Vintage Baseball Glove Forum

Circa 1900-1910






Wright & Ditson
Circa 1910-1918







Victor, Wright & Ditson
Circa 1918-1928



red and white tag



black and gold tag







Victor, Wright & Ditson
1918-1928 made in Canada




Reach, Wright & Ditson
1928-1930's







Reach, Wright & Ditson, made in Canada
1928-1930's






Reach, Wright & Ditson
1950's

Logo stamped Reach above W&D

Outstanding post Mike. Thanks for doing the legwork.

JD

Here is an interesting 1925 Wright & Ditson catalog. This catalog may have been printed concurrently with the Victor, Wright & Ditson catalog because of the popularity of the Wright & Ditson tennis equipment. The catalog does contain VWD baseball gear and there are a couple of interesting illustrations.

1925 W&D catalog

Model FLW "The Conqueror" with the "L" laced heel was replaced in 1926 with the model FTF "The Conqueror" three finger model. Model FLW below


A 1926 VWD catalog

model FTF


The 1925 "Non Skid" catchers mitt is also nice to see as an illustration. Looks to have cutouts in the face of the mitt with leather backing stitched in place. Reminds me of the Spalding/Reach perforated palm design. The mitt illustrated would be a nice find for a collector.

Dave Cunningham has this interesting 1950's 2 finger RWD glove. The logo in the pocket is strong. The endorsement by "Lefty Johns" is a little bit of a mystery. Gus "Lefty" Johns played MLB ball in the late 1920's but knocked around in the industrial and Texas leagues till much later. This glove looks like the same time period as the "Jack Hallet" glove from above. Hallet also played quite a while in the minor leagues after 7 years in MLB.

Mike
Thanks for assisting me with posting the pics of the old 2 finger glove. Your research is excellent and your efforts are appreciated. If anyone has more info. on this glove or webstyle or the Lefty Johns endorsement please share your thougths. I would love to hear from any of you.
Thanks again Mike.
Dave

Strange Brew on Lefty Johns, who won 20 games a couple of times for the great Fort Worth Panthers. Johns was on the 1927 Fort Worth staff with another couple of odd names: Carl Hubbell and Dickie Kerr. What an "odd ball" glove web. first-time found name and a two-fingered laced job.