Unknown HILLERERICH & SON Co. Baseball Bat?

RobertRye

Ive looked all over the internet and at various dating guides but i am at a loss for what this bat is.

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You can see on the barrel it starts at the top with "Louisville" followed by "275" which i could not find on any other bat. The very bottom of the oval says "Kentucky" and there is nothing below it or to the right like "flame tempered" or anything like that. The oval is also not a full oval just the corners.
Near the end of the bat there appeaers to be a stamp "al kaline" with a faint cursive "louisville" below followed by "grand slam" below that.
On the knob on the end there is a "3"

Any help identifying this bat would be appreciated as ive spent about a week researching it with not even anything close.

Ironmanfan

It's a store model bat, the 3 on the knob is what is known as an inch mark noting that the bat is 33 inches long..

appears to date to the 1960's and unfortunately has little to no collectible value in the condition it is in (maybe $10 on a very good day)

IMF

Ironmanfan

the references you find on-line are for professional model bats (which may have value, depending on the player, era, etc.). There is no on-line reference source I know of for store model bats since the vast majority of them have little to no value (such as yours).

hope that helps.....

IMF