Paper is soft and not brittle
especially considering their age and fragility (and I do think the backs are nearly as lovely as the fronts
6 7/8" long x 1 3/8" wide x 1" deep
There are small chips to polychrome here and there
He continued his studies at the Art Students’ League in New York from 1933-36 with Richard Lahey and George Grosz
Beautiful Old Outside Seam Leather Softball venusfasen Paper is soft and notI'm no connoisseur of antique sporting equipment, but once in a while an old mitt, or football, or here, softball, will strike me as especially beautiful, and as a very nice thing to live with. I believe this one, with outside seams, dates to the first quarter of the 20th c. or so. I really love the color and surface wear aging to the soft, thick leather skin, and must say that it feels really great to toss around. Approx 3 1 2" in diameter and very