CIRCA 1900 - D&M ACORN KNOB BASEBALL BAT - VERY RARE AND UNUSUAL BAT
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:5455968 | Original/Reproduction: Original |
| Year: 1900 |
OFFERED HERE IS AN ANTIQUE AND VINTAGE BASEBALL BAT. THIS IS A VERY RARE D&M MAKER BAT WHICH WAS A PRIVATE MAKER SPORTING GOODS COMPANY KNOWN FOR VERY FINE EQUIPMENT AND IS HIGHLY SOUGHT OUT BY COLLECTORS. THIS IS A CIRCA 1895-1905 "ACORN KNOB" BASEBALL BAT WHICH MEASURES 30.75 INCHES LONG AND WEIGHS 32 OZ. IT IS PAINTED GREEN AND RED WHICH MAKES ME POSSIBLY CONCLUDE IT WAS WHAT COMPANIES CALLED A "FANCY BATS" PRIOR TO 1900. THESE WERE BATS THAT WERE PAINTED COLORS WITH FANCY AND U...NUSUAL KNOBS AND SOMETIMES STRIPES AS WELL. NOT SURE IF THIS WAS OR NOT BUT EITHER WAY ATTRACTIVE FOLK ART LOOKING RARE KNOB AND MAKER BAT. THIS IS CERTAINLY IS AN EARLY D&M BAT BY THE LOGO. D&M HAD A SPOTTED DOG OR "LUCKY DOG LOGO" AS ITS MASCOT AND IN ALL ITS LOGOS. THE VERY EARLY BATS HAD DOGS BUT WITH "NO SPOTS ON THEM" SO EASY TO IDENTIFY ONE OF THE EARLIER BATS. FEW WERE MADE WITHOUT THE SPOTS. THIS BAT HAS NO SPOTS ON DOG.THE D&M LOGO STRONG IN MIDDLE OF BAT AND OVERALL CONDITION GOOD THIS WAS PROBABLY A YOUTH BAT BASED ON LENGTH AND SIZE AND NO CHIPS OR CRACKS TO SPEAK OF BUT SOMEONE HAS NOTCHED A BIT OF WOOD FROM UNDER THE ACORN KNOB (DID NOT TOUCH KNOB) MAYBE FOR HANDLING OR EASE (SEE PICTURES) . OVERALL VERY INTERESTING AND RARE D&M LOGO BAT FROM A VERY EARLY PERIOD. PLEASE LOOK FOR SOME SUPER RARE GLOVES AND CATCHERS EQUIPMENT THAT WILL BE COMING UP FOR SALE THIS WEEK OR NEXT IN MY AUCTIONS. Return for any reason and get 100% refund with no questions asked. Must be in same condition as when shipped to you and you have 14 days from date on receipt to return. I have been on Ebay since 1998 and have a 100% feedback.
