Hello
Can someone please explain the difference in labels on early Spalding gloves?
I am basically talking pre 1925 gloves..
From what I have gathered, there is the black, black post 1905 "reg US Pat" type, a white/beige, and a red..(of course with the Reg US Pat" along the right border.)
The red seems to be the latest, 1915+? The base of the tag facing the fingertips.
White in between ... c1905-15 ...The base of the tag facing the wrist end.
Black the earliest...c1895-1905...The base also towards the wrist.
Here is an actual Ty Cobb game used glove sold at a Huggins&Scott auction with the beige label/white text, stating 1905-15...base of label toward the fingertips.
http://october09.hugginsandscott.com/cg ... emid=13938
On this Cobb glove as example, one can see the "US Reg Pat" along the right border as on the later red tags..
What I find curious about this is that on my white fielder with beige tag/white lettering, this does not exist along the right border as other post 1905 gloves ? (due to the patent law)
As a note, the base of the label is towards the wrist as on earlier (apparently pre 1905( Spaldings...
(Please see attached image)
This makes me believe mine is pre 1905 therefore?
Anyway, should anyone know or can explain it would be genuinely appreciated.
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...an invaluable resource.
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