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Mickey Mantle's Switch
Hitter Batting Practice
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Item Details |
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CIRCA
- 1957
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MANUFACTURER
- Irwin Corp.
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SIZE
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16" x 12.5" x
4.5"
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PARTS
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Pitching machine,
pneumatic tubing &
rubber bulb (remote
control), 3 balls,
instructions.
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PRICE GUIDE
- $200.00 - $350.00
Excellent - Near
Mint Condition
Information
Provided by:
Keymancollectibles.com
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Mickey Mantle's Remote Control,
Automatic Mechanical, Switch Hitter,
Indoor and Outdoor, Batting Practice
Set, was Made by the Irwin Corporation
of New York. The large 16 inch by 12
1/2 inch, white, red, and green box
came with an illustration of Mickey
Mantle on the top right part of the
die-cut section of the cover. Inside
the heavy corrugated cardboard box, and
also illustrated on the lower left of
the cover, was the 12 inch high, red
pitching machine, that featured a
"Mickey Mantle Switch Hitter" baseball
logo. The set also included
3 plastic baseballs, pneumatic tubing
attached to "The Pitcher" with a rubber
bulb at the end, used to step on to
activate the pitcher.
The set came with simple illustrated
instructions. To load the pitcher:
"First pull down the lever at the side
until it locks at the bottom. Then load
the three balls into the top hopper.
One will fall into the bottom hopper.
The other two remain at the top - they
will drop down into the pitching
position after the lever is reset for
the next pitch." To Pitch: Stretch out
the tubing and do not press the rubber
bulb before you are ready for the
pitch. Take up your batting position
facing the pitcher with the rubber bulb
within reach of your forward foot. When
you are ready for the pitch press the
bulb sharply."
The instructions also had an Important
note, stating: "Always take particular
care not to puncture the rubber tubing
or the bulb release as this will
exhaust the air pressure necessary to
operate the Pitcher." These sets often
surface in today's collectors market
with the rubber bulb, dried out and
hardened from age. Some with the rubber
melted from being stored in a hot area,
such as a heating source, or attic. The
instructions had the warranty,
that in the event of damage the unit
Irwin would make the necessary repairs
for the sun of $2.00 plus postage.
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