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<p>[QUOTE="BaseballGames, post: 2895811, member: 7826"]Thanks, Sabre. Pretty sure there isn't a resident baseball expert here, but if we're the closest thing to one that you've got, we'll give it a try... </p><p><br /></p><p>J Dagger, uniform identification is way outside our wheelhouse, but if you can establish those pants are 19th Century, you've got a good find. Best we can do is refer you to Net54, specifically their Memorabilia section [ <a href="https://net54baseball.com/forumdisplay.php?f=5" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://net54baseball.com/forumdisplay.php?f=5" rel="nofollow">https://net54baseball.com/forumdisplay.php?f=5</a> ]. There are several advanced collectors there who are expert on uniforms. The label you've already shown is helpful information. After you sign up at Net54, provide a pic of the backside of the pants as well -- pockets and whatnot are also useful details. </p><p><br /></p><p>The ball might be -- it's a bit difficult to tell from the photos -- might be a lemon-peel design, and if it is, that's almost definitely a 19th Century item, which gives it substantial value even in its ruptured state. </p><p><br /></p><p>The glove is not a 19th Century item, at our guess, but does look pre-War (WWII, that is). Again, a look at the back of it might help toward an identification -- even without a manufacturer label, the lacing and stitching patterns might be (might be) diagnostic. There are ball experts and glove experts as well at Net54.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BaseballGames, post: 2895811, member: 7826"]Thanks, Sabre. Pretty sure there isn't a resident baseball expert here, but if we're the closest thing to one that you've got, we'll give it a try... J Dagger, uniform identification is way outside our wheelhouse, but if you can establish those pants are 19th Century, you've got a good find. Best we can do is refer you to Net54, specifically their Memorabilia section [ [URL]https://net54baseball.com/forumdisplay.php?f=5[/URL] ]. There are several advanced collectors there who are expert on uniforms. The label you've already shown is helpful information. After you sign up at Net54, provide a pic of the backside of the pants as well -- pockets and whatnot are also useful details. The ball might be -- it's a bit difficult to tell from the photos -- might be a lemon-peel design, and if it is, that's almost definitely a 19th Century item, which gives it substantial value even in its ruptured state. The glove is not a 19th Century item, at our guess, but does look pre-War (WWII, that is). Again, a look at the back of it might help toward an identification -- even without a manufacturer label, the lacing and stitching patterns might be (might be) diagnostic. There are ball experts and glove experts as well at Net54.[/QUOTE]
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