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Natick MA Company Introduces the "Figure 8" Base Ball Stitching
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| City/State/Country: | Natick, MA, USA |
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| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Retrospective |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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"In 1858, H.P. Harwood and Sons of Natick, MA (c/o North Avenue and Main Street) became the first factory to produce baseballs. They also were the first in the production of the two-piece figure-eight stitch cover baseball, the same that is used today. The figure-eight stitching was devised by Col. William A Cutler and a new wound core was developed by John W. Walcott, horsehide and then cowhide were used for the cover."
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| Sources | From Eric Miklich, “Evolution of Baseball Equipment (Continued)” By Eric Miklich at http://www.19cbaseball.com/equipment-3.html, Accessed 6/21/2013 |
| Warning | A Game of Inches finds other claims to the invention of the current figure 8 stitching pattern. See section 9.1.4 at page 275 of the single-volume, indexed edition of 2010. |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger, John Thorn, Eric Miklich |
| Submission Note | 19CBB Posting, 6/21/2013 |
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1858.60 Natick MA Company Introduces the "Figure 8" Base Ball Stitching"
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