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Bon-Tober Sporting
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Item Details |
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CIRCA
- 1920's
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MANUFACTURER-
Bon-Tober Sporting
Goods Co.
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SIZE
- 5
ounce, 9
inches
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PRICE GUIDE
- $200.00 - $300.00
Very Good - Excellent
Condition
Because of the
scarcity of this
baseball and lack
of sales data the
value is estimated
based on selling
prices of baseballs
with similar
history and age.
Information
Provided by:
Keymancollectibles.com
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Making baseballs since 1902, Russian
Immigrant Meyer Tober was a co-founder
of Bon-Tober Sporting Goods in 1912.
From their factory located in Hartford
CT. the company manufactured leather
sporting goods that included;
baseballs, baseball gloves, footballs,
playground balls, basket balls, boxing
gloves and punching bags. In 1927, the
company was purchased and operated by
the McKinnon Dash Co. of Buffalo, New
York. (McKinnon was a manufacture of
dashboards for horse drawn buggies and
carriages dating back to 1878.) For a
short transition period products were
sold with the Bon-Tober/McKinnon brand
name.
After 1930 McKinnon Dash began producing a complete line of leather
sporting goods, under the "McKinnon"
brand name. After the McKinnon buyout,
Meyer Tober formed the
Tober Baseball Manufacturing Co. in
Manchester, manufacturing Eagle brand
baseballs and softballs. Needing more
space the company relocated to
Rockville
CT, in 1955.
At the age of 82, founder and President of the Tober Baseball
Manufacturing Co. Meyer Tober, was shot
& murdered by employee Adino Ryes in
1964. The day before the shooting Tober
had been talking to Ryes who had been
considering committing suicide because
of family problems. Tober had tried to
talk him out of it, and urged Ryes to
see a doctor. The company
continued to operate until 1970 when a
factory fire might have closed them
down. The Tober family was committed to
getting the factory up and running, but
there is no news about the company thereafter.
The Bon-Tober Sporting Goods Co. College League Rubber Center No.
40 Baseball is made of Genuiine
leather, weighs 5 oz. with a
circumference of 9 inches. The top
panel features the Bon-Tober crossed
bats "TRADE" "MARK" baseball logo
centered by "B-T" At the top of the
outer circle reads "BON -TOBER" and
"SPORTING GOODS CO." at the bottom.
Below the logo reads, "HARTFORD CONN."
During the transition period after the
McKinnon Dash Co. purchased Bon-Tober,
the logo remains the same with the
exception of "MCKINNON" is placed
across the center of the baseball, over
the letters "B-T" and between the
crossed bats, extending outside the
outer circle. ("Bon-Tober" remains at
the top)
Baseballs made by the
Tober Baseball Manufacturing Co. have
the Eagle brand logo, with 'TOBER" at
the top and "MANCHESTER CONN." inside a
ribbon, at the bottom until 1955 when
it reads "ROCKVILLE CONN."
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Bon-Tober Sporting
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| Bon-Tober Hartford CT. Baseball Logo |
1923 Bon-Tober
Sporting Goods Ad |
Bon-Tober Genuine Leather No. 40 Baseball |
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