Hey everyone, I just joined the forum and am eager to learn more about the hobby. While I played many years of baseball, I never really thought about collecting any baseball memorabilia besides cards, which I no longer do.
I recently found this glove at a thrift store and was thrilled! I knew it was a good glove because I had used a Heart of the Hide glove fora majority of my playing time. The mitt was really dirty, and with just a preliminary clean-up has cleaned up very well.
Now, Ive been trying to learn more about the hobby and begin acquiring new gloves to start a collection. I recently won a bill doak on ebay, which the seller didnt state in the listing but I could see stamped on the glove, so it was a steal of a price! I believe it is a model H, will have to confirm that though in person. Once that glove comes (hopefully today) I will try to clean it up a bit and post it here!
Here is the glove that started my interest in vintage glove collecting. I searched ebay and online, but couldnt find anything about this glove. If you guys know anything about it, whether it be year it was made or even an approximate value, I would love to here what you have to say! I have determined that the pocket is a earlier design of the HOH trapeze, since it is called a Big Trapper on this model. It is not endorsed by any player, unfortuntely. It does need to be relaced to be usable, but personally I think it displays well. I am thinking late 50's or early to mid 60's?
Rawlings Heart of the Hide TNT "Big Trapper". Left Hand Thrower, fits on right hand. 1st basemans mitt.