JIM,

THIS QUESTION IS NOT REGARDING ANY SPECIFIC PLAYER, BUT THE SPECIFIC LABELING OF H&B BATS FROM THE 1921 TO 1931 LABELING PERIOD. I AM INTERESTED IN A BAT FROM A PLAYER WHO'S ROOKIE YEAR WAS 1930. THE CENTER LABEL HAS THE 'MADE IN U.S.A.' UNDER THE HILLERICH & BRADSBY LOGO. UNDER THE CENTER OVAL, 'TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.' APPEARS. THERE IS NO 'POWERIZED' ENGRAVED TO THE RIGHT OF THE OVAL SO I KNOW THE BAT IS NOT FROM LATE 1931 OR BEYOND. THE NAME OF THE PLAYER IS ON THE BARREL WITH WHAT LOOKS TO BE 'TRADE MARK' ENGRAVED BELOW THE PLAYER NAME. AS I LOOK THROUGH THE MASTRONET REFERENCE BOOK FOR BATS, I SEE SOME PICTURES OF H.O.F.'s BATS FROM THIS ERA AND THEY HAVE THE 'TRADE MARK' ENGRAVING ABOVE THE PLAYER'S NAME AND 'REG U.S. PAT OFF' BELOW THE PLAYER NAME. OTHERS HAVE JUST THE 'TRADE MARK' BELOW THE PLAYER'S NAME. STILL OTHERS DON'T HAVE EITHER ENGRAVED. THE MASTRONET BASEBALL BAT DATING GUIDE REALLY DOES NOT MENTION THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LABELING ON THE BARRELL THAT I JUST NOTED, ONLY WHAT IS ENGRAVED WITHIN THE CENTER OVAL. COULD YOU POSSIBLY CLARIFY THE BARRELL LABELING OF THIS PERIOD FOR ME? I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

THANKS,
GREG