Great Week for Auction Finds! 19th Century Bat

[PGriffin]

Looking for a idea on the age of this bat, Looks very similar to many of the 1860's- 1870's trophy bats. It was hand turned as there are still tool marks visable and at one point appears to have been painted blue. Bat is roughly 35 inches, and very thin. I picked it up this along with an amazing glove over the weekend. I paid 25 bucks for the bat and 125 for the glove at seprate sales. I have put a moden gamer next to it for comparison.

[vintagesportscollector]

Nice Lutzke-style 3-finger glove. The condition appears to be fantastic....nice rolled piping and lining.

I'll defer my opinipon on the 19th century bat because that's not my best area of expertise. I have a hard time dating 19th century bats. Mike H. or Rob L. probably would have a better opinion....But that does look like other bats that I have seen that are believed to be 19th century..could be an 1860s townball bat??

That being said I would have snatched that bat up for $25 too(and more).

[Rob L]

Awesome bat. It definitely appears early, I'm would say in the 1860s to 1870s range. Definitely a steal for $ 25.00.

Rob L

[PGriffin]

This bat is by far now possibly one of my favorite items in my collection, it is certainly something which is not often often found. As for the glove its conditon is great, very soft not rips or tears. It is a Goldsmith, and still does have some silver left in its lettering. This one is also a keeper for my glove collection. Now if I can only find a nice workmans glove I can finally take a break for a while.

[mjkm90]

That look like an early Richmond bat. I have one very similar. The dating is probably about right. Value on the bat is the tough part. In REA it could bring $200-$400 with the proper write up. On ebay, maybe $50-$100. The glove is extremely nice. Easily $250-$350 with the right collectors going for it. Both are outstanding pickups.

[mjkm90]

My mistake on the style. This is a Massachusettes style bat.