Corey- that is a great bat. Thanks for sharing with us. You know, you are the one mainly responsible for this whole memorabilia side, so I am glad you are being more involved lately. I don't collect 19th century anymore since I downsized the collection a bit.....but I did keep one card from the era. Shown many times but still goes well in this thread..
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Originally Posted by benjulmag
These are images of what is believed to be a bat used to play rounders (one of the precursors to baseball) in England in 1832. Note how it was intended to be held with only one hand, which is consistent with Peverelly's description of a rounder's bat being in the form of a policeman's truncheon.
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