Official Little League baseball - J. deBeer & Son

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Overview

This official Little League baseball is an off-white colour due to the ingrained dirt in the leather. The stitching on the seams is a faded red. The ball has been inscribed with legible and illegible handwriting. The maker's mark stamped on the ball features 'J. deBeer & Son' above a baseball with 'Double' written on it next to 'Albany NY' written above a second baseball with 'Header' printed on it. The two baseballs are separated by a throwing player. Below the baseballs is stamped 'Est. ® 1889'.

Historical information

This official Little League baseball was made by J. deBeer & Son of Albany, New York. J. deBeer & Son were established in 1889 and produced baseballs until being bought out in the 1980s. The style of the maker's stamp indicates the date of manufacture was c.1965.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.228

Item type

Sports Equipment

Themes

People
Social History
Sport

Material

Leather

Threads

Width

7.5000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

'Official Little League Baseball'
'5 oz.'
'No. ? Cushioned cork center'

[Manufacturer's stamp]
'J. deBeer & Son Albany N.Y.'
'Double Header'
'Est. ® 1889'

[Handwritten inscription]
'Millburn, N.J. USA'
'May 4 1971'

Contextual Information

This baseball was donated by the family of Ray Allen, who played for Wests Baseball Club in the 1950s and was a stalwart of Little League in the Tuart Hill area of Perth for many years.

Keywords

Little League Baseball

J. deBeer & Son, Albany, New York

Millburn, New Jersey

Sports Equipment

Ray Allen

Baseball WA

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