19th Century Bats

[JoeDfan]

Those are just gorgeous!

[aelefson]

Awesome bats Gary! Is the second one sometimes referred to as a four corner bat? It looks really cool.

Alan

[GaryPassamonte]

Originally Posted by aelefson

Awesome bats Gary! Is the second one sometimes referred to as a four corner bat? It looks really cool.

Alan

The ebay listing called it a four quarter bat.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by GaryPassamonte

The ebay listing called it a four quarter bat.

That is very cool but looks like it would shatter on impact. Was that a bat they actually used back in the day or is it maybe more of a presentation type piece?

[GaryPassamonte]

I would say more of a presentation bat, others with more knowledge than me may have a better answer.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by GaryPassamonte

I would say more of a presentation bat, others with more knowledge than me may have a better answer.

I would also guess presentation bat. I say that because it looks to be complete bats cut into quarters and glued together rather than wood put together and then a bat turned from that. Extremely cool no matter what it is.

[jpop43]

Great bat, Gary…glad you got it! The feature I appreciate most is one that is sorta uncommon, but one that really adds to appearance and appeal…that being the acorn’ish type knob. I have but one bat with this feature and am glad I do, as it matches the cover graphics of a pamphlet in my collection from 1875.

Your recent bat acquisitions have been top notch!!

Jon
www.dugouttreasures.com