The Glove Library is a comprehensive source for Vintage Baseball Glove information like manufacturer catalogs, patents and articles. Login to read glove collecting articles, research manufacturer’s catalogs, glove patents and old Glove Collector Newsletters that built the foundation of the hobby.
Glove Articles
- $14,100 For a Baseball Glove
- 1905 Sporting Goods Dealer - Production of Gloves/Baseballs at Reach Factory
- 1950 Rawlings Roundup magazine
- 1950's Game-Used Gloves No Routine Pickup
- 19th Century Baseball Equipment
- A Baseball glove Made to Help With Throwing - Megan Jaegerman
- A Collector's Glove Affair
- A Father's Glove Story - Philip Singerman
- A Game of Catch
- A Glove Affair
Glove Catalogs
- A.F. Seeberger & Co. 1888 Catalog 1
- A.J. Reach 1886 Catalog 1
- A.J. Reach 1886 Catalog 2
- A.J. Reach 1887 Catalog
- A.J. Reach 1890 Catalog
- A.J. Reach 1891 Catalog
- A.J. Reach 1892 Catalog
- A.J. Reach 1893 Catalog
- A.J. Reach 1894 Catalog
- A.J. Reach 1895 Catalog 1
Glove Collector Newsletters
- The Glove Collector Newsletter - Number 001
- The Glove Collector Newsletter - Number 002
- The Glove Collector Newsletter - Number 003
Glove Hobby – Historical
- Boys of Summer Fall 1997 Catalog
- Boys of Summer Fall 1998 Catalog
- Boys of Summer Spring 1998 Catalog
- Boys of Summer Summer Summer 1997 Catalog
- Bruce Weaver Sale List
- David Stebbens Sports Memorabilia List
- Drunks in the Bleachers Fall 2001 Catalog
- Drunks in the Bleachers Spring 2000 Catalog
- Drunks in the Bleachers Summer 1999 Catalog
- Drunks in the Bleachers Summer 2001 Catalog
Glove Patents
- 1878-01-01 - Austin C. Butts
- 1883-12-25 - Austin C. Butts
- 1885-09-08 - George H. Rawlings
- 1887-03-29 - John Blomstrom
- 1887-08-09 - Edmond Redmond
- 1887-08-23 - Edwin Loucks
- 1888-07-10 - Joseph W. Sauer
- 1888-08-24 - Frederick G. Fischer
- 1889-08-06 - Paul Buckley & Earle Harry Decker
- 1890-04-15 - George C. Kohler