Baseball Glove Dating Guide 1910-1919


	1910 - 1919 Gloves & Mitts

The development of the web moves from the full web to the one inch web. One, to one and a half inches wide the 1 inch web was sewn directly to the thumb and forefinger. Manufactures start using lace to connect the thumb & forefinger a feature that they call a "Lacing Devise" which ultimately leads to the "Tunnel Loop" made popular in the late 1920s. Sometime around 1915 gloves start to feature laces at the wrist as opposed to a sewn seam, "Which enables the user to adjust padding if desired" Player endorsements can now be used to help date some gloves.

1910’s Reach 1 inch Web Burgundy Leather Fielder’s Glove. The brass Button on back reads Reach.

This is a 1910 Walter Johnson baseball glove as documented by the National Baseball Hall of fame Library.

1910’s Spalding Black Leather Fielder’s Glove. High quality, made of scarce black leather, features a great cloth patch and Spalding brass button. Although the one inch webs dominate this era they are still made in the 1920s

This Honus Wagner store model glove is one of the earliest example of an endorsed baseball glove circa 1915-1920. In 1905 Honus Wagner signed a contract with Hillerich & Bradsby co. and became the first player ever to endorse a bat

Random samples of Gloves and Mitts from this era

1910 - 1919 Baseball Glove & Mitt Catalog Samples

Sample photos below are taken from wholesale catalogs issued between 1910 and 1919


1910 Reach SWN Fielder's Glove	1910 Reach OC Fielder's Glove	1910 Reach 2RN Baseman's Mitt	1910 Reach AS Catcher's Mitt

1915 Reach OBL Fielder's Glove	1915 Reach No. 74 Fielder's Glove	1915 Reach R Baseman's Mitt	1915 Reach No.32 Catcher's Mitt

1917 Reach BR - OBL Fielder's Gloves	1917 Reach 18 & 19 Fielder's Gloves	1917 Reach Fielder's Mitts	1917 Reach Catcher's Mitts

1900 -1909 Gloves & Mitts

1920 -1929 Gloves & Mitts