Baseball
ManufacturerManufactured by
Tober Baseball Manufacturing Company
1912 - 1970
MediumBaseball: rubber; wool; yarn; horsehide
Packaging: cardboard; tissue paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (Circumference of baseball): 9 1/8in. (23.2cm)
Component (H x W x D of packaging): 2 7/8 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4in. (7.3 × 7 × 7cm)
Component (H x W x D of packaging): 2 7/8 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4in. (7.3 × 7 × 7cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter Dzialo
DescriptionBaseball with red stitching and marked "155" in original carboard packaging.
Object number2018.12.11a-b
MarkingsAccession number written on baseball in black ink under stitching above the company logo and written in pencil on the bottom of the cardboard packagingInscribedStamped in black ink on baseball: "TOBER/ [image of an eagle]/ ROCKVILLE, CONN./ Major League/ RUBBER CENTER/ 155/ 5 OZ. 9 IN./ WOOL CORE/ YARN WOUND/ HORSEHIDE COVER"Subject Terms
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