This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/28/2009
HALL OF FAMER TRIS SPEAKER IS PPICTURED ON THIS FULL-SIZED 34” h & b MODEL “40 TS” DECAL BAT, CIRCA HIS CHAMPIONSHIP DAYS WITH THE RED SOX. THIS IS ONE OF THE EARLIEST VARIETIES OF DECAL BATS, A HIGH QUALITY, HAND TURNED EXAMPLE MADE BY H & B. THE DECALS ARE FRAGILE BY NATURE AND SUSCEPIBLE TO CHIPPING, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT SUCH BATS WERE INTENDED FOR USE. THE MAJORITY OF THE DECAL IS INTACT, HAVING BEEN ENHANCED BY SOME SUBTLE RESTORATION. THE BATS’ ORIGINAL “FLAME TEMPERED” FINISH APPEARS ORIGINAL AND DISTURBED, WITH LIGHT EVIDENCE OF USE. SPEAKER’S FACISIMILE SIGNATURE RUNS ACROSS THE BASE OF THE DECAL, BENEATH HIS PORTRAIT. EXCELLENT OVERALL CONDITION.