- Collection:
- Equity Cases, 1926 - 1937, Records of the District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009
- Title:
- Defense Exhibit 106, "Over the Fence with Lousiville Sluggers" (sales flier) including "The Louisville Slugger .300 List", "These Players Signed Louisville Slugger Contracts During Season of 1932 and Use Louisville Sluggers", and "These Famous Sluggers All Use and Endorse Louisville Slugger Bats". U.S. District Court. Hillerich & Bradsby Company versus The Hanna Manufacturing Company, Inc.
- Creator:
- United States. District Court (Georgia : Middle District : Athens Division)
- Date of Original:
- 1929/1934
- Subject:
- Baseball bats
Endorsements in advertising
Baseball players
Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
Hanna Manufacturing Company - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
United States, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, 38.25424, -85.75941 - Medium:
- judicial records
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- In 1934, the Hillerich and Bradsby Company of Louisville, Kentucky, which manufactured the famous Louisville Slugger baseball bat, sued the Hanna Manufacturing Company of Athens, Georgia for using the names of ballplayers on their bats who already had endorsement deals with Louisville Slugger. Hanna Manufacturing countersued claiming that H&B was making bats using a method that Hanna had patented. The Louisville Slugger manufacturer won the lawsuit. The materials included in this court case are a treasure trove of baseball memoriabilia. This includes handwritten letters by legendary players like Lou Gehrig and testimony by Ty Cobb. The case gives incredible insight into the world of professional baseball in the 1920s and 1930s.
- Local Identifier:
- National Archives Identifier: 279242
NAIL Control Number: NRCA-21-GMAEQCA-72-EXHBT(5) - Metadata URL:
- https://catalog.archives.gov/id/279242
- Language:
- eng
- Original Collection:
- Records of the District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009, Equity Cases, 1926 - 1937, Hillerich and Bradsby Co. vs Hanna Manufacturing Co., 1933 - 1933, National Archives at Atlanta.
- Holding Institution:
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Atlanta Branch
- Rights:
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