Displayed is a Crosley Field, Cincinnati Reds dugout, wooden chair. Although the offering was used at Crosley Field, the exact years of its use in one or both of the Crosley Field dugouts are not known. In Cincinnati, National League baseball was played at the intersection of Western Ave. and Findlay Street from 1884 until mid-season in 1970, when the Reds moved to Riverfront Stadium. Previous ballparks at the Western and Findlay site were League Park (1884-1901) and The Palace of the Fans (1902-12). Redland Field was at the site since 1912, with a change of name in 1934 to Crosley Field, named after Powel Crosley, the new owner of the franchise.

In 1935, Crosley Field became the first Major League ballpark to install permanent lighting for night games. Several Cincinnati Bengals football teams, in the first and second American Football Leagues, played home games at Crosley Field, but not the Paul Brown Cincinnati Bengals, of the fourth American Football League. The park was also the home field of the Cincinnati Tigers, playing Negro League baseball in the 1930s. A distinctive feature of the ballpark was the 15 degrees slope in left field. Over the years, Hall of Famers such as Edd Roush, Ernie Lombardi, Frank Robinson, and Ken Griffey Jr. have called Crosley Field home. In addition, Hall of Famers Johnny Bench and Tony Perez, who were developing into what became known as "The Big Red Machine," had Crosley Field as their home park. So did slugger Ted Kluszewski and the all-time Hit King, Pete Rose. Crosley Field hosted games of the World Series: 1919, when the Reds defeated the Chicago White Sox (the Black Sox); 1939, when the Reds lost the Series to the New York Yankees; 1940, with Cincinnati taking the Series from the Detroit Tigers; 1961, when the New York Yankees defeated the Reds. The 1970 World Series, when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Reds, was held in the Reds' new home, Riverfront Stadium.

The offered dugout chair is approximately 36" in height and 16" wide, with a seat area that originally measured about 12x13", but because three of the horizontal wooden slats are missing, the actual dimensions are approx. 12x8". The wooden backrest to the chair, measuring about 4x14", is not fully attached to the wooden "rails" along each side of the chair. On the back of the back rest is "REDS," stenciled in white letters. In addition, one of the pieces of wood that supports the slats has broken, and only an uneven remnant remains of its earlier 4" length. Also, other areas of the chair are not securely attached at joints, and to make the chair actually functional, repairs and some replacement wood would be needed. The dugout chair was originally red, but over the years its color has faded to an orange hue. There are some stains, and significant wood and paint loss through chipping and other factors. The chair is not presently functional, and it can be repaired, or it can be left in its present condition. In either event, the chair remains connected to its dugout use in one of the Major League's classic ballparks.