Glove, Fielder's

Name/Title

Glove, Fielder's

Description

Heavily padded brown leather baseball glove; child's size; right handed; has 4 short stubby fingers and between thumb and first finger a leather patch is laced in place to create a pocket; finger compartments laced together; also lacing at heel of glove; strap across wrist on top side stamped in white "Spalding"; heel of glove stamped "Spalding/ Made In USA"; business side of glove has other stamping though worn but appears to be "Autograph/ Series" "Custom Made" "For" "Don Larren" "1176" Metal button, right side top of glove stamped in red "Trade/ Spalding/ Mark" also stamped in red are marks like stitching on baseball above and below "Spalding" During 1950's donor's sons played community ball with neighbors on Union Road; Mary Nell Runnebohm lived nearby but donor unsure of how she came in possession of glove.

Use

Mary Nell Runnebohm

Collection

Mrs. Ed Braunagel

Acquisition

Accession

1987.051

Source or Donor

Mrs. Ed Braunagel

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Date made

1950

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Date: 1950's Made: Spalding

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jan 3, 2002

Create Date

January 3, 2002

Update Date

February 12, 2025