Brett's 1910 Wm. Read catalog was full of mysteries. When this glove was on ebay, I wondered why the square top fingers.
![Crescent Glove Flat Top Fingers Fronta.jpg](./download/file.php?id=4417&sid=9076f260ac895f57b7ebcfcad1173450)
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Model 082 at the bottom of the ad features the square cut fingers for fielders needing all fingers resting on the ground evenly and securely for hard hit grounders. The top model 891 "Professional" glove was tough until I went to 400% magnification and even then I could barely make out the circular stitching in the the pocket.
In 1906, Stall & Dean patented a custom among ballplayers to cut out the pocket area of their gloves.
Stall & Dean offered two models in 1907, the "HC" model with a circular thin layer of leather front and back with padding removed (similar to the Wm. Read model 891 glove above) and model "H" with the hole seamed and open to the palm of the hand.
Below is a Wilson glove presently on ebay with a nicely seamed hole in the palm. Pretty cool looking.
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It is my opinion that Stall & Dean patents were used by Wm. Read &Sons and shared some design characteristics such as the "arrow head" wrist strap and buckle with metal roller. This beautiful Wm. Read buckle back, full web glove appears similar to Stall & Dean gloves of the same era. Notice the hint of circular stitching in the palm area.