Reach's Official 1893 Baseball Guide

Object Details

Date made
1893
thru person
Rinsland, George
publisher; author
A. J. Reach Co.
maker
A. J. Reach Co.
Description
A.J. Reach's baseball guide for the 1893 season The guide contains information about the sport's history, how the game works, official averages, and descriptions of the different professional leagues.
At the time, the A.J. Reach Co. was the largest manufacturer of sporting equipment in the United States. The Philadelphia based company was bought out by Spalding in 1934.
Location
Currently not on view
place made
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
general subject association
Baseball
web subject
Sports
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Data Source
National Museum of American History
ID Number
CL.310547.041
accession number
310547
catalog number
310547.041
Object Name
book, baseball
baseball guide
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 4 1/2 in x 6 in; 11.43 cm x 15.24 cm
overall: 16.5 cm x 10.7 cm x 1 cm; 6 1/2 in x 4 3/16 in x 3/8 in
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-8532-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record ID
nmah_1064362
1893 Reach's baseball guide