Bat
Stephenson Arcade, Chesterfield
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood
Measurements
Each bat - 294 mm (length); 165 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
Chesterfield
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 668181
Summary
A pair of plain wooden bats - could be table tennis bats. They are moulded in one piece, they have a rounded head and a long straight handle. Three stripes can be seen running around the edges. A shield shaped paper label is on each bat, half red and half green, reading 'Stephenson Arcade Chesterfield' on the red half and 'Distributors Of Sports Equipment, Tel 76481' with a silhouette of a running figure. One bat has an oval shape scored into the head. Total number of items is 2.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mr and Mrs Gammons in February 1994.
Makers and roles
Stephenson Arcade, Chesterfield, maker