Manufactured by:

Hillerich & Bradsby Co., American, founded 1884  Search this

Used by:

Danny Aiello, born 1933  Search this

Subject of:

Spike Lee, American, born 1957  Search this

Medium:

wood

Dimensions:

33 × 2 5/8 × 2 5/8 in. (83.8 × 6.7 × 6.7 cm)

Type:

bats

Place used:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1989

Description:

Wooden baseball bat used as a prop by the character Sal from the motion picture, "Do the Right Thing." Bat is inherently burned and distressed with charring throughout. Stamped inside an oval in the center of the front is text [HILLERICH & BRADSBY CO./NO. 9/H & B/MADE IN U.S.A./LOUISVILLE, KY.] Text is also stamped near top of bat [LEADER/MICKEY MANTLE].

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Film  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2014.270.4

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Props and Set Design

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd589c17733-5773-4e3e-ad10-d2f65be6b42c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.270.4