Bat Banks: Does anybody else collect these?

[perezfan]

Very cool, with the original packaging!

I’d show images of mine, but can no longer get photos to upload on this site.

[Chris-Counts]

I plucked this photo off the Google image gallery. The bat bank comes from 1955, which might have been the first year. I love how they used orange for the Orioles. Can you imagine how cool it would have been had they done all 16 teams?

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Chris Counts

I plucked this photo off the Google image gallery. The bat bank comes from 1955, which might have been the first year. I love how they used orange for the Orioles. Can you imagine how cool it would have been had they done all 16 teams?

If I was an Orioles collector, that would be a “grail”!

[Chris-Counts]

I agree. I'm a Reds collector, and a bank done in red with Mr. Red's logo at the top and bats with signatures of Ted Kluszewski, Wally Post and others on them would qualify to me as a Holy Grail.

[cubman1941]

When I used to travel around the country I would pick up any I found, only these four. Never saw a team one nor a original packaging one before, thanks for sharing.

[murphusa]

Sold at variety store and also the ball park. At the park you could get a National or American Team Bank and also your teams home team Bank with the Phillies etc bats. Wood bats in a plastic holder.

The Hall of Fame also sold a Hall of Famer Bank and also the Team Bats.

Mail Order was another way of getting them

[Chris-Counts]

I searched all over the internet for any information about these, but pretty much came up empty. The only example of an individual team bat bank I found was the Orioles, which must have been made in 1956, based on the players. It sold for $400 11 years ago. These must be real tough to find.

[Leon]

Those are neat.

Originally Posted by cubman1941

When I used to travel around the country I would pick up any I found, only these four. Never saw a team one nor a original packaging one before, thanks for sharing.

[midmo]

That Orioles bank is awesome. Would love to see other teams if they exist. I had thought about picking up a bank just to use as a bat rack for pens/pencils, but got one of these stir stick caddies instead.