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The Wales 'Made of Selected Wood'
baseball bats do not feature a
manufacture Co. or location branding.
There is no available company information on
Wales. All products under the Wales
brand name, which included; transistor
radios, cameras, sporting goods such as
baseball gloves, baseball bats, and
baseballs, were imported from Japan.
None of the products or packaging,
included company information, a
physical address, other than Japan.
Products were sold in discount stores
such as Pay Less Drug Stores, Bargain
Fair, Wig Wam, and Sad Sack Stores, in the
early to mid 1960's.
The Wales brand baseball gloves are
most commonly found in the collectors
market. There are two slightly
different baseball bat brandings, that
were marketed from about 1961-1966. One
known player model a 'Big League Duke
Snider' bat with name in block letters.
The bulk of the collectors value for a
baseball bat relies on the player
endorsement, and will vary accordingly.
This baseball bat without one, will
rely on the little known Wales
branding. These type of bats could run
from $20.-$150. more or less based on
condition and attractiveness. I don't
see a great demand, for this generic
type discount store bat brand, and
more than likely the value would
be closer to the low end of that price
range.
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