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Originally Posted by zappa1
Looking at these old Baker Bowls, I got to wondering when in fact the Lifebuoy sign first came to be. I couldn't find any concrete info as to when it appeared except that it was after the final height of the wall was 60 feet including the fence on top of the wall. The later 20's I'm guessing. Like maybe 1929. It was so high then they had all that room to paint the Lifebuoy sign. Maybe somebody has the exact year it came to be. Surely it was a crazy ballpark with many changes over the years.
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If you look at the pictures in the below link you can see the Lifebuoy soap sign but it does not show the the left field corner so I can't determine what era is from. So I left it where it was on Silvam's original. You can also see a Fatima sign in a picture of the field with the extended bleachers. I think I see if I can find a Fatima sign and, if I do, I will add it.
Baker Bowl - history, photos and more of the Philadelphia Phillies former ballpark