Antiquing with the wife on Sunday and found this AJ Reach mitt. Seller wanted $40 but I bundled with some other things so hard to say exactly what I paid just for the mitt. I'm not a collector but bought as gift for my son who grew up playing and finished out HS as varsity catcher. I grew up in Philly, saw the Philadelphia on the label and took a chance. Here on this forum I learned the AJ Reach history with the Philadelphia Athletics and the Phillies but what really pushed me to buy is I knew my grandmother sewed baseballs for a living in Philly. I called my mom last night and learned it was indeed the AJ Reach company that she worked for (She always called it "Reaches"). Several years ago when my son graduated HS we took an East Coast tour of 7 baseball stadiums and games plus the Hall of Fame where in a Cooperstown store we saw a baseball sewing machine probably just like what my grandmother used (too high for my wallet).
Well anyway, my wife plans to figure some way to display the glove and give it to my son for his birthday. I want to write up as much information about the glove I can learn (starting with the AJ Reach history I have already found). I am curious as to what anyone can tell me about this particular mitt. It is 10" across and the front is fully intact with no tears. I can just barely make out some print on the front but it is so worn as to unreadable. The back of the mitt that would be against the back of an inserted hand is torn in several places but the mitt still fits easily on the hand and would be usable (something I guarantee my son will try before retiring to display).
Thanks for reading this post, viewing the pics and any possible info you might have.
Bob Gray