1862.7
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"Massachusetts Balls" on Sale in Rochester NY
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Tags | EquipmentEquipment |
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| City/State/Country: | Rochester, NY, United States |
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| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
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| Text | An advertisement in a Rochester paper offered "New York Regulation Size Ball, Massachusetts Balls, Children's Rubber and Fancy Balls, Wholesale and Retail."
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| Sources | Rochester[NY] Union and Advertiser, April 28, 1862. Posted to the 19CBB listserve by Priscilla Astifan on May 14, 2005. |
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| Comment | We know that an "old-fashioned base ball" was being played in Central New York prior to the Civil War: see #1858.48 and #1860.45 above. Edit with form to add a comment |
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1862.7 "Massachusetts Balls" on Sale in Rochester NY"
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