Baseball
- Object Name:
- Baseball
- Object ID:
- 2004.043.163
- Place of Origin:
- Chicago, IL
- Date:
- circa 1920
- Description:
- Baseball (A), owned by Raymon S. Vaughan (1878-1958) of Portsmouth, NH, who played for teams in Penacook, NH, and managed the Portsmouth Navy Yard team. Unused, in original box. Black printing on white horsehide: "THOS. E. WILSON & CO. [over "W" logo] / WILSON / Official League / AERO CENTER / No. W150 / HORSE HIDE COVER / 1 OZ. RUBBER". Red and black stitching. Wrapped in tissue paper (stained), then in tin foil.
In red cardboard box (B), imprinted on all sides. Image of white baseball on two sides, and "WARRANTED / WILSON / HORSE HIDE / WILSON / Official League / AERO CENTER / PAT. APPL'D FOR / 9 IN. 5 OZ. / THOS. E. WILSON & CO. [over "W" logo]". On another side: "WILSON League Base Ball Uniforms / Fit and Please / WILSON Base Ball Gloves for / Better Results". On fourth side: "Send for Catalogue showing complete / line of Sporting and Athletic Goods / THOS E. WILSON & CO. / SAN FRANCISCO, CAL CHICAGO, ILL. NEW YORK, N. Y." On top: "Wilson Official League 'Aero Center Ball' adopted as / official ball by Pacific Coast League, American / Association and Eastern League. / Our Official League Ball is official for use in any / game played under the National Rules." On bottom: "Our Line of Base Balls Defies / Competition / WILSON GOODS must satisfy you / to satisfy us". Removable white paper band around box, covering flaps; imprinted on two sides: "Wilson / OFFICIAL LEAGUE / BALL / Number W150"; Wilson logo on the other two sides, one of which is also imprinted "Wilson / Quality / is in / Itself an / Assur / ance / of Real / Value". - Material:
- Leather
Textile
Rubber - Dimensions:
- Dia-2.9 inches
- Provenance:
- From collection of Dr. Dorothy M. Vaughan (1904-2004), preservationist and collector of Portsmouth, N.H., artifacts.
Raymon S. Vaughan (1878-1958), father of donor, was born in Redford, NY. His family moved to Penacook, NH, in 1889 and he began playing baseball in 1894 for various teams in Penacook and the Concord area. He played semi-pro ball for several different teams. He moved from Penacook to Portsmouth in 1917 to work at the Portsmouth Navy Yard. He played for the Portsmouth Athletic Club team in 1917-18, then retired from playing at the age of 40. He later managed the Portsmouth Navy Yard team. - Credit Line:
- Bequest of Dr. Dorothy Mansfield Vaughan
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