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Baseball

Object number2024.39.1

Datec. 1953

MediumHorsehide; Cork; Rubber; Thread

Credit LineGift of Family of Virginia Carver

DescriptionBaseball with red laces. Black text in the front-center of the ball and in the bottom section of the ball on the front. Manufacturer's label on the top of the front of the ball features two large baseballs, with a man dressed in a baseball uniform in between both balls. Red handwritten text on the proper left side of the front of the ball, with red marks around the text in the shape of a box. DimensionsCircumference: 9.875 in. (25.1 cm)
InscriptionsText on the front of the ball reads: "AMERICAN GIRLS' / BASEBALL LEAGUE". Text in the lower section on the front reads: "No. GE [illegible] O / 5 Oz. 10 in. / HORSEHIDE COVER". Possible dark text below this, or possible discoloration.

Red text on the proper right side reads: "V.C.".
MarksMark on top of ball is mostly illegible, but possibly reads: "J. deBeer & So." above the baseball on the proper right side of the label, and "ALBANY NY" above the proper left side of the label. Text in the proper left ball reads: "DOUBLE" and ball on the proper right side reads: "HEADER". Text below the proper right ball reads: "EST.", "®" symbol between the legs of the player, and "1889" printed below the proper left ball.

Related person Virginia Carver

Related institution South Bend Blue Sox

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