Thanks, Scott. That DiMaggio has always been one of my favorite gloves in the hobby since seeing it in a magnificent collection a very long time ago. I'm amazed the entire ensemble from the 1938 point of purchase remains intact.
As for the catcher's mitt. On the lower right quadrant of the back of the glove, you'll notice an oval. From the picture, it might appear to be the outline of where the base of a strap, or something, was once sewn. That's not the case. It's actually a black stamped oval, identical to the one on the face of this William Read Sons catcher's mitt seen here;
http://www.baseballglovecollector.com/g ... nt.jpg.phpUnfortunately, I've yet to see one pictured in a catalog. The mitt has attributes from several patents dating to the 19th century, but the one shown above is pretty close. For reference, it measures an absolutely huge 11" x 9.5". I'm very fortunate and grateful to have it.