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MANUFACTURING PERIOD
1930's-1940's
MANUFACTURER
Wolverine Shoe &
Tanning Corp.
Rockford, Michigan
Information
Provided by:
Keymancollectibles.com
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Founded in 1883
by G.A. Krause, the Rockford,
Michigan shoe manufacturer became the
Wolverine Shoe & Tanning Corporation in 1921.
When the Great Depression hit, sales
were down, and the
company started to manufacture
baseball gloves, to to get through the
tough times. During the war years the
"Bacon Rind Glove" was born. Because of
WWII shortages, the Wolverine Shoe &
Tanning Corp. turned to pork rinds to
produce work gloves. Wolverine
worked for the U.S. Navy, developing
pigskin gloves. In 1959, Wolverine
launched the Hush Puppies brand of
casual shoes. In 1964, the company name
was changed to Wolverine Worldwide,
Inc., and is still doing business
today.
The Michigan based company issued the
"Wolverine Tiger Line," of baseball
gloves featuring tiger players from
1934. The models include: No. Y22
Mickey Cochrane catchers mitt, No. K348
Jerry Walker K348, Chas Gehringer K342
Fielders glove, Elden Auker K340, Luke
D Hamlin K34(?), School Boy Rowe K341,
JoJo White K352, Bill Rogell K353
and Pete Fox. Other baseball glove
models include; Al Van Camp endorsed base mitt,
and the No. 327 Softball base mitt.
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Wolverine Shoe &
Tanning Corp. Baseball Gloves |
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Wolverine "Tiger Line"
Chas Gehringer K342 Fielders glove |
Wolverine "Tiger Line"
Chas Gehringer K342 Fielders glove Back |
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