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Lot # 154: 1920's "Baseball Experiments with Batting Helmet", Crazy Photo of New Technology

Starting Bid: $25.00

Bids: 17 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed

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Item was in Auction "May Collectors Auction 2025",
which ran from 5/12/2025 2:00 PM to
5/31/2025 8:00 PM



Vintage c. 1929 photograph of a baseball player wearing what looks like a jockey helmet as a form of protecting himself from a potential beanball and ending his life. The memories of Ray Chapman were still fresh and this is a crazy image that illustrates this like few other images we have ever seen. The condition and quality are both outstanding and this is being offered here for the first time ever.

Size: 6.5x8.5
Designation: Vintage 1
Condition: 4.5/5
Quality: 5/5
Overall Grade: 9.5/10

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