Catcher's mitt manufactured by the Stall and Dean Sporting Goods Company
Catcher's mitt manufactured by the Stall and Dean Sporting Goods Company
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- Description (Brief)
- Tan leather baseball catcher’s mitt, model number 943. Stall & Dean Label stitched fabric; mark below, branded made in Japan; marks inside webbing branded and ink stamped. This object was acquired from the Stall and Dean Company of Brockton, Massachusetts as an example of its catalog merchandise and was never used.
- The Stall and Dean Sporting Goods Manufacturers Company was founded in 1898 and is one of the oldest sporting goods companies in the country. It first produced baseball, basketball and football uniforms along with football helmets. They soon expanded to uniforms and equipment for a variety of sports and was the first company to manufacture hockey uniforms and equipment.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Baseball Catchers Glove
- glove
- glove, baseball
- retailer
- Stall and Dean
- maker
- Stall & Dean
- Place Made
- United States: Massachusetts, Brockton
- Physical Description
- leather (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 34 cm x 30 cm; 13 3/8 in x 11 13/16 in
- ID Number
- 1998.0324.19
- accession number
- 1998.0324
- catalog number
- 1998.0324.19
- Credit Line
- Stall & Dean (through Henry N. Jackson)
- subject
- Sports
- Manufacturing
- Baseball
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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