Lets see some Pre WWI bats!!!

[slidekellyslide]

Here's one of my favorites. It's a Stall & Dean Jim Delehanty model...very rare and possibly the only one known. The only other Stall & Dean player model bats I have seen are Eddie Collins and Ping Bodie. If anyone has seen or heard of others I'd like to hear about it.

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/4729/stimec001smallog3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/3016/stimec002smallvu8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[MGHProductions]

I know that a Tris Speaker Stall and Dean exists. Other than that I can't recall seeing any others than the ones you listed. Stall and Deans are tough! Nice bat !

[ksfarmboy]

Here is a picture of the Tris Speaker bat. The four bats mentioned above were all decal bats as well.

[slidekellyslide]

I've seen two Ping Bodie Decal bats and only the one Eddie Collins bat. The Collins bat was on ebay and it did not have a decal, but it may have been worn off. I don't believe the Delehanty bat was a decal bat.

[mjkm90]

Here are some of my favorite labels:

Goldsmith
American Leader
Spalding
Early H&B Cobb
JW Brine

I also posted my favorite knobs L to R
Pennant
D&M
Spalding
Goldsmith

[mjkm90]

Woops, the ball knob 4th from the left is a Piper

[jboosted92]

you guys gotta check out HUNT Auctions

they have Deacon White game used bats from the 1870s-1890s. direct from his family.

Some great stuff

[ghostkid]

Is the Spalding Trademark logo stamped on the knob of your Spalding Larry Doyle bat?

Kevin

[ksfarmboy]

Dan, I think you may be right on the decal part. All the decal one's I've seen had the name stamped in the middle of the bat like the Speaker bat.
Your bat has the name on the end of the bat,very interesting!

Mike, great bats! It's neat to see the different knobs on the bats. I'll try and post some bats this weekend.

Clint

[mjkm90]

Yes, there is a nice stamped Spalding logo. It's one of the heaviest bats I own. Doyle was known for the considerable weight of his bats and it's interesting that Spalding carried that over to the store model versions.

[MGHProductions]

Here's my Delahanty. Sorry for the poor pictures!

[MGHProductions]

While we're on the topic of Stall and Deans.. Heres my Eddie Collins.. Very different in appearance. The Longer one doesn't appear to ever have had a decal.

[jboosted92]

While we're on the topic of Stall and Deans.. Heres my Eddie Collins.. Very different in appearance. The Longer one doesn't appear to ever have had a decal.


Are those 100% store model bats?

[slidekellyslide]

WOW!!!! Those are awesome bats MGH.

As far as store model and Stall & Dean bats go according to what I've read no Stall & Dean gamers have ever been found. It is assumed that all of them are store model bats. Not sure how they can know that, but I'm not an expert.

[mjkm90]

I love those bats!

[vintagesportscollector]

All great bats that everyone has shown!!

Fantastic Delahanty decal MGH!! I find it interesting that Jim Delahanty and Ping Bodie would "merit" a decal bat - their careers were average at best - I believe. Certainly not of the same stature as Speaker and Collins.

What other "average" players have decal bats from any of the manufacturers?

[ksfarmboy]

Here's a few of my favorite bats. The first is a Spalding bat that weighs around 55oz.The second is a J F Hillerich ring bat when they were located on First Street. The ring is on the end and doesn't show real good in the photo. The third bat is a Goldsmith ball knob bat. The fourth is a Spalding Willie Keeler bat.

[mjkm90]

Is the Goldsmith ball knob available for trade or purchase?:D

[sicollector1954@insightbb.com]

oijoiml

[sicollector1954@insightbb.com]

Here is my favorite bat of all of my decal bats. I think it dates to around 1880-1890. The Spalding logo and rings just jump off this bat. The vintage patina is fantastic but best of all---with such a huge monster to hit with---it weighs an unbelievable 17.1 oz. (Light as a feather)

[sicollector1954@insightbb.com]

Here are a couple of others--don't know what happened to the comments but don't see them.
Curious if anyone has ever had a Stall and Dean mushroom? Don't know if they are rare or not.
Also, the Goldsmith American League decal bat---wonder if there is a National League one out there as well? Thanks.

[mjkm90]

I've seen a S&D mushroom, but they are quite rare. Your bats are fantastic. Thank you for posting. Can you tell us how you came to own the Spalding ring bat? It's always a pleasure to hear collecting stories.

[slidekellyslide]

Those are awesome bats Dave. Thanks for sharing. Like Mike, I too would love to hear how you came to acquire these bats.

[sicollector1954@insightbb.com]

Thanks for the nice words. The Stall and Dean and Goldsmith came via the flea market route about 10 years ago. I have the Tris Speaker American Biffer but not nearly as nice as the one already posted. Also, most of my other decal bats are under glass so not able to get pics at this time.
The Spalding was an E-bay bat about 5 years ago and came from a private collection in which the person had it for over 25 years. I outbid some guy named Bush or Busher or perhaps Bushing! Nice to be a part of this forum once in awhile.

[ksfarmboy]

Great bats everybody. Dave, that's an incredible ring bat, how long is it? I have a newer (1890-1905) Spalding bat that is made from willow and it's extremely light as well. Yours might be willow too.

[sicollector1954@insightbb.com]

The bat is 35 inches in length. Thanks.

[Rob L]

I wasn't sure how far back you wanted to go. Here are a few. The top battle axe is a c1880s bat, the middle bat is probably an 1880s - 1890s Reach ring bat and the bottom bat is an 1850s - 1860s flat town-ball bat.

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/2521/im000530ey8.jpg

What's really cool about the top bat is that it was cracked and then repaired with six square nails (sorry, the picture is great):

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/900/im000532sm0.jpg

Rob L

[brianborsch]

Ksfarmboy,

Would you sell the Keelr bat? Please get back to me at borsch5529@comcast.net

Thanks!

Brian B

[jboosted92]

Ksfarmboy,

Would you sell the Keelr bat? Please get back to me at borsch5529@comcast.net

Thanks!

Brian B


1914-15 Ty Cobb Kork Grip Pro Model/Game used . Enjoy. ( only one known )

[ghostkid]

Ksfarmboy,

Please email me about the Keeler Spalding bat. I'd like to know the specs on the bat. Thanks

Kevin
kevinkasper@netzero.com

[earlywynnfan]

OK, this bat isn't as exciting as some of the others, but I'm hoping to resurrect this thread. Here is a George Burns (Giant, not Indian, although I have no idea how that's been determined) Spalding bat. I showed it to Dave Bushing, and he really liked it (even wanted to buy it.) I guess it pre-dates a more polished spalding logo.

Ken

[b.heagy]

I missed this thread. Great to see it back. Here are a few of my treasures. I love 19th century/turn of the century hand made bats. To some people they are junk but I just love them. The bat on the bottom of the first pic is almost 3 inches in diameter at the barrel end. Always looking to add more to my collection so if you have any to part with please let me know. I will post some pics of some other early bats later (not as impressive as other shown).

[sicollector1954@insightbb.com]

EARLYWYNNFAN--Can you please e-mail me when you get a chance? Thanks.

[dpm]

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h45/nd14/DSC08847.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h45/nd14/DSC08846.jpg
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h45/nd14/DSC08844.jpg

just to add a few

nice thread...great to see these old timers

[MGHProductions]

DPM,
Those are some great looking bats! Thanks for posting.Let me know if you ever want to trade that Ping Bodie S&D bat.
Matt

[Rob L]

c1850s town ball bat (flat barrelled):

[b.heagy]

DPM, Beautiful collection ! Thank you for sharing, always good to see gems like those.

Rob, AWESOME ! I never had one quite that old. I had one from the 1860s-70s era (didn't look like yours). I love that stuff.

Here are a few oldies that I had handy.

[b.heagy]

Picked this one up last week, one of my new favorites. Spalding Axletree ring bat in 100% original unaltered uncracked condition with just the right amount of use. They don't turn up looking like this too often. Enjoy !