Reach's Official 1893 Baseball Guide

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Object Details

thru person

Rinsland, George

publisher; author

A. J. Reach Co.

maker

A. J. Reach Co.

Description

A.J. Reach's baseball guide for the 1893 season The guide contains information about the sport's history, how the game works, official averages, and descriptions of the different professional leagues.

At the time, the A.J. Reach Co. was the largest manufacturer of sporting equipment in the United States. The Philadelphia based company was bought out by Spalding in 1934.

Location

Currently not on view

Date made

1893

ID Number

CL.310547.041

accession number

310547

catalog number

310547.041

Object Name

book, baseball

baseball guide

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 4 1/2 in x 6 in; 11.43 cm x 15.24 cm

overall: 16.5 cm x 10.7 cm x 1 cm; 6 1/2 in x 4 3/16 in x 3/8 in

place made

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

Data Source

National Museum of American History

general subject association

Baseball

web subject

Sports

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-8532-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1064362