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Crowell Publishing Company Junior Salesman
Crowell League Baseball Bats |
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Crowell League
Baseball Bats |
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Item Details |
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CIRCA
- 1924-1940
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MANUFACTURERS
-Hillerich &
Bradsby Co.,
-Wilson Sporting
Goods Co.
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SIZE
- 32" -
35"
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PRICE GUIDE
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$25.00- $40.00
Endorsed Models $50.00-$100.00
Very Good -
Excellent Condition
Value will vary
based on player
demand
Information
Provided by:
Keymancollectibles.com
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As early as 1924, the Crowell
Publishing Company offered boys the
opportunity to earn money or prizes. Working as a Junior salesman
they sold and delivered magazine
subscriptions for; Collier's, Woman's
Home Companion, and American Magazine.
In doing so, the young entrepreneurs
earned vouchers that could be exchanged
for cash or prizes listed in the "Big
Book of Prizes." In the 1930's the Crowell
Publishing Company listed over 300
prizes in the 32 page catalog such as;
Bicycles, radios, and Sporting Goods,
which included baseballs, gloves and
baseball bats.
The Crowell Publishing Co. book of
prizes listed the bats "made by the
makers of the Louisville Sluggers" with
a manufacturers stock image. The
"Crowell League" branded baseball bats
were produced without a model number,
just a squiggly line after "NO.~~" Wilson
Sporting Goods also produced a Crowell
League baseball bat, without a model
Number. The Reach 10G baseball glove
pictured in the 1929 Popular Mechanics ad
below, was
issued by Crowell Publishing without
the model No. and the "Crowell League"
stamp.
Most of the Crowell League baseball bats that have surfaced in the
collectors market were made by
Hillerich &
Bradsby Co. with the standard
1932-1952, H&B center brand. Hillerich &
Bradsby Co. also produced bats with the
1916-1932 "League" center brand with a
squiggly line in place of a model No.
Wilson Sporting Goods baseball bats can
be dated to 1932-1937, and
just have the "Crowell League" branding
on the barrel. The Hillerich &
Bradsby Co. bats were made with and without player
endorsements. The endorsed Block Letter Player Model's include; Mickey Medwick, Lou Gehrig,
Hank Greenberg, and Joe DiMaggio. The
Crowell Junior salesman ads
disappear after 1940.
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Crowell Junior
Salesman Crowell League
Baseball Bats |
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| Crowell Publishing
Co. 32 page Book of
Prizes |
Crowell Publishing
Co. 32 Page Book of
Prizes Back |
1929 Popular
Mechanics Crowell
publishing ad |
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