I think the stampings on the ball dates it to 1946-48 so if authentic it's from Ruth's last years. There seems to be a third star underneath the William Harridge signature which makes it post 1944 and there seems to be single line of type (the patent info) between "the cushioned cork center" and the circular Reach logo. I think in 1945 there was still a second line (marca registrata) underneath the patent line.
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