by BretMan » August 4th, 2007, 11:46 pm
I have one of those that is in unusual condition. The glove looks it was never used in regards to its shape and form. It has the stiffness of new leather and the shape of a new glove. However, the stampings, while all readable, are somewhat faded and the shell shows some discolorations and a scratch or two.
Apparently this glove was never, or barely, used and the only wear is from normal aging and storage. It's a cool glove!
The G490 Pesky model appears in the Rawlings catalogs from 1948 through 1952. Mine is a split-finger glove and so are all of the ones I've ever seen. This has to be among the last split-fingers Rawlings produced. By the mid-50's most all gloves had lace between the fingers.
You're going to love the Glove Catalog book when you get it. It is a resource that every glove collector MUST have!
I need to get the camera going, too. Posting pictures is fairly simple- I just haven't gotten around to photgraphing all my gloves!