It's a Louisville Bat

CIRCA - 1932 - 1949
MANUFACTURER - Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
SIZE - 32"- 36"
PRICE GUIDE - $150.-$250.
Very Good - Excellent condition
(Rare "It's a Louisville" center brand)
Value will vary on based on player demand

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NOTES:

The center brand on this Hillerich & Bradsby Co. baseball bat is unique to the No. 150 line of baseball bats. Unlike the the high quality bats that Read "Louisville Slugger" at the top of the oval or the inexpensive store model bats that read "Hillerich & Bradsby Co." this center brand reads "It's A Louisville." This label first appears in catalogs around 1932, offered with player's name in block letters. As Illustrated it also had the "It's A Louisville" branded above the players name on the barrel. The 1935 catalog lists that the No. 150 was available with "players such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Roger Hornsby Chuck Klein and others."

By 1949 the No. 150 became the catalog designation for the "Professional" model. The bat featured a "Professional" branding on the barrel with the players name in block letters below. The bat was also available in a special model, and given the catalog no. 150S. Special models are turned to slightly smaller dimensions made for use by high school level and teen-aged ball players. Sometime in the 1950's the No. 150 was used for the "Grand Slam" model. The "It's A Louisville" center brand was changed to the H&B standard branding, with "It's A Louisville" branded to the right of the oval. By 1970 the No. 150 was discontinued.

H&B "It's A Louisville" Branded No. 150 Professional Baseball bat

Hillerich & Bradsby Co. It's A Louisville Professional Baseball bat

No. 150 Louisville Slugger 'it's a Louisville' branding

1932 No. 150 "It's a Louisville" branding

1949 H&B No. 150 Professional 'It's A Louisville' Center Brand

1959 H&B No. 150 Grand Slam Baseball Bat

1959 H&B Standard Brand No. 150 Grand Slam Baseball Bat

1963 H&B No. 150 Grand Slam Baseball Bat

1963 H&B No. Standard Brand 150 Grand Slam Baseball Bat

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