Baseball bat, ca. 1866

Object/Artifact

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Portsmouth Historical Society

Photo by Ralph Morang

Photo by Ralph Morang

Name/Title

Baseball bat, ca. 1866

Entry/Object ID

1782

Description

Rosewood - brown color- has slight scratches all over; a label used to be affixed on the base - what remains of it has illegible words. Presented to James Dow, pitcher for the Rockingham Nine in 1866. Commemorative bat, presented to James Dow, the pitcher for the Rockingham Nine, in 1866. The inscription on the bat reads: 'Presented to the member of the Rockingham Nine making the best score in the second match between the Kearsarge Club of Concord and the Rockingham Club of Portsmouth, September 11th, 1866." The Kearsarge Club won, 32-19."

Acquisition

Accession

1782

Source or Donor

Dow, James

Acquisition Method

Unknown

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1866

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

UDF21: The inscription on the bat (done on a metal plate - 5,6 x 1 3/4’’) reads: “presented to the member of the Rockingham Nine making the best score in the second match between the Kearsarge Club of Concord and the Rockingham Club of Portsmouth, Sept. 11, 186

Material

Woodl; silver plaques