Prewar Baseball

[ullmandds]

beautiful hacky sack! just kidding...that IS a gorgeous ball. I don't know a ton about old balls but I'd guess 4-800 or so? If authentic I'd say definitely pre 20th c.

[Theo_450]

Looks like it was buried in a peat bog for 1000 years.

[Eric72]

I am not an expert; however, that item looks off to me. It seems a bit lopsided (supposedly from game use) without the wear one might expect to find on a 100+ year old baseball that was knocked around. In short, it doesn't look properly "worn" to me, considering other characteristics.

Just my uneducated opinion. I could be very wrong.

[Leon]

Since it's memorabilia you might try posting the question in that forum. It's the 3rd icon from the left.

[CMIZ5290]

Thank you Leon....

[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

beautiful hacky sack! just kidding...that IS a gorgeous ball. I don't know a ton about old balls but I'd guess 4-800 or so? If authentic I'd say definitely pre 20th c.

And as usual, you would be wrong...

[ullmandds]

One of the kevinses is frisky tonight.

[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

One of the kevinses is frisky tonight.

Being from a "Sovereign state" where ice fishing has top billing, I would think you would be a little more forgiving...

[ullmandds]

So tell us about the ball!!!!! What was I wrong about?

[ruth-gehrig]

What is the size? Any more pics of it?

[thehoodedcoder]

The page says its some where between 60 and 70 percent of the size of a modern ball and not nearly as hard. It also says it is from the late 1800s but that is all it says.

I edited my original post to have the only other pictures.

I looked into moving the thread, but I don't think I can actually move it. I should have posted it over that, Leon.

Can you move it for me?

Thanks
Kevin

[khkco4bls]

It definitely looks real. On the high end 600 to 800. Looks to be in nice shape and typical size for 1870s. if u can get for reasonable price its a great relic balls were typically smaller then and were softer than normal baseballs.

[Runscott]

I wouldn't touch it - it could be that 'real' baseballs looked like this, but I've seen plenty of realistic fakes that also looked like this. Basically, if you are going to create a fake, you'll use the simplest design possible, and for a 19th century baseball, you are looking at it.

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

So tell us about the ball!!!!! What was I wrong about?

I am also curious about this.