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Postby softball66 » January 6th, 2007, 9:35 am

Last glove newsletter featured a story on team glove collecting and cited the Dubow brand gloves as helping out the teamers with names like Jackie Robinson (USA), Don Newcombe, Mel Parnell, and the like.
Sonnetts do the same. While checking through the completed vintage gloves I noticed a Sonnett Larry Sherry glove that brought in over $100 and also a nice Joe Collins. Wilson purchased the OK (Sonnett) brand and sort of used it as a secondary brand like Goldsmith used Draper Maynard after it purchased that company.
So with Sonnett we get names of Wilson endorsers who didn't seem to make it on the Wilson lines: names like "Bubba" Phillips, Albie Pearson, Albie Pearson, Sherry, etc. Some of the Sonnett players were also on Wilson brand but predominantly on Sonnetts.
Sonnett man Brett can probably help out with some more of these.
I would say the Nokona brand is another who helped out with names you couldn't find on the big 4: Rawlings, Wilson, Spalding, MacGregor. :?
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Postby vintagebrett » January 6th, 2007, 5:53 pm

Here is a list of the endorsed Sonnett gloves that I have. I do have Wilson Larry Sherry glove - very large and high quality but no tag - just like the Sonnett model - maybe he didn't like cloth patches on his glove????

Woodie Held - have seen on Wilson
Ron Perranowski - have seen on Wilson
Harmon Killebrew - have seen on Wilson
Mike Hershberger
Bob Purkey
Cal McLish
Del Ennis - have seen on Wilson
Jim Piersall - have see on Wilson
Al Kaline - have seen on Wilson
Bob Grim - have seen on JC Higgins
Harvey Kuenn - have see on Wilson
Eddie Matthews (block signature) - Rawlings endorser
Hal Newhouser
Ted Williams - definitely made by Sonnett but not stamped
Frank Thomas - have seen on Wilson
Willie McCovey - have seen on Wilson
Smokey Burgess
Enos Slaughter - have seen on Wilson
Joe Collins
Frank Lary
Pete Runnels - have seen on Wilson
James Davenport
Andy Semminick
Mike Tresh
Walker Cooper (block signature) - Rawlings endorser

I have also seen other names on Sonnetts but don't have them in my collection -yet, anyway
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