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Spotted a vendor who had baseball cards and programs and all that, but also tables of old bats and gloves. I had one of these mitts (it was my dad's... I'm not that old!), and I tried to use it, but oh man. I wouldn't want to catch a fast ball with that thing.
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now we just need some with some balls we could have a game
Searching for baseball bats made by W.E. Mains, Sandy Creek Maine. Also under Mains & Dolly, Mains & Ward. Made around late 1890's to early 1900's. These were made by Willard (Grasshopper) Mains. Also bats by J.R. Mains, Bridgton, Me. around 1951-1969.