Roger Bresnahan Hillerich & Bradsby Vintage 1927 Lathe Bat New York Giants

Description

Vintage Lathe Fungo Model Bat/Roger Bresnahan - Giants Tigers Toledo Mud Hens
Player:
Roger Bresnahan
Label:
master bat, no factory stamped center label
DDD:
Era:
1927
Teams:
New York Giants
SideWritten:
4-12-27 Roger Breshnahan (fungo model) Toledo
TeamsSideWritten
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Comments:
34 inch and 39 ounce thick fungo model master bat used to make Bresnahan's bats during his coaching tenure with the New York Giants from 1925-28.
box HOF lathe 3
BAT KEY:
Names in parentheses indicate that the first name of the player is deduced from various factors
Sig:  The facsimile signature of the player's name is stamped into the barrel of the bat
Block:  The player's name is stamped into the barrel in block letters
Master:  bat used as a template to make a particular player's bat
Side-written only:  Information denoting the player is  written by the factory on the side of the barrel when a player sent his bat in to be used as a prototype for future bats*
Lathe:  Bats used as a guide to place on the lathe to produce a particular player's bats
Hillerich & Son:  1890's - circa 1912:  J. F. Hillerich & Son
Blank:  no brand name whatsoever
Hillerich & Son Co.:  circa 1911-1916:  J.F. Hillerich & Son Co.
Handmade:  no brand name whatsoever
H&B:  Hillerich & Bradsby circa 1916-1980
Adirondack:  Adirondack Bat Co. post 1945
Powerized:  post 1930 H&B
Spalding:  Spalding Sporting Goods Co.
ddd:  dash, dot, dash in H&B center brand circa 1917 - 1922
A.J. Reach:  A.J. Reach Sporting Goods
dddd:  double dash dot dash in H&B center brand circa 1916-1918
Kren:  Joseph P. Kren Bat Co.
Wright & Ditson: Wright & Ditson Sporting Goods
* "Side-written bats are among the most coveted in the hobby, as they provide airtight provenance relative to game use." p. 63, Mastronet Reference and Price Guide for Collecting Game Used Bats by Dave Bushing and Dan Knoll.
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