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MANUFACTURING PERIOD
Circa 1948-1955
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RETAILOR
Western Auto Associate Stores
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Western Auto Supply Company—known more
widely as Western Auto—was a specialty
retail chain of stores that supplied
automobile parts and accessories.
Western Auto primarily sold products
under their own private labels,
including tires, batteries,
electronics, appliances, and tools.
Western Auto also sold sporting goods,
using the "Western's" private
store brand.
Before 1956, baseballs,
baseball gloves and bats featured
the "Western's" Western Auto circle
arrow logo. From 1956 through to the
1980s, Western Auto Associate Stores
sold Sporting goods under the private
"Revelation" label, which at first
featured the western Auto circle arrow.
In 1965 the
circle arrow was removed, leaving just
the "Revelation" script logo. Western
Auto issued baseball bats with the
"Wizard" branding around 1947. Wizard was a private
name brand used for appliances, tools,
batteries,
and typewriters.
"Western's" brand block letter player endorsed baseball bats include:
Babe Ruth Model Leaguer No. 416; Hank
Greenberg Model Leaguer No. 416; Rogers
Hornsby Model Leaguer No. 418; Williams
Model No. G1416;
Mize Model No.
G1436; Kell Type Semi-Pro No.
G1470; Johnny Pesky Leaguer, No. 416;
DiMaggio Type No G1435;
Kiner Type No.
G1436; Thomson Type No. G1436;
Musial Type No. G1436.
Prep School Softball bat,
Official Softball No. 45R34.
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Western Auto Stores
Western's Baseball Bats |
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1956-1964 |
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Western Auto Stores
1947 Wizard Baseball Bat |
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