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The Don Heffner of Monrovia Cal.
ceramic baseball gloves were
sold in souvenirs shops, and ballparks
during the mid 1950's. Team and player
gloves were produced that included
teams such as the Chicago Cubs,
Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Braves,
New York Yankees, KC Athletics, and player ceramics
such as All Rosen, Stan Musial, and Mickey Mantle.
The Player gloves featured a facsimile
signature. There were two different molds made.
One that featured a relief of the player or
team logo, located on the center of
the palm.
The second was a basic ceramic glove
that was created with a rectangular cove where a
sticker or decal was placed that would
feature the name of a team or organization.
The basic
mold sometimes featured a team logo
decal on the center of the palm.
There are many ceramic gloves on the
market today without the sticker or
decals. It is unclear at this time if
they were sold like this or the
stickers simply fell off.
Don Heffner played in the Major
Leagues for the Yankees, Browns,
Athletics and Tigers from 1934-1944,
was a third base coach for the Mets in
1964-65 and managed the Reds in 1966.
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