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Paxton &
Gallagher Co. Pagoma
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MANUFACTURING PERIOD
1920's-1930's
MANUFACTURER
Hillerich & Bradsby
Co., Louisville Slugger
for the
Paxton & Gallagher Co.
of Omaha
Information
Provided by:
Keymancollectibles.com
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Pagoma was the private store brand of
the Paxton & Gallagher wholesale &
hardware Co. of Omaha, Nebraska. The
name Pagoma is derived from PAxton-Gallagher-OMAha.
Paxton & Gallagher Wholesale Grocery
was founded in 1879 by William A.
Paxton, and Ben Gallagher in Omaha,
Nebraska. A few years later they became one of
the largest grocery companies in the
West. Business took off when they
launched their Butter-Nut line of
foods, especially after 1913 when they
began selling Butter-Nut brand coffee.
The Paxton and Gallagher Wholesale
Grocery firm was sold to Gilbert C.
Swanson and W. Clarke Swanson and
renamed Butternut Foods in 1958.
By the 1920's, the Paxton & Gallagher catalog included a full line of
sporting goods, baseball gloves,
and bats. The Baseball Bats in
the catalog, featured the
"PAGONA Shield of Quality" branded &
decal logos. The Pagoma Brand bats were sold side by side
with the Louisville Slugger line. Pagoma Models included: No. 100 and No.
104 Professional League, No. 102
League, No. 75 Semi-Professional,
Regulation decal bat, No. 4 King of the
Field, No. 6 Junior League, and the no.
7 Crackerjack. The "special models of
world famous players" are endorsers of
Louisville Slugger, another indication
that the bats were manufactured by the Hillerich & Bradsby Company.
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Paxton & Gallagher Co.
Pagoma Baseball Bat No. 6 |
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| Pagoma Shield Of Quality
Trademark Logo |
Pagoma Baseball Bat decal |
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