Baseball - From the US Patent Office

[dgarza]

The purpose of this thread is to share unique and interesting baseball related items from the US Patent and Trademark Office.

[dgarza]

Ball-bat
1890

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Interesting site, over the years I have checked out some patents relating to the game, some were really strange. Had some saved some where.

[Nimrod]

Ty Cobb had a patent-pending on a cork handle that he came up with.On September 15,1914 it received it`s patent and was called Kork Grip.cobbbatpatentmark.gifcobbkork.gif.Even the Babe was known to have one as seen in this 1923 photo.The Babe and The Mascot - early 20's.jpg