Cricket bat, inscribed with Arthur Mailey cartoon & Test player autographs
Object Type
Sporting equipment/Playing equipment/Bat
Date Used
1932-1933
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Cricket bat with Arthur Mailey cartoon & Test player autographs. Bat is unsealed, with spliced blade and black twine binding handle. Front bears maker's stamp that reads, in part, "GRADIGE / WOOLWICH... / Walter R. Hammond / SUPER". Handwritten text on blade reads, "To / Barry from / Walter R. Hammond / 1932". Reverse bears maker's stamp, players' signatures and a caricature of a cricketer sketched by Arthur Mailey.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 870 W: 115 D: 70mm (H: 34 1/4 W: 4 1/2 D: 2 3/4")
Associated Event
Associated Person
Date Used
1932-1933
Location
In storage
Registration No
1985.1
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by C. Barrie Smith
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