Best of August 2025

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A couple of nice gloves for not a lot of money.
A 1950's Higgins Bob Feller model 1638 glove sold for $22. Not a pro level glove but still it has surprisingly soft supple leather. Pretty decent quality.

A little bit of a sleeper. The ebay photos were dark. I lightened them up so you can see it's close to near mint. A 1960's Rawlings model FP5 HOH mitt sold for $49. The FP standing for Flexomatic Palm. A TOTL model in its day. The wacky design was not popular and soon discontinued which makes it rare.

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Listed as a 1910 base mitt, It's actually a mid 1920's Higgins Semi-Professional model 1654. It's in outstanding condition. It sold for $295.

A 1926 catalog

A teens Spalding King Patent model glove sold for a measly $26. And this was an auction not a BIN. It has a lot of wear but seems decent enough.

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A Rawlings Stan Musial model SM6 glove sold for $153 . Introduced in 1963 to honor Advisory Staff member Musial. It was an affordable non-HOH glove with all the styling of Rawlings TOTL gloves.

Another Rawlings model FP5 mitt sold for $60. The previous one had a basket web. This one has the earlier version Speed Trap Web.

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Glovecrazy Rob has quite the Bob Doerr collection. I don't think he this this one unless he won this auction. It's a rare Stall & Dean model 8018, a TOTL glove in 1948. The telltale clues are the model number, endorsement graphic and the small Brockton stamp on the wrist strap. It looks to be in excellent condition. It sold for something south of $49.

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The near mint FP5 mitt that sold for $49 was flipped on ebay for $175

An Alex Taylor sewn web glove sold for $250. It has seen a fair amount of use but still in excellent condition. It has a YMCA stamp and super cloth patch..

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A 1960's Rawlings model DCT mitt sold for $149. A TOTL model in decent condition.

A 1930-40's George A. Reach Co. Sam Chapman model BBC glove sold for $79. A quality model glove.

A 1930's Excelsior Brand Les Mallon glove sold for $49. More to this than meets the eye. The glove itself looks like a KenWel from the late 30's. Les Mallon is an obscure endorsement. KenWel had more than a few little known endorsers. Part of the Excelsior logo is hidden in the folds of the leather. I think the company that distributed the glove is stamped in the hidden part. It would be interesting to know the company involved because there is virtually zero information on the Excelsior brand.

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Another 1960's Rawlings Mickey Mantle model XPG6 HOH glove sold for $165. pretty close condition wise to the one last month. A super glove!

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A circa 1958 Wilson Early Wynn model 2070 glove sold for $185. A rare glove and super condition. One piece face and floating heel construction with unique finger cinch lacing at the wrist opening.

A circa 1955 Wilson Andy Pafko model 2904 glove sold for $99. It has the one year only patch. The glove itself is in excellent condition.

A 1930 Passon/KenWel Paul Dean Semi Pro model glove sold for $149. The glove has the rare Passon tag on the back The glove is in excellent condition. Someone got a good deal.

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A 1920's Reach model 2L sewn web glove sold for $475. A midline model in great condition. White leather with flat sewn leather piping. Factory markings still legible in the pocket. Nice cloth patch and inner liner.

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A 1964 Rawlings Tony Kubek model XPG12 glove sold for $35. Nice glove. Someone gat a good deal.

A 1940's Spalding Joe DiMaggio model 133 glove sold for $599. A midline model in decent shape. Stellar silver factory stamps.

A two tone Rawlings DCT-7 mitt sold for $130. A TOTL model in great condition.

[TigerFan]

The center circle surrounding "Excelsior" reads "Herman Sukon Co. New York, N.Y." Apparently this company was a sporting goods wholesaler.

[mikesglove]

Thanks for that Tiger Fan. I've never heard of that company and couldn't find much more about them except what you already discovered.

The Rawlings Mickey Mantle XPG6 glove that sold for $165 earlier this month was just flipped on ebay for $800

An interesting glove popped up on ebay. A !960-70's Spalding model 42-2073 sold for $45. It has a V-anchored web and is stamped Professional Model. The seller sold this as a Roger Maris model glove but doesn't look like there is anything on the glove to indicate that. Looks to be an uncatalogued model.

A 1957 Rawlings Harvey Haddix model HH glove sold for $299. The glove looks to be near mint. It features the anniversary patch.

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A 1930's Reach Babe Ruth model RC2 catchers mitt sold for $599. A well used midline model with cloth piping. The Ruth endorsement is there but kind of weak.

A 1930's Wilson Rogers Hornsby model glove sold for $500. A popular three finger model. It's Well used but still in very nice shape. The Hornsby endorsement is all there but faint.

An early crescent pad base mitt sold for $173. Listed as a Spalding but could be a Reach model. The cloth patch is very frayed. It's a quality mitt in decent condition.

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A circa 1962 Sonnett Roberto Clemente model RC2 glove with original box sold for $168. The glove is near mint and a redesign of the original Clemente model RC glove issued earlier. It was one of Sonnett's best gloves back in the day.

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A 1930's Saplding Babe Ruth HRS glove sold for $517. A made in Canada model distinguished by a unique V-back and strap. you don't see this version very often. It's in excellent shape.

A 1950's Rawlings Mickey Mantle model MM9 glove with rare original picture box sold for $499. All the value here is the box even though it is pretty tattered. I wonder if vintage cardboard is making a comeback.