Wonderboy Baseball Bat used in the Movie The Natural

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Object Details

affiliated person
Redford, Robert
Description
Wooden baseball bat used as a prop in the 1984 movie "The Natural" starring Robert Redford. The bat has the word "Wonderboy" printed on it in black lettering with a black lightning bolt shape. In the film, the character Roy Hobbs uses this bat in batting practice after being signed to the New York Knights as a middle-aged rookie. The film was based off of a 1952 novel by Bernard Malamud.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Lou Newman
ca 1984
ID Number
1999.0265.129
accession number
1999.0265
catalog number
1999.0265.129
Object Name
baseball bat
bat, baseball
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 33 in x 8 in; 83.82 cm x 20.32 cm
Associated Place
United States: California, Los Angeles
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Movie Collection
National Museum of American History
subject
Baseball
Movie
Sports
Record ID
nmah_1378934
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-58cb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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