Contributed by Fryeburg Historical Society
Description
The bat has "Mains, Dolley, and Ward Makers Fryeburg Me." burned into it.
Owned by Timothy Adams, it was most likely manufactured at the mill on Wards pond. The mill, built by John Ward before 1900, was later purchased by A.H. and S.E. Ward.
The mill originally manufactured wagons, pungs, sleighs, and peevies. It made baseball bats for a time in the 1940s.
About This Item
- Title: Baseball bat, Fryeburg, ca. 1940
- Creator: Mains, Dolley, and Ward
- Creation Date: circa 1940
- Subject Date: circa 1940
- Location: Fryeburg, Oxford County, ME
- Media: Wood
- Dimensions: 86 cm x 6 cm x 7 cm
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Fryeburg Historical Society83 Portland St, Fryeburg, ME 04037
(207) 256-3001
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