Baseball
ManufacturerManufactured by
Tober Baseball Manufacturing Company
1912 - 1970
MediumBaseball: cork; horsehide; wool; yarn
Packaging: cardboard; tissue paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (Circumference of baseball): 9in. (22.9cm)
Component (H x W x D of packaging): 3 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4in. (7.6 × 7 × 7cm)
Component (H x W x D of packaging): 3 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4in. (7.6 × 7 × 7cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter Dzialo
DescriptionBaseball with red stitching and marked "Official League" and "180" in original cardboard packaging.
Object number2018.12.12a-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]/ MANCHESTER, CONN./ CORK CENTER/ Official League/ CEMENTED/ 5 OZ. 9 IN./ HORSEHIDE/ WOOL YARN/ 180"Subject Terms
On View
Not on viewabout 1860-1890