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Pat. No. 455,007

 
 
 

  A.J. Reach "Under Patent June 30th 1891" Catchers Mask
 
Under Patent June 30th 1891 Catchers Mask
Item Details
  • CIRCA - 1890 -1900
  • MANUFACTURER - A.J. Reach
  • SIZE - 9" x 11" (frame)
  • PRICE GUIDE - $125.00-$200.00
    Very Good - Excellent condition
    Masks complete with leather visor-forehead protector and blinkers, will sell at a heavy premium.

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    Patented in 1891, this mask was part of the first line of catchers masks to appear in the A.J. Reach catalog. Sold throughout the 1890s to the 1900s, this Loop & Clip constructed black enameled (to cut down on glare) steel frame catchers mask featured 4 side pads tied with wire around the perimeter of the mask. The pads were made of imported dogskin which is impervious to perspiration, and stuffed with imported goat hair. The leather chin guard featured the A.J Reach trademark logo.

 Missing is the leather Visor that was mounted to the upper part of the frame-work adapted to bear upon the forehead, which acts both as a screen to keep the glare of light from the eyes and as a cushion to prevent injury to the forehead under the impact of a blow from a ball. Also missing on the lower end of the head-cushion, are flexible elastic blinkers on each side formed of rubber and secured by stitching.

 The head strap on this model reads "UNDER PATENT, JUNE 30TH 1891" The object of the patent filled by Leo J.F. Rooney, was to prevent the interference of sunshine or the glare of an electric light, where that is the source of illumination, with the operation of the player, to render the mask readily adjustable to any shape of head, and to render it easily applied to or withdrawn from the head.
 
 
Under Patent June 30th 1891 Catchers Mask

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