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McQueen Bats Of
Belmont NY |
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MANUFACTURING PERIOD
Circa
1927-1961
MANUFACTURER
McQueen Bats
Belmont NY
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Clayton E. McQueen was the proprietor
of a woodworking plant in Belmont, NY
from 1927-1961. Select timber made into
billets, four inches square, and 42
inches long, would then
be turned into baseball bats that would
find their way into the hands of
baseball greats such as; Lou Gehrig,
Jimmie, Foxx, Hank Greenberg, and many
others. Following the preliminary
process the billets were shipped to the Kren
Bat Company factory in Syracuse, where they
were allowed to season several months
without being kiln dried. Baseball Bats
for Major League ballplayers were made
to order, according to weight, length
etc. Then a finish is applied.
Limited facilities at McQueen's four-man wood-working plant prevented the
owners from accepting larger order, but
in 1938 the plant did turn out 75,000
bats. The bats that were turned for
Major League players were ordered
through Joseph G. Kren in Syracuse. A
large portion Kren's stock came from
McQueen's plant in Belmont. The plant
also produced thousands of McQueen Bats
for wholesalers. The elongated octagon
center brand features crossed bats in
the center with the model number to the
left, right and top. Above the crossed
bats reads "McQueen Bats," below
"Belmont NY." Models include: No. 50 A,
No. 50 B, No. 48 A, No. 36 A, and No. 20 A. They
also produced Little League, and
softball bats.
In September of 1961 Clayton E. McQueen passed away at the age of 78. By
November the workshop and all it's
belongings; machines, automatic
baseball bat and variety lathe, table
saw, baseball bats, wood stock and tools
were sold off by his surviving wife.
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