Vtg 1920s 30s W. H Gunlocke Chair Co NY Wa-Land Model 35 Baseball Bat 34 Rare
H Gunlocke Chair Co NY Wa-Land Model 35 Baseball Bat 34 Rare. Antique/vintage bat in good/fair condition for age and show wear from age use and storage. Handle is cracked with old black grip tape repair. Knob has wood loss as photographed.
Slight wood loss on barrel end. Kind of a double stamping on center brand in the wa-land area. Rare bat in any condition.
Some incoming the company reads below. See all photos for condition and/or measurements.
Gunlocke and four other wood furniture experts acquire a vacant factory in Wayland, New York. Gunlocke Chair Company, which initially specialized in seating for homes, libraries and lounges. Despite the Great Depression, Gunlocke continues to grow. Roosevelt enhances the company's prestige by choosing Gunlocke furniture for the White House.
The company produced furniture products for nine U. Presidents, including the White House dinning room chairs for the First Lady Jackie Kennedy. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy made crucial Cuban Missile Crisis decisions from his Gunlocke chair in the Oval Office. Baseball bats were made by the W. Gunlocke Chair Company, when furniture sales were slow. There are three known bat models that have surfaced in the hobby. A 29 youth model No. 25, and two full size models, No. The baseball bat label forms a diamond with the company branding which reads "A" to form the top point of the diamond, followed by "WA-LAND" below center, with the "W" providing the left point of the diamond and the "D" forming the right point. GUNLOCKE, CHAIR CO, WAYLAND, NY With NY forming the bottom point in the diamond.