Glove, Driving

Name/Title

Glove, Driving

Entry/Object ID

2015.2.3

Description

Pair of black leather driving gloves, size 9 1/2, with an adjustable wrist strap fastened by a snap for a snug fit. There are 8 narrow rectangular inserts on the extended wrist for extra protection and to keep the gloves in shape. They are lined with what appears to be green felt. The snap closure on the wrist strap reads "Grinnell Make" with a Capital G inside a diamond shape. The Grinnell gloves were manufactured by the Morrison Ricker Manufacturing Company in Grinnell, Iowa.

Made/Created

Date made

1920 - 1930

Provenance

Notes

unknown, donated to the museum by the Second Mile Thrift Shop