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1905 Patent Composite Biffer Bat

1921 Louisville Slugger Stall and Dean Catalog


  Stall And Dean Manufacturing Co. Baseball bats
   
 
  • CIRCA - 1904-1966
  • DISTRIBUTER - Stall and Dean
 
 
NOTES:
 
   The Stall & Dean Manufacturing Co. in Brockton, Mass. was founded by W.T. Stall and C.H. Dean in 1898. Their product of sporting goods included; Base Ball Suits, Gloves, Mitts, Balls and Bats. The Stall & Dean Biffer baseball bat listed in the 1904 catalog was patented by Absalom Burrows in 1885, and Improvements were made in 1903. The composite baseball bat was made in nine sections from select ash, hickory and rattan (for the handle grip). The Biffer with a light handle, and heavy striking end, was designed to make the bat stronger, more flexible, without stinging the players hands.

 The 1904 catalog also features testimonial of approval, from Honus Wagner. Also listed is the No. 31 S.&D. League, No. 33 S.&D Collegiate, and No. 35 S.&D. Amateur. The Stall and Dean Biffer Composite bat was short lived, and quickly replaced by the no. 1  "Professional," but the "Autograph Biffer" line of baseball bats were brought back, by 1914, and turned from a single select second growth ash billit.

 Stall and Dean as advertised in the 1914 catalog, were "Factory Agents Louisville Slugger Bats" The Autograph Biffer bats feature signature models of players under contract with Louisville Slugger, which might indicate that the Stall and Dean bats were manufactured by Louisville Slugger. The Stall and Dean bats have; Biffer Bats, American Biffer, Fence Buster, and Biffer Jr., decal "picture transfers."

 The dating of the labels below are approximate, based on identifying them in catalogs that are available.

 
 
Stall and Dean Baseball Bats

1904-1914 1912-1931

1931-1945 1945-1966

1948-1966 1948-66

1904 1921 1931 1948

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