Baseball

Baseball

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Description (Brief)
Professional League baseball, style No. 2000, with original box. Made by the Stall and Dean Company of Brockton, Massachusetts. This object was acquired from the Stall and Dean Company of Brockton, Massachusetts as an example of its catalog merchandise and was never used.
The Stall and Dean Sporting Goods Manufacturers Company was founded in 1898 and is one of the oldest sporting goods companies in the country. It first produced baseball, basketball and football uniforms along with football helmets. They soon expanded to uniforms and equipment for a variety of sports and was the first company to manufacture hockey uniforms and equipment.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
baseball
date made
1965-1975
retailer
Stall and Dean
maker
Stall & Dean
place made
United States: Massachusetts, Brockton
Physical Description
leather (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 3 in; 7.62 cm
ID Number
1998.0324.08
accession number
1998.0324
catalog number
1998.0324.08
Credit Line
Stall & Dean (through Henry N. Jackson)
subject
Baseball
Manufacturing
Sports
Professional
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Cultural and Community Life: Sport and Leisure
Autographed Baseballs
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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