Need help identifying age/make of old glove -
Posted:
January 26th, 2009, 1:37 pmby Cindy
This glove belonged to my father and was passed along to kids to use. After we got newer gloves of our own it was left in the basement for a long time. I'd like to know what model it is, and the approximate age of it...thinking of selling it.
The only words I can see on it are:
"For All Softball Games"
My father would have used it back in the 30's and 40's I believe..before WW2...and maybe after the end of WW2. It's pretty dirty, and the lining is ripped, I didn't want to mess it up by cleaning it with the wrong product.
Cindy
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Posted:
January 26th, 2009, 5:39 pmby BretMan
Hi Cindy,
The age of the glove you're guessing at is just about right. Without a definite model number to pinpoint it exactly, a good "ballpark" figure for this style of glove would be about 1940, give or take a few years.
I wish that I could tell you that you have some rare and valuable find- unfortunately, that is not the case. Possibly, this glove may have more sentimental value to you as an item from your family's history than it would have as a collectible old glove.
It is, obviously by the stampings, a softball glove. Generally there is not too big of a collectible demand for these gloves- certainly not as much as for baseball gloves of the era that bear the endorsement stampings of popular Major League players.
Personally, I do have a few softball gloves in my collection, as I like the vintage look and they are easy to find. You can see some pictures of vintage softball gloves on my website (a link is below, in my signature).
I could not make out a brand name from your pictures, but this glove might possibly be a George Reach brand. I believe that company stamped many of their gloves with the "For All Softball Games" logo.
The low demand for these gloves tends to keep the collectible value down. A fair price for one of these in really good condition might be around $30. With the condition issues on this one- torn lining, missing web between the thumb and forefinger and lots of wear- you might be lucky to get half the good condition price.
Hope this information helps!