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Franklin Sports
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Item Details |
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CIRCA
- 1950s-present
MANUFACTURER
- Franklin
Manufacturing Co.
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SIZE
- Adult & Youth
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Franklin,
a sporting goods company founded by
Sydney, and Irving H. Franklin was
established in 1946. Irving Franklin
was first employed at a shoe factory in
Brockton, MA, and later joined his
grandfather in the scrap leather
business, making athletic equipment out
of scrap leather from local shoe
factories.
When the Korean War began, Mr. Franklin
obtained a variety of government
contracts, and produced gloves, trigger
finger mittens, and a variety of other
products. The company moved on to make
footballs and other sports equipment,
toys and sports medicine products.
In 1962, Irving Franklin went to Japan and began to import baseball
gloves. Franklin created the first
leather batting glove, which were
produce with a unique tri-curve design
for superior fit and feel. In 1964 Ken
Harrelson of the Kansas City Athletics
was credited with starting the custom
by wearing a golf glove to protect a
blistered hand in a game against the
Yankees. He hit two home runs.
Vintage baseball glove block letter player endorsements include: Billy
Goodman; Jim Piersall, Bobby Doerr,
fielders gloves; Yogi Berra, Del
Crandall Sammy White, catchers mitts;
and Hodges Model first Base Mitt.. Signature Models: Lou Brock; Bob Clemente; F229; Ed Charles 1396
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Franklin Manufacturing
Co. Baseball Gloves |
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1954 Franklin Baseball Gloves Newsaper Ad |
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| 1955 Franklin Big
Boy League Ad |
1961 Franklin
Newspaper Ad |
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1960 Franklin Baseball Gloves
Newspaper Ad |
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