Signed Colorado Silver Bullets Baseball & Display Case, 1995
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Artifact Overview
The Colorado Silver Bullets was the first all-female professional baseball team organized after the All-American Girls Professional League folded in 1954. The team played for four seasons (1994-1997) against men's minor league, semi-professional, and college teams. This baseball was autographed by members of the 1995 team.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Baseball (Ball)
Date Made
1995
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Baseball manufactured by Rawlings Sporting Goods Company; display case made in Taiwan by an unknown maker.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2011.264.45
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Lyn St. James.
Material
Leather
Cork (Bark)
Acrylic (Plastic)
Plastic
Color
White (Color)
Red
Blue
Black (Color)
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7.25 in
Width: 5 in
Length: 3 in
Inscriptions
Printed on baseball: SILVER BULLETS / COLORADO / RAWLINGS / CUSHIONED CORK CENTER / ROM-CSB
Impressed into bottom of base: DISPLAY MATES / SPORTS MEMORIES CO. / MADE IN TAIWAN
Sticker on bottom: ELECTRONIC AWARDS / HOLLY HILL, FL
Plaque: SILVER BULLETS / COLORADO / 1995
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