Ed Delahanty Vintage Hillerich & Bradsby 1911 Lathe Bat Phillies Senators

Description

Vintage Louisville Slugger Factory Lathe Bat/Ed Delahanty - Phillies Senators
Player:
Ed Delahanty
Label:
Lathe
DDD:
Era:
1911
Teams:
Phillies Senators
SideWritten:
Ed Delahanty (very light) 4-11-11
TeamsSideWritten
:
Comments:
Ed Delahanty lathe bat with vintage nail still attached at the knob
box L4
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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