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J. deBeer and Son, Inc. was founded in
1889 by Jacob deBeer, a German Dutch
immigrant tanner that began making his
own baseballs in a converted barn in
Johnstown, N.Y., soon after baseball's
origin. In 1916 the business was moved
to Albany where Jacob was joined by his
son Fredrick who developed and patented
the Clincher softball with its unique
protected seam in 1934.
"Presented with the complements of your distributor of Double Header
Baseballs and Softballs;" this
individual playing record was made
available to customers at sporting good
dealers that carried J. deBeer & Son
products. The top of the bi-fold
playing record has the first J. deBeer
& Son, Double Header logo. The bottom
has a space for the individuals name.
The back illustrates a variety of
baseball and softballs, dating to about
1965.
Inside, flanked by the 1956-1965 J. deBeer & Son Albany NY logo, and an ad
for the No. 91 Official Little League
baseball, is space to fill out about
the individual player; Name____
Position____ Team____ Season____ and
League____. A printed graph below is
provided to keep a game-by-game log of
batting and pitching records.
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