How to Tell the Age of a Louisville Slugger Wooden Bat
A Louisville Slugger is a type of high quality wooden baseball bat made by a company called Hillerich & Bradsby. Louisville Sluggers have been made for 127 years. If you find yourself in possession of a Louisville Slugger and want to find out when it was made, the bat itself will be able to tell you this information. You likely won't be able to find out the exact year it was made but can narrow it down to the decade. Does this Spark an idea?
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Examine the company logo on your Louisville Slugger and compare it with the company logos used throughout the years. The Louisville Slugger logo has changed every 10 years or so since 1884, and by comparing the logo on your bat with the years that particular logo was in use, you can help date your bat within that specific period of time.
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Look on your bat for an indication that it is "bone rubbed." This was a process used to alter the appearance of the wood on the bat. If your bat underwent this process during its manufacturing period, the words "bone rubbed" will be contained on or near the Louisville Slugger logo. This indicates that your baseball bat was produced during the 1920s.
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Examine your bat for an indication that it was either "Powderized" or "Powderized and Bone Rubbed." If your Louisville Slugger was powderized, it was manufactured during 1931. If your bad was powderized and bone rubbed, it was manufactured during 1932. If your bat was "Powderized" and "Oil tempered," it was produced between the years 1933 and 1934.
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