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THBGreat Lakes Wood Ball Club From the Collection of Jim Ritchie (1938 - 2015), Toledo, Ohio
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Great Lakes Wood Ball Club From the Collection of Jim Ritchie (1938 - 2015), Toledo, Ohio
possibly Sauk and Fox; hefty club formed with a beveled handle, round grip, and angled end; burl ball protrudes slightly from handle; remnants of blue and red pigment; old collection label, Depositor/ Dr. Alphonse Sereno/ 7, length 24.75 in.
mid-19th century
Published on cover of The American Society of Arms Collectors at Kansas City, MO Oct.5-9, 1988 Bulletin Number 59.
Provenance: Ex Dr Alfonso Serano, Logan Museum; Ex Gale V. Highsmith; Ex Ed Butkus; Ex Jim Dressler; From the Collection of Jim Ritchie (1938 - 2015), Toledo, OhioCondition
Warm patina.
Ex: Dr Alfonso Serano, Logan Museum. Gale V. Highsmith, author of The Fluted Axe (1985), purchased it from the Logan Museum in 1960. Ed Butkus bought the club from Highsmith. Jim Dressler purchased or traded it from Butkus. It was Dressler's first ball club. It is pictured on the cover of The American Society of Arms Collectors at Kansas City, MO Oct.5-9, 1988 Bulletin Number 59.
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