces here - love that scorebook