Louisville slugger 125 mini bats are made by Hillerich & Bradsby Co.- Louisville Slugger. Mini Bats are commonly sold at the ballparks, and the H&B catalog as far back as 1914. If your bat reads just Louisville slugger it might be dated after 1980.
Mini bats came in 4 basic styles. The earliest and most valuable are the decal bats. In the signature series, they came in model numbers 25, 40 and 125 either burned in or brown with gold foil printing. Almost any signature contract player who had a full size bat made had a mini bat offered, sold thru the catalog or at the respective stadium and offered at $.25 The largest size was the model 25 followed by the 40 and 125. Mini Bats came in sizes 14", 16", 18", and 21" For more information on vintage Baseball bats and bat dating visit the link I left below.
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