Circa 1900 catcher's mask

[jessjen2]

Tim, you have a non welded birdcage style mask with a throat protector. From looking at various catalogs, they made these style mask from before the turn of the century all the way up to the early 1920's. It is somewhat rare due to the throat protector. I have a couple of these in my collection and as far as value, it is really difficult to say. Online dealers want an arm and a leg for these but I have picked up mine in the $200 to $300 price range. They are really neat to have.