Object Details
retailer
Stall and Dean
maker
Stall & Dean
Description (Brief)
Babe Ruth League Baseball intended for little league play. Made by the Stall and Dean Company, Brockton, MA. Balls like this were used from the 1950s into the 1970s. 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
Credit Line
Stall & Dean (through Henry N. Jackson)
date made
1956-1971
ID Number
1998.0324.07
accession number
1998.0324
catalog number
1998.0324.07
Object Name
baseball with box
ball with box
baseball
Physical Description
cork (overall material)
yarn (overall material)
leather (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 3 in; 7.62 cm
place made
United States: Massachusetts, Brockton
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Autographed Baseballs
Data Source
National Museum of American History
name of sport
Baseball
web subject
Sports
Manufacturing
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1300331