Manufactured by
Hillerich & Bradsby Co., American, founded 1884
Owned by
Sinclair, Clayton, American
Sinclair, Hazel, American
Subject of
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Date
ca. 1970
Medium
paint on wood
Dimensions
H x W x D: 29 1/16 × 3/8 × 15/16 in. (73.8 × 0.9 × 2.4 cm)
Description
A Louisville Pro Little League baseball bat from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The wooden bat has a stamp in the middle in a black oval that reads [LOUISVILLE / PRO / HILLERICH & BRADSBY Co / MADE IN CANADA / KENTUCKY]. At the top of the bat is additional stamped cursive text that reads [Da[nn?]y C[?] / New York Yankees / APPROVED Little [League?].
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place made
United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Type
bats
Topic
Baseball
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Business
Recreation
Segregation
Sports
Travel
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
Object number
2011.12.46.1
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b3096893-51aa-4b03-9825-8a33ad0d676f

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