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Metadata
Catalogue Number |
2004.02.001 |
Object Name |
Bat, Baseball |
Nom d'objet (le) |
Bâton de baseball |
Title |
Peter Hardy Decorative Baseball Bat |
Titre (le) |
Bâton décoratif de Peter Hardy |
Date |
1979 |
History |
This is a custom carved baseball bat with Peter Hardy's name. Peter Hardy (1917-1997) was a Canadian brewer from London, Ontario who was one of the founding executives of the Toronto Blue Jays. Hardy acted as the Chairman and CEO of the Blue Jays from 1982-1989 and was succeeded by Paul Beeston as CEO and Sam Pollock as Chairman. Hardy retired in 1992 after the Blue Jays' first World Series victory, but was brought back partway through the 1993 season. He retired again following the 1993 World Series. Peter Hardy was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004. The wood-carver who created this baseball bat carving was Tom Mattimore, also known as "The Batsmith" or the "Village Batsmith". In 1977, Mattimore had the idea to create custom carved baseball bats, and over the next thirty years he carved bats for every major league team and hundreds of players. |
Description |
This is a light brown varnished decorative bat with a name carved through the barrel. The knob has one flat edge to rest on and thereby clearly display the carving. There is a maker's mark stamped on the barrel beside the backside of carving, and signed in pen by artist/carver. |
Description (la) |
Un bâton vernissé en brun clair avec la gravure d’un nom dans le bout du bâton. Le bouton du bâton conteint un bord étroit pour montrer parfaitement la gravure. Il y a une autre gravure sur l’autre côté du bout qui contient la marque du fabricant. Cette marque est aussi autographié par l’artiste. |
Artist |
Tom Mattimore |
Made |
The Batsmith, Tom Mattimore |
Material |
Wood |
Matières (les) |
Bois |
People |
Hardy, Peter |
Search Terms |
Blue Jays de Toronto inductees intronisés Toronto Blue Jays |