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 and glove patents.
Glove Articles
- Busted Fingers Cause Invention of Baseball Glove
- Buying a Baseball Glove
- Buying Baseball Gloves in Mexico
- Catch the Fever - Grab a Glove at Auction
- Catching a Break
- Caught in History: Collector Fascinated by Gloves' Connections to Baseball's Greatest Moments
- Changing of the Guard
- Claw-Type Mitts Given Okay, But With Some Modifications - Jack Ryan
- Clemente's Glove a Treasured Catch
- Collectible News & Notes
Glove Catalogs
- A.J. Reach 1909 Catalog 3
- A.J. Reach 1910 Catalog 1
- A.J. Reach 1910 Catalog 2
- A.J. Reach 1910 Catalog 3
- A.J. Reach 1911 Catalog 1
- A.J. Reach 1911 Catalog 2
- A.J. Reach 1912 Catalog 1
- A.J. Reach 1912 Catalog 2
- A.J. Reach 1912 Catalog 3
- A.J. Reach 1913 Catalog 1
Glove Hobby – Historical
- Oregon Trail Catalog - June 5, 1996
- Oregon Trail Catalog - June 9, 1998
- Oregon Trail Catalog - March 28, 1996
- Oregon Trail Catalog - November 4, 1998
- Paul Gertsen Glove List
- Raise Auction - June 9, 1998
- Solo Shot 1
- Solo Shot 2
- Sports Artifacts Baseball Catalog 02-15-96
- Sports Artifacts Baseball Catalog 08-08-96
Glove Patents
- 1899-04-11 - William Shoot Tompkins
- 1899-06-27 - Jason F. Draper
- 1901-04-30 - Jason F. Draper
- 1901-07-09 - Charles H. Dean
- 1905-01-17 - Burt T. Rogers
- 1905-05-09 - James Edward Bennett
- 1905-09-26 - Frank L. Sheldon & Cory W. Dudley
- 1905-09-26 - John A. Peach
- 1905-11-28 - Edgar J. Goldsmith
- 1906-01-02 - John Gamble