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BASEBALL BAT
DATING GUIDE |
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August 30, 1958 Saturday Evening Post "Knothole
Baseball" Cover Art by Norman Rockwell |
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August 30, 1958
Saturday Evening Post
"Knothole Baseball" |
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Item Details |
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CIRCA -
1958
PUBLISHER
- Saturday Evening
Post
FORMAT
- Magazine
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GENRE
- Sports, Baseball
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SIZE
- 10-1/2" x 14"
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PRICE GUIDE- $20.00-$30.00
Very Good -
Excellent Condition
Without mailing
label
Information
Provided by:
Keymancollectibles.com
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Knothole gangs came about around
the late 1880s, when professional
ballparks were first being built with
wooden fences. Kids that didn't have
the money for a ticket would gather
around knots that popped out to watch
the game for free. New Orleans Pelicans
owner Abner Powell promoted the first
knot hole gang when he allowed kids to
watch free if they showed good
behavior. In time other clubs developed
the idea of offering kids with good
school grades free admission if they
signed up.
From 1916 to 1963 Norman Rockwell illustrated 322 covers for The Saturday
Evening Post. Rockwell captured the
American way of life through his
artwork and illustrations. Each telling
a story that cannot be told with words.
It was only fitting that a number of
covers featured the National pastime,
baseball. The August 30, 1958 issue of
the Saturday Evening Post cover
features a Norman Rockwell work titled
"Knothole Baseball." A view of a
baseball game, Rockwell “carved” his
signature into the fence.
THE COVER: "Oh, to be a boy again-or for that matter
a girl-and relive the joy of going to a
ball game through a knothole. Most
knotholes are gradually made by Mother
Nature in her unhurried way, but if she
is too slow, a boy can help her along
removing a the knot with his trusty
jackknife or giving it a good swat with
a stone.
As you no doubt recall, this should be done secretly, preferably at night;
otherwise the caretaker of the ball
grounds may chase the boy with a stick
and then a nail a piece of tin over the
new hole, a darned mean thing to do.
Sometimes a knothole is made with a
brush; there is a photo on page 80 of
Norman Rockwell making this one.
Viewers of this game will note that
they get a clear picture as they do on
their TV sets. In Color too."
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August 30, 1958
Saturday Evening Post "Knothole
Baseball" |
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Answer In Left
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