Vintage Cricket Bat, Nicolls 'White Toe'

About the Item

Vintage Nicolls Cricket Bat. A good Nicolls willow cricket bat 'White Toe'. The writing on the front of the blade 'NICOLLS, White Toe, Toughened And Damp Proof, Patent No. ??????, Melbourne International Exhibition stamp, Specially Selected Blade, Toughened And Damp Proof Toe'. The rear with the Gray Nicolls Ltd. shield trademark and the words 'Made In England, Gray Nicolls Ltd., Robertsbridge, Sussex'. The toe of the bat with the remains of a white protective cover. A nice looking bat with good patina and strung cord grip. L.J. Nicolls, a carpenter by trade, started making bats in 1875 in his workshop. These hand made bats were of good quality wood and were well made, quickly making a reputation for himself, from this small beginning the bat factory came to life. Nicolls supplied W.G. Grace with his record-breaking bat with which he scored his 100th century and made 1000 runs in May 1894. From 1926 to 1939 the Nicolls Bat Factory continued to flourish and was famous for its bats all over the world of cricket, but the second World War (WWII) brought changes and the firm merged with H.J. Gray and Sons Ltd and thus became Gray-Nicolls Ltd. Dimensions: Height 85 cm / 33 " Width 11 cm / 4 " Depth 5.5 cm / 2 " Period 1900-1949 Year 1940s Medium Willow Country United Kingdom Condition Bat in used condition. Surface polish with some blister bubbles but otherwise a good decorative bat.

Dimensions:

Height: 33 in (83.82 cm)Width: 4 in (10.16 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)

Materials and Techniques:

Willow

Place of Origin:

United Kingdom

Period:

1940-1949

Date of Manufacture:

1940's

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. Bat in used condition. Surface polish with some blister bubbles but otherwise a good decorative bat.