ANTIQUE VINTAGE 1860-1880\'s \"TOWN BALL\" ACORN KNOB FLAT PADDLE BASEBALL BAT-RARE
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ANTIQUE VINTAGE 1860-1880\'s \"TOWN BALL\" ACORN KNOB FLAT PADDLE BASEBALL BAT-RARE:
$1495.00
GREAT NEWS SPORTS FANS! IT\'S TIME FOR RETIREMENT.
MY PERSONAL COLLECTION OF 100\'s OF CLEVELAND INDIANS PHOTOS, AUTOGRAPHS, VINTAGE MEMORABILIA, AND MORE....WILL BE LISTED FOR SALE OR sale OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.ALL REASONABLE OFFERS FOR \"BUY NOW, MAKE OFFER\" WILL BE CONSIDERED.
UP FOR sale/PURCHASE IS....
ANTIQUE/VINTAGE/RARE AND SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL1860-1880\'s \"TOWN BALL\" FLAT PADDLE BASEBALL BAT WITH ACORN STYLE BAT KNOB
THIS IS AN ARTICLE FROM THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE....
\"TOWN BALL IS CLOSELY RELATED TO BASE BALL BUT PRE DATES IT BY A FEW DECADES. THIS DISTANT COUSIN TO BASEBALL FEATURED FOUR FOOT HIGH STEAKS INSTEAD OF BASES. AN OUT WAS RECORDED BY A FIELDER HITTING THE RUNNER WITH THE BALL BEFORE HE REACHED A STEAK – THIS WAS KNOWN AS “SOAKING” THE RUNNER. THE RUNNER COULD AVOID BEING SOAKED BY FLEEING TO ANY PART OF THE FIELD. THERE WAS NO FOUL TERRITORY IN TOWN BALL SO WHEN THE BALL WAS STRUCK THE STRIKER RAN NO MATTER WHERE THE BALL WENT. FIELDERS WERE POSITIONED AROUND THE CATCHER AND IN AREAS THAT WOULD NOW BE FOUL TERRITORY.
A TOWN BALL BAT WAS OFTEN SWUNG WITH ONE HAND SO THEY WERE SHORTER THAT A MODERN BASEBALL BAT. DURING THE 19TH CENTURY, BASE BALL BATS AT TIMES WERE REFERRED TO AS PADDLES. THESE BATS WERE HELPFUL WITH BALL PLACEMENT. BY 1893 FLAT BATS WERE NO LONGER ALLOWED.\"
THIS RARE BAT IS OVER 150 YEARS OLD. VERY TOUGH BAT TO FIND FROM THIS ERA. BAT IS HANDMADE, HAS \"NO\" MANUFACTURER\'S NAME (THERE WEREN\'T ANY BAT MAKERS BACK THEN) - BATHAS A BEAUTIFUL PATINA, AN ACORN STYLE BAT KNOB,MEASURES APPROX. 32\" INCHES LONG, AND WEIGHS APPROX. 25 OUNCES - BAT IS SOLID AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH \"NO\" CHIPS OR REPAIRS BUT HAS SOME MINOR CRACKS FROM AGE -BAT WOULD MAKE A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR BASEBALL COLLECTION AND WOULD LOOK OUTSTANDING DISPLAYED IN YOUR SPORTS ROOM(PLEASE REVIEW SCANNED PHOTOS TO LOOK FOR YOURSELF AND EMAIL ANY QUESTIONS AND I’LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER THEM) – I ACCEPT PAYMENT BY PAYPAL AND FOR OTHER OPTIONS PLEASE CONTACT ME - BUYER TO PAY POSTAGE & HANDLING (INCLUDES DELIVERY CONFIRMATION AND INSURANCE) - ALL ITEMS SOLD AS IS - ALL SALES ARE FINAL #1021000
ANTIQUE VINTAGE 1860-1880\'s \"TOWN BALL\" ACORN KNOB FLAT PADDLE BASEBALL BAT-RARE:
$1495.00