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Thread: Old catcher's mask
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04-05-2009, 06:43 PM #1
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Old catcher's mask
Hi, I'm a new member & I have an old catcher's mask that I am trying to get info on, like how old it is & who made it . It is put together very well with a diamond on the lower mouth cage & has heavy weld beading & has no tags. Can anyone help!
thanks
Bert
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04-05-2009, 06:56 PM #2
Re: Old catcher's mask
Very nice mask. Diamond "spitter", excellent welds. and "Spiderman style" eyes. 1920 or earlier. I love that style, I currently do not have a diamond spitter with spiderman eyes in my collection.
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04-05-2009, 08:20 PM #3
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Re: Old catcher's mask
i have always been infactuated with these types of masks. i might have to pick one up.
Baseball do what it do
-Ron Washington
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04-05-2009, 10:50 PM #4
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Re: Old catcher's mask
Thats a really nice mask. As mentioned, circa 1910's-20's. It has a lot going for it; original head-strap, nice complete padding, heavy bead welds, "google" eyes, and diamond shaped spitter. Everything a collector would want. Congrats on owning this mask.
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04-06-2009, 08:43 AM #5
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Re: Old catcher's mask
Thanks for the info on mask! I thought it was very old. Since it has no tag does anyone have any idea who made it, was it company made or custom made. Was it common to put a mfg tag on it?
Bert
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04-06-2009, 03:09 PM #6
Re: Old catcher's mask
Most tagging would have been done on the straps or stamped into the leather (normally in the chin area).
Great mask - unusually large spitter area though. Most spitters I've seen generally have a smaller circular opening.
Just wondering - can a ball fit through that diamond? The picturea make it appear that it is large enough that one might be able to.
All the best -
Chris
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04-07-2009, 06:55 PM #7
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Re: Old catcher's mask
Chris, The pix makes it look larger than it is, no way a ball can get in. Re-checked & there is nothing stamped in the chin so the tag must have been on the straps & lost.
thanks
Bert