12 inch wagner mini decal bat

[murphusa]

IMO "Salesman Sample" is really a made up term to sell something smaller than normal.

Miniatures are made for just what they are, nothing more

there has been one Wagner mini bat that has gone to auction 10 times with its "original felt case"

Well guess what, the felt doesn't fit the bat. It is too wide, not long enough, but that's what the auction people said so it must be true. Baloney

That the bat has a decal that is too big for it, maybe that day at the factory the new employee screwed up, and unknown to him he made a rare collectable for 90 years from then.


Because Bud or anyone else might have "touched it"

IMO, who cares, it is a mini bat with a decal on it

where did it come from? Maybe the billets always came in 36" sizes. One day on of the guys was making kids bat of 22" and decided to uses the excess to make another smaller bat took it to Bud and said, look I made you a way to make more money and so the mini bat was made.

cool item, worth good money but I think you are making to much out of a simple item.

Sorry

[minibatsman]

billets are 48 inches. a 36 inch bat is not common but it does leave 12 inches.
I do agree that these bats are probably a product of left over material.
I am also aware of the wagner and Jackson bats you mention.
I have salesman sample bags for three different companies all made by Spalding. and they don't look like those bags.
I am just a collector that has spent a lot of time putting together a collection of mini bats.
I don't feel I am any different than any other collector that thinks they have something different .
and regardless of the many mini decal bats that are out there.
there is maybe six of these bats that alone makes them rare.
it is also my opinion that some of what I have said is correct. and I do believe this one bat caused some problems at the time the decals were being applied.
Louisville slugger there own records state that about 1916 is when they started using decals. there are 12 inch H&S Cobb, Lajore, Daubert bats but the H&S Baker, Jackson and speaker decals are the same size as the Wagner and I have only found them on 14 inch bats.
I realy thank you for responding to my post I am a little older than most and couldn't have put those photos on here without the help of my daughter.
I started collecting in the 60s in south boston when my granfarther gave me some stuff
so maybe I have other stuff that others might looking at?