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The Small Fry line of McKinnon Juvenile
baseball gloves were sold in toy, drug,
and discount stores. Most were labeled
with "Small Fry" printed on the glove
and came in a windowed box. This
MicKinnon "General" B15 model came in a
poly-bag stapled to a hang card that
reads "Small Fry Toy, McKinnon Leather
Products corp. New York, 36, NY, Made
In U,S.A." The model No's for the Fielders gloves start
with the prefix "F," Base Mitts with
the prefix "B," and catchers Mitts the
Prefix "MC."
McKinnon Baseball Glove History:
McKinnon Dash Co. was founded in 1876
and manufactured dashboards for horse
drawn buggies and carriages. Their
metal framed dashboards were covered by
stretched leather, to provide
protection from the horses kicking up
mud and dust into the passenger area.
McKinnon Dash (Dashboards) also
manufactured other products such as
bicycles, canvas goods and welded
chain. In 1927, the McKinnon Dash Co.
purchased Bon Tober Sporting Goods, a
manufacture of baseball gloves and
balls. After 1930 McKinnon Dash began
producing a complete line of leather
sporting goods, under the "McKinnon"
brand name.
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