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MANUFACTURER
- Pneumatico Co.
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The Pneumatico Baseball Bat was
the brainchild of Charles P. Young, a
prominent business man of York, PA, and
a senior member of the firm of Young
and Busser, cigar and tobacco jobbers.
Young, held many patents which
included; Coin and slot machine(1893),
Rural-delivery letter-box(1903), and a
Top-spinning device(1902) that would
spin a top then eject it onto a table
for the amusement of children.
Young applied for a patent for the Pneumatic baseball bat, which had a hollow air-filled
core. There are no records that the
patent was approved, but Young secured
the trademark for the word "Pneumatico,"
in 1906, which was used or the center
brand. The knob on the bat was branded
in white; "Manufactured by Pneumatico,
Bat Co. York, PA."
The bat was produced and sold at the Young and Busser, Centre Square cigar
store, which carried a "large line of
Base Ball Supplies." The cigar store
which also bears the name of co-owner
John H. Busser, housed a pool hall, and
carried a variety of items such as;
walking canes, umbrellas, pocket books,
dog collars, cigars, tobacco & smokers'
articles.
The 1906 ad below states; "The Pneumatico base ball bat helps the player
to make hits on account of
its perfect balance and elasticity. The
York team proved it by making the best
batting record last year in the
Tri-State League, using the bat almost
exclusively, and not one broke from
June until the end of the season."
Pictured below in the left column is
the barrel top with the plug missing.
The Federal Arms Co. sporting goods store located at 116 N Pennsylvania
St., IN, sold the Pneumatico baseball
bat in 1907. The cigar store owner,
Charles P. Young passed away in 1912
from a bronchial infection, and in 1916
Kaufman's Market Square Underselling
store, bought out the overstock and
liquidated the bats which had a retail
price of $1.00, for .39¢ each.
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Pnematico Baseball Bat |
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| Pneumatico Baseball Bat Knob |
1906 Young & Busser Ad |
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Young & Busser Co. (Baseball
Supplies Display Window on
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