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Pratt-Solomon Shield - 'A' Grade Minor Premiers

Overview

A Western Australian Baseball League trophy. The 'Pratt-Solomon Shield' is shield-shape, made of oak-coloured wood, with silver mounts. It is mounted on a curved wooden base with bevelled edges. Affixed at the top of the trophy is a metal silver scroll engraved with the name of the baseball league. Below the scroll is an oval-shape metal plate engraved with a year date and a 'change' to State League. In the centre of the trophy is a metal, silver, shield-shape title plate, engraved with the name of the donor/trophy name, and what the trophy was awarded for. Around the title plate are 34 smaller shield-shape, silver metal plates engraved with the year date and the name of the winning club/division.

Historical information

The Pratt-Solomon Shield was awarded to the West Australian Baseball League's 'A' Grade Minor Premiers from 1971 until season 1998/99.

With the amalgamation of the West Australian Baseball League Inc. (WABL) and the Baseball Development Foundation Inc. (BDF) on 5 May 1999, Baseball WA Ltd (BWA) was formed.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-100-2020.421
Width
36 cm
Height or length
37 cm
Depth
21 cm
Inscriptions and markings

[On scroll]
'West Australian Baseball League'

[On title plate]
'Pratt-Solomon'
'Shield'
'A Grade'
'Minor Premiers'

[On the winners shields]
'1971 Wembley'
'1972 Eagles'
'1973 Wembley'
'1974 Wembley'
'1975 Eagles'
'1976 Perth'
'1977 Victoria Park'
'1978 Wembley'
'1979 Victoria Park'
'1980 Victoria Park'
'1981 East Fremantle'
'1982 Victoria Park'
'1983 Swan Districts'
'1984 Kelmscott'
'1985 Cockburn Braves'
'1985-86 Northern Division - Morley Eagles'
'1985-86 Southern Division - Cockburn Braves'
'1986-87 Northern Division - Morley'
'1986-87 Southern Division - Cockburn'
'1987-88 Northern Division - Morley'
'1987-88 Southern Division - Melville'
'1988-89 Northern Division - Morley'
'1988-89 Southern Division - Melville'
'1989-90 Northern Division - Wembley'
'1989-90 Southern Division - Melville Braves'
'1991 Morley'
'1992 West Stirling'
'1992-93 South Perth'
'1993-94 Perth'
'1994-95 South Perth'
'1995-96 Morley Eagles'
'1996-97 Melville Braves'
'1997-98 Wanneroo'
'1998/99 State League - Wanneroo'

[Manufacturer's label on reverse]
'Cromwell Trophy Centre O'Connor'
'9 Jarvis St., O'Connor. 337 2207'

Contextual Information

The perpetual shield identifies the WABL clubs that won the 'A' Grade Minor Premiers trophy up until the League's change of name.

The trophy was passed to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by Baseball WA.

Statement of significance

This trophy commemorates a history and naming of teams that have achieved a level of excellence in baseball in Western Australia. Of social significance, it also preserves and exhibits Western Australian baseball history and heritage. It is in good condition and is well-provenanced.

Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
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Pratt-Solomon Shield - 'A' Grade Minor Premiers
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