Help with "Weird" Spalding Baseball Glove
 

I picked up this 1930's Spalding "Big Pocket" glove recently. It is one of the weirdest gloves I have ever seen with the first two finger pockets being really tiny. It has a model number but it is a little hard to read. I tried to do some research on it but came up empty. Anyone know anything about this glove, year, rarity, value etc. Thanks in advance.

Rhys

I would say mid 1930s, not overly rare but not too common. Many of these were sold as pitchers models by the Goldsmith Company, it gave more area to hide the ball from the batter.

It's pretty darned rare, IMHO... Not impossible, but definitely desirable.

Getting very tough to find these, and the "nubby finger" style appeals to lots of glove collectors (as does anything weird or unusual). I would bet it goes for over $200 on ebay, should you list it there. That is, barring any condition flaws like holes, rips, ink writing, seam splits, etc. Unusual-style gloves seem to be pretty hot right now.

Yours looks to be in pretty nice shape... Here's a similar Jim Dandy Model that I have... it's always been a favorite because of that goofy abbreviated index finger...

Thanks for the help guys. I appreciate it!

Rhys

Goldsmith's
 

I think the Goldsmith's products must have have been pretty decent too...

These stubby fingered gloves were actually made by a few different companies. Wilson had some out there. OK MFG Co. made some (the Jim Dandy that Mark shared was made by OK). They aren't too rare but they are collectible and people do like them. OK actually made one with a pair of the short stubs.

Here are two examples of the Goldsmith Paul Derringer and Eldon Auker Pitcher models from my collection. The stubby finger to help conceal the grip on the ball was and idea that didnt last too long..