Help Please with some Recent pickups

[kjjavic]

I picked up this small group of memorilia at a local estate auction. Football memoribilia is my forte, so I don't know much about dating/etc these items. I think doing the research is the most fun part of collecting memoribilia but I don't know where to start.

The three items and my questions about them are:

1. A vintage baseball glove. It is marked on one area with "Gripper Pocket.. and marked in a different area with something difficult to make out: Inner Grea-----. I can't find a maker anywhere.

Can anyone help to give me an approximate date on this glove?
Where would makers marks typically be?
Any idea on value?

2. A pair of smaller gloves each having a Spalding button. The picture shows one but I have 2. They are cloth on the top, and leather on the finger areas and palm areas.

What do you think these were used for? They were stuffed in the glove but do you think they are baseball or golf or ?
Does the spalding button help date them?

3. Last, a pair of Wilson gloves. Not sure what these are for. Are they older Boxing gloves or something? They are marked Wilson H1530

Thanks for any help you guys can provide.
KJ
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[mjkm90]

The ball glove is a softball glove. It has a large pocket and crescent shaped heel that are indicative for these.

The sports gloves could be golf I suppose but I'm not sure.

The boxing type gloves are for hitting a body bag. They protect the knuckles and the metal rod in the palm keeps you from breaking your hand.

Thanks for posting.

Mike H.

[kjjavic]

Thanks alot Mike. You can tell I am a novice with baseball stuff when I cant tell the difference between a baseball and softball glove, eh?

What time frame do you think the glove dates to? the 40s or 50s maybe?

thanks alot
Keith

[mjkm90]

Hey Keith. Don't be hard on yourself. I purchased a half dozen softball gloves before I learned the difference. Continue to educate yourself and read all you can. If you want to get into gloves, contact The Glove Collector and get the guides and news letter. Also, buy Dave Bushings equipment book.

It's from the 40s and still makes a fine wall hanger.

Mike