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- Geo. A Reach
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The George A Reach Co. Inc of
Philadelphia PA. was founded in 1937,
by A. J. Reach's son George. He
acquired the Algen MFG Co., a sports
equipment factory in Greensboro, North
Carolina which was a branch plant of
A.J. Reach between 1911-1936. During
WWII it Operated as a
government-contracted supplier of tents
for soldiers in the field. The Geo. A.
Reach Co. factory was in the sporting
equipment business until 1958 when it
was purchased by Hutch Sports U.S.A.
that moved the operation to Ohio and
Japan. Hutch produced baseball gloves
under the Geo. A Reach name to 1977.
George Reach declared his business was not affiliated with A.J. Reach.
Many gloves were stamped with the
disclaimer; "Not Connected With Any
Other Corporation"
Geo. A. Reach block letter player endorsed baseball bats include Mickey
Mantle, and Al Kaline. Little League
bat models include: LL1, LL2, LL3, LL4,
and LL5.
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