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Official Geo. Young &
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Item Details |
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CIRCA
- 1935-1951
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MANUFACTURER -
George Young &
Company
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SIZE
- 16 Inches
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PRICE GUIDE
- $40.00 - $80.00
Very Good -
Excellent
Condition
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Founded in 1893 by George Young, Geo.
Young & Co. with a plant located at 715
South Western Avenue in Chicago,
manufactured baseball and softballs.
During the early 1900s, to though the
1930s, Young employed about 40
to 50 women to sew baseballs at home.
In 1925 a 24 year old Albert E. Fegan,
employed by Geo. Young at a young age,
was granted a
patent for an indoor
baseball. The indoor baseballs
made at this time were too heavy, and
his invention lightened the ball’s core
to ensure a truer flight.
Around
1925 Fegan's Geo. Young 16 inch
softball was officially adopted by the
Windy City Softball League. Fegan, promoted to manager of the Geo. Young Co., was also granted a
patent in 1931. His "Concealed stitch"
invention, a method to secure
the cover on baseballs and softballs is
believed to be the precursor to the
"Clincher" design made famous by J. deBeer & son.
This concealed stitch No C16 Official Geo. Young & Co., Windy City 16 inch
softball features the "Best Quality
Always - Young - Chicago" trademark
logo at the top, and reads "100% pure
Kapok - Thermatex treated" on the
bottom specs panel.
In 1952, Albert became president of
the George Young Company. Later he opened a
branch in Puerto Rico, and eventually
moved production
to Haiti. In 1962, he reopened a branch
in Milwaukee but continued to
manufacture softball in Haiti. George
Young Company became Lincoln
Diversified, a company founded by
Albert’s son, Albert Jr. It was located
in Elmhurst, Illinois but moved to
Florida.
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Official Geo. Young &
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| Best Quality Always Young Chicago Logo |
No. C16 Specs Panel |
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1935 Newspaper Ad |
Geo. Young & Co. 16
Inch Softball Box |
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