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#1
05-26-2010, 08:17 PM
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1860's/70's Era Bat
Just another couple of 19th century images (circa 1870) depicting teams/players with this type of wrapped handle bat...
http://www.dugouttreasures.com 
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#2
05-27-2010, 12:29 PM
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Boy, that's certainly a fine example you got there! Nicest I've seen... these are also referred to as "rattan handled" bats and are quite desirable. I don't have any to post (but wish I did).
I do have an example very similar to the bottom one pictured in the ad (with painted handle... not wound). The only difference is that mine has a ball knob... otherwise the shape and markings are identical. Congrats on a wonderful acquisition!
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05-28-2010, 05:45 AM
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Thanks....here are links to the images of our other examples of this style of bat. They are darker grained wood, and 1 inch longer, but the bound handles are exactly the same.
http://www.dugouttreasures.com/produ...D=4&prodID=483 http://www.dugouttreasures.com/produ...ID=4&prodID=57
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05-28-2010, 09:05 AM
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Those are just great examples.... thanks for the links.
A quick question.... the very few of these I've seen have partially or mostly un-wound handles. Usually they are found at least partially unraveled. I have yet to see three as nice as those that you posted. These completely wound handles are stunning, and are in amazing condition. Do you know (or can you tell) if these are restored? If they remain in their natural (fully present) state, they must be among the best extant! Last edited by perezfan; 05-28-2010 at 09:06 AM.
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05-28-2010, 11:52 AM
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Gratefully, all three of these bats came to us in the condition you see them in, and I am 100% sure that none of them was refurbished or repaired...I think we just got lucky. The one we have that is pictured with the lemon peel ball was picked up at a garage sale in an old town in NJ, and has been in our collection for 20 years now.
We too have seen examples of twine or wire bound bats of this period that do have some damage, that is to say that the binding is loose or missing, but we have not come across any other examples of leather bound bats to make comparisons to....sure would like to see some though.
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