Roger Bresnahan Hillerich & Bradsby Vintage 1927 Lathe Bat New York Giants

Vintage Lathe Fungo Model Bat/Roger Bresnahan - Giants Tigers Toledo Mud Hens. Master bat, no factory stamped center label. 4-12-27 Roger Breshnahan (fungo model) Toledo. 34 inch and 39 ounce thick fungo model master bat used to make Bresnahan's bats during his coaching tenure with the New York Giants from 1925-28.

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. Blank: no brand name whatsoever. Handmade: no brand name whatsoever. Spalding: Spalding Sporting Goods Co. Ddd: dash, dot, dash in H&B center brand circa 1917 - 1922.

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. 63, Mastronet Reference and Price Guide for Collecting Game Used Bats by Dave Bushing and Dan Knoll.

The seller is "jcm331" and is located in North Bergen, New Jersey. This item can be shipped to United States.