Simmons American Crescent Pad Mitt

Simmons American is a Trademarked brand of Sporting Goods used by the Simmons Hardware Company. Founded by Edward Simmons in 1859, the company had a Mail order catalog, and retail outlets in St. Louis MO. They became the largest hardware store in the world by 1910. Their 1912 mail order catalog included a line of sporting goods, that featured a Simmons American branded "Duck Web" baseball glove. in 1940, Simmons declared bankruptcy and was bought out by rival hardware supplier, Shapleigh's of St. Louis. Simmons American Branded gloves were manufactured by companies such as Spalding, Wilson and Rawlings.

This basemen's mitt features a grommet web, which first appeared around 1910. The mitt has a "Heel Ridge," a padding technic at the heel of the glove that is formed into a a crescent shaped "hump" to create a pocket to trap the ball. Today collectors refer to it as a "Crescent Pad," which was commonly used in the early 1900s. It was also marketed as a "Patent Hump" or "Inside Hump"

The "American Quality" cloth patch was used by the Simmons Hardware Company on their Simmons American brand of baseball gloves in the early 1900s. The Patch logo has an interlocking "S" "H" and a "C" (Simmons Hardware Company)

Simmons American Crescent Pad Basemen's Mitt


Simmons American Grommet Web Basemen's Mitt Back	"SHC" Simmons Hardware Company American Quality Cloth Patch

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