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CIRCA
- 1951-1957
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MANUFACTURER
- Marathon Products
Inc. (Gauge)
Adirondack (Bat)
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LEGNTH
- Full and
Little League
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PRICE GUIDE
- $100.00.-$200.00
Very Good
- Excellent Condition
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Manufactured by Marathon Products Inc.
50 Norwalk Conn, FTD, this 1951-1957
Adirondack baseball bat was fitted with
an indicating gauge responsive to
circular or angular velocity. The
patent US2780098A, was applied for
in 1955 by the inventor Arthur M Maroth,
of Marathon Products Inc. The
bat was designed as a training device, to measure the speed
of your swing. With today's game being
dominated by technology, sabermetrics,
and “exit velocity," this bat was way
ahead of it's time. The bat was also
offered in a Little League model.
The gauge is responsive to circular or angular velocity, and more
particularly used for mounting in or on
a baseball bat; tennis or badminton
racket, golf club or the like to
indicate the circular or angular
velocity of the hitting stroke, which
velocity is a function of the speed and
distance of travel of the struck ball
or other object. A movable weight on
the housing, between the retracted and
extended positions against spring
action, becomes extended due to
centrifugal force when the piece is
swung, and is then held in any extended
position by a releasable catch. The
indicator shows the degree of extension
of the weight, and gives a reading that
is proportional to the force of the
swing.
The gauge which is screwed into the barrel of the baseball bat, reads out
in MPH. The gauge can be reset by
manually depressing the button.
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Swing Speed
Indicating Gauge Adirondack
Baseball Bat |
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1951-1957 Adirondack Bat
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