Recent finds and pickups

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Re: Recent finds and pickups

Postby okdoak » February 5th, 2018, 8:51 pm

Very cool. I had a similar one, a Charlie Gehringer model that I traded away years ago. The leather on that one was really dry and stiff, though. Yours looks much nicer and way more supple. Nice pickup.
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Re: Recent finds and pickups

Postby Gocubsgo1987 » April 29th, 2018, 5:04 pm

I'm not very knowledgeable on gloves but I found this one art a garage sale. Any ideas?
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Re: Recent finds and pickups

Postby mikesglove » May 3rd, 2018, 2:03 pm

It's a mid line model circa 1960. It's a "Personal Model" which is the most collectible. Except for the webbing, the mitt looks in good shape. Check out the glove library at http://www.baseballglovecollector.com
You can view pdf's of mfg. catalogs and compare different models and years. It's a great resource if you're a beginning collector
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Re: Recent finds and pickups

Postby vintagebrett » July 7th, 2018, 1:53 pm

Was very excited when this popped up on eBay - knew they existed due to picture from 1962 Sporting Goods Dealer - happy to add it to the collection.
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Re: Recent finds and pickups

Postby mikesglove » August 17th, 2018, 2:05 pm

I thought you would be on that Sonnett stuff from ebay.
I picked up this 1939 Spalding Robert Rolfe model 212 glove. I've had several wide wrist strap models in the past, either Reach or KenWel but no Spaldings. This one is in the best shape of them all. I like the lace trap web.
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Re: Recent finds and pickups

Postby vintagebrett » August 20th, 2018, 9:36 am

Great looking glove Mike!
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Re: Recent finds and pickups

Postby okdoak » August 21st, 2018, 2:19 am

That's one nice, high quality glove, Mike.
Love that Sonnett display piece, too, Brett. Back in the day, those eye catching displays caught my attention as much as the gloves did. I still have one by Rawlings that I love.
Here's an old favorite "good glove photo" of Rolfe with Lou Gehrig. Check out that cool Spalding 3-finger.

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Re: Recent finds and pickups

Postby vintagebrett » November 16th, 2018, 2:55 pm

The catchers mitt box was proving to be elusive - glad I could finally snag one to complete the set.

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Re: Recent finds and pickups

Postby mikesglove » January 5th, 2019, 2:55 am

Looks to be a D&M mitt. Here are some before and after shots. The crescent pad and sewn pocket needed some stitching. There looked to be some padding loss and the mitt was a little misshapen. I liked the homemade wrist protector.
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Overall a cool mtt
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I had to soak the leather heel lace in conditioner to soften it up enough to unlace the heel to remove the padding, resew the crescent and re-install the padding. Nail biting time!
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Re: Recent finds and pickups

Postby Number9 » January 7th, 2019, 1:07 am

Nice transformation, Mike! That looks great!
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Re: Recent finds and pickups

Postby vintagebrett » January 21st, 2019, 11:41 am

Great job Mike! I had forgotten about that one - got that from a local picker - wish more would turn up.
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Re: Recent finds and pickups

Postby mikesglove » January 21st, 2019, 2:26 pm

Thanks for the comments. That one had been in the vault for a long time. Finally got around to doing something with it.
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Re: Recent finds and pickups

Postby mikesglove » July 16th, 2019, 10:57 pm

A recent find on the old interweb. This isn't mine but is pretty sweet so had to post. Variously described as a rustic pie or a peyote button depending on how you roll.
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Actually a folkart mitt in all its handmade glory. The cleverness of these artisans just amazes me.
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Re: Recent finds and pickups

Postby vintagebrett » July 18th, 2019, 7:53 am

That's a really neat looking piece Mike - congrats!
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Re: Recent finds and pickups

Postby vintagebrett » December 26th, 2019, 9:51 am

This beauty was wrapped up under the Christmas tree this year. After missing out on it numerous times in 2019, it finally made it's way back to Connecticut. When it originally came up for sale as a BIN, it was about 15 miles from my house. The glove has put on many miles worth of travel this year but now it can rest easy for many years to come. Thanks JD!!!

The Eastern Cycle Sporting Goods store was located in Hartford, CT and opened in 1915. It was a very short walk from this store to the Bon Tober factory. Maybe that is where they sourced their gloves?? Besides this one, the only other Eastern Cycle label I've seen is Rob's Sam Crawford (now I don't have to bug him for that one anymore). Present day, the location is a parking lot for the Hartford Yard Goats AA baseball team, right across the street from the stadium.

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