[Runscott]

Okay, Mark. I was just thinking that since I'm not a glove restoration professional, and there actually are several really good ones, I might be going a bit too far with this thread. If you check William's homepage (Huntington BBC), you'll find loads of examples of 'before and after' restoration pictures. He does a fabulous job and my dark brown one should arrive in his shop Monday or Tuesday.

I have done quite a bit of vintage pool cue leather restoration, including dying, so this isn't a foreign area to me, but trying to make old black leather look like nicer old, black leather is a lot different from handling these old gloves with their various shades of brown, and various levels of damage. It's always a gutsy move to dive into something like this if the item has any significant value, and I would say it's generally best left to a professional.