Experimental bat of Cecil B. Palmer (Lieut. Comm. R.N.), c.1906. Lieut. Comm. C.B. Palmer was a member of M.C.C. from 1873 to 1939. He played for M.C.C. in 1883 and 1893. Made by Frederick Henry Ayres.

Stamped on face of blade: F.H. Ayres; Improved; Selected; International Patent; [four twelve-pointed stars (the firm's trade mark)]. Stamped on back: P. Need, Lord's. Stamped on bottom: [a few disconnected letters: A, N, etc.].

Length - overall: 34 3/8 in; blade: 22 in. Weight: 2 lb. 5 1/2 oz.

Humped back with moderate 'swell'. Double-sprung handle. The bat has apparently been shaved down at both sides.

Signed on shoulder: C.B. Palme[r].

Source unknown.