Recent finds and pickups

[ebbets55]

You are very welcome Bud. I'm a firm believer in getting gloves into the collections in which they belong. Merry Christmas.

JD

[vintagebrett]

This model has been a tricky one for me. There was one that popped up on eBay years ago and I was the underbidder. No problem, I thought, another one will pop up soon enough. Well, about 12 years later one finally did. Not as nice as the original one I should have bought but still intact and has a great feel. Which is great because I plan on using it once our Little League season starts up. This is a one year model - 1961 Sonnett LS Larry Sherry. Top of the line model with some cool features.

[ebbets55]

It's not often I get to play around in this section as I only had two gloves left on my want list - til now. One down, one to go. THANK YOU ANONYMOUS SELLER!

JD

[vintagebrett]

Wow! That is sweeeeeeeeeeet! Way to go JD!

[mikesglove]

I would guess it is a Ratsch Peerless model based on catalog illustrations of outseam gloves with the tipped fingers. Retailers Farwell Ozmun, Kirk and Butler Bros. both show such gloves.

[ScottWNJ]

Nine years ago today, I started this thread. Just by luck, I have something to post for its 9th Anniversary. Last month my son went to a rummage sale. He texted me a photo of a glove and asked "Dad, do you want this? It's $5.00." I texted back, YES!!!! So he bought it and was finally able to drop it off today. It's marked OK Mfg. Co. Ada, Ohio. JD-G. Below that is a large U.S. which I assume means it's a military issue? No player endorsement. Still pretty soft with a very clean interior. Some scuffs and scrapes, mostly on the back. Not bad for 5 bucks!

[vintagebrett]

Great glove! Congrats Scott - that was one great tag sale find by your son

[vintagebrett]

Picked this up (not cheap) in a local estate auction. Was in town I grew up in, a mile from where I played Little League. Sharp glove!

[cbrandis]

dumb, blind luck. and good friends. Sitting in San Jose but reading a Craigslist ad from Carson City, Nevada with gloves to sell. Wanted to purchase but they will not ship, even when $$$ raised. Comes to the rescue my friend Todd, who volunteers to drive from Sacramento 2 hours, get the gloves, then reverse course. (A friend indeed. Many thanks Todd).
Gloves acquired include the webless, workman's glove (yes, I know some think that if it has a crescent, then not true workman's. Bah, humbug). This will clean up, add some color to the finger tips. Inner palm gone but, hey, it's 125 years old.
Other glove is a Kel Wel 533 (almost certainly a Dazzy Vance model but marking are light)
Mitt is an old Reach, with a great back and a so-so worn-out white front with no markings.
I am in disbelief as to my luck.

[vintagebrett]

That’s fantastic! Definitely worth a drive. Congrats!

[ebbets55]

Way to go Carmi! I go to Reno (Tahoe) all the time and would have loved to make the 9-10 hour drive for you just to see that in person. So happy for you. I love when new to the hobby gloves surface. So exciting for me. Congrats on your pickup.

JD

[cbrandis]

agree with rescuing gloves not in the mainstream. This one was special and it is cleaning up nicely.

[vintagebrett]

Picked this up a few months ago and finally got around to taking some pictures - beautiful OK MFG mitt with original box.

[cbrandis]

wow. as a collector of catcher's mitts, i think that is one sweet mitt. even without the box. envy factor on the rise.