Bat, Baseball
- Object Name:
- Bat, Baseball
- Object ID:
- 1995.043.02
- Creator:
- Great American Plastics Company
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Nashua, NH
- Date:
- 1960-1980
- Description:
- Ball and bat set, plastic. "Sure-Hit Flat-Bat", c.1960s-70s. Green plastic bat with white plastic ball. Ball in original plastic bag, attached to bat with paper label with product name, "IRWIN CORP...", and "FOR THE FUTURE LITTLE LEAGUERS / Safety-Play Set."
- Material:
- Plastic
- Dimensions:
- L-30 inches
- Provenance:
- Bertram Cohen donated these toys to NHHS in response to solicitation for sample products made by New Hampshire producers. These toys were generally marketed through Woolworth Stores and Sears.
Irwin Corporation (1922- ), Nashua, NH. Toy manufacturer. Irwin Cohn, co-founder, president, and chairman of the board.
Great American Plastics Company. Nashua, NH, and Leominster, MA. Toy manufacturers. Headquarters at 85 Factory St., Nashua, NH.
Great American Chemical Corporation, Nashua, NH, and Leominster, MA. Manufactures PVC polymers; controlled by Great American Plastics Company. Bertram Cohen, owner, 1957-1980.
Nashua Plastics Company, Nashua, NH. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Bertram M. Cohen
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