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Bat of Arthur Mailey, 1926



Date:
1926
Object Number:
M.76.14
Creator
Gunn & Moore (bat maker)
Production notes
Grip Stamped: Gunn & Moore Limited, Sports Outfitters Nottingham Blade Face: Gunn & Moore Ltd, Makers, Nottingham England Along splice: Treble Spring Blade: Autograph W A Oldfield (facsimile signature) Sydney Reverse: William Gunn (facsimile signature) (small star) Superior Extra Special
Material
wood, twine, rubber
Size
length: 87.5 cm
Object name
bat
Object category
sports equipment - cricket

Description

Spliced, treble sprung cane handle. Twined, partial black grip. Maker's marks on grip, face and reverse of blade. Two ink caricatures of H Collins and A Carr drawn by Mailey on face. Signed by England and Australian players, Manchester, July 1926. Bat enclosed in protective wrapper.
Association:
Arthur Alfred Mailey (artist) 1926-07 - 1926-07
Herbert Leslie Collins (subject) 1926-07 - 1926-07
Arthur William Carr (subject) 1926-07 - 1926-07
Australian Cricket Team (team) 1926-07 - 1926-07
England Cricket Team (team) 1926-07 - 1926-07