Baseball Bat, Used by Harry B. Mosley, circa 1920

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Baseball bat

Date Made

circa 1920

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Made in America

Object ID

90.293.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Wood (Plant Material)

Color

Brown

Dimensions

Height: 2 in
Width: 1.5 in
Length: 33.75 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Rawsonville Baseball bats Bats (Game equipment) Baseball (Field sport) Sports Mosley, Harry B. Lincoln Motor Company (Detroit, Mich.)

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Baseball Uniform, Worn by Harry B. Mosley, circa 1920
Recreational sports leagues have been an important part of work life from the late 1800s to the present. Company-sponsored teams are thought to provide good advertising as well as a way to have employees "play hard" and work hard. This well-worn uniform was used by a Lincoln Motor Company worker in the greater Detroit area in the 1920s.
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Baseball Glove, Used by Harry B. Mosley, circa 1920
Recreational sports leagues have been an important part of work life from the late 1800s to the present. Company-sponsored teams are thought to provide good advertising as well as a way to have employees "play hard" and work hard. Henry Mosley of Rawsonville Village, Michigan, used this glove playing for the Lincoln Motor Car Company baseball team around 1920.