Vintage JC Higgins Cork Handle Official Soft-Ball Bat 1713 For Sale

Vintage JC Higgins Cork Handle Official Soft-Ball Bat 1713. Good condition. Unique Cork handle mostly intact. No cracks. 34” 32 oz, “Hold Fast Treated” is printed but faded next to label. Fun piece of sporting good history.

The brand name, J. C. Higgins, was based on a real person, John Higgins who was a Sears employee. He moved from his birth country of Ireland to the United States in his late teens and began working for Sears in 1898. He spent his entire working career with Sears and was Vice President for the company for a period of time. He was actually born with no middle name but the Sears Co. presented the idea of labeling their sporting good line with his name and saw it more presentable labeling the brand as J.C. Higgins. He worked with the company until his retirement as head bookkeeper in 1930. Higgins died in 1950. His expertise in sporting goods or sports is unknown.