Do I Remove Fake Ty Cobb Autograph From Genuine Hughie Jennings Signed Bat??

[t206fix]

Dumb question - but what is a "Clubhouse Signature"?

thanks

[slidekellyslide]

Leave it as is....Jimmy Spence is not infallible.

[Bpm0014]

Cool. Thanks everyone. I'll leave it be. A "clubhouse signature" is a signature usually done by a batboy or clubhouse attendant with ZERO malicious attempt. For example, Babe Ruth sometimes had a clubhouse attendant sign his name to baseballs to keep up with the demand for his autograph. Usually done in the same style of an original autograph, but obviously apparent as "not real" to an autograph collector.

[JasonD08]

pictures?

[Bpm0014]

Click the link above

[Fred]

Leave it as is. James Spence isn't always right. He shouldn't be depended on to be the last word in signatures and autographs. It's an "opinion", and sometimes (actually many times) I'd have to believe those opinoins are not correct.

If they're true period signatures then removing the signatures would only lessen the overall appeal of the bat.

[Bpm0014]

Thanks all appreciate it. From the scans the Cobb looks waaaaay off. The Donie Bush looks ok to me...

[Michael B]

I would probably leave it as it is. One thing you may wish to consider: This was signed with some steel tipped writing instrument. The merely signing of the names on the wood would (?!-!!) leave an indentation. Even if you could find someone to remove the ink there would still be 'ghost' signatures visible in the varnish. If someone were to try to then remove the varnish to smooth out the wood and blend new varnish back into the original there would be a chance they could damage the Jennings signature. Probably a small chance, but worth considering.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by t206fix

Dumb question - but what is a "Clubhouse Signature"?

thanks

A clubhouse signature was not signed by the actual player, but by someone affiliated with the team who learned how to duplicate each of the player's signatures. This was commonly done when the actual player was not available to sign.

Somebody already answered this. Sorry for the duplication.