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Wooden collection boxes from early baseball games
Overview
Two hand-held wooden collection boxes from early baseball games. One box has the word 'Gate' written on the handle. Each box has a slot, to accept the price of admission, cut into the sliding lid.
Historical information
In the early years of competitive baseball in Western Australia, games were played on the Perth Esplanade. These hand-held wooden collection boxes were used on match days to collect the price of attendance from spectators.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-100-2020.279
Item type
Collection Box
Material
Wood
Width
22 cm
Height or length
37 cm
Depth
9.5000 cm
Inscriptions and markings
Gate
Contextual information
These two collections boxes had been in the possession of Baseball WA and were passed to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives.
Last modified
Monday, 17 July, 2023
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Wooden collection boxes from early baseball games on Perth Esplanade.
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