Glove and catcher's mask

[mighty bombjack]

My father was recently at an antiques store in Kansas. He asked the shop owner if he had any baseball items. Another customer overheard and invited my dad to his farm, where he had some sports items. My father ended up purchasing these two items for, according to him, "very little money."

The glove is a 'two-finger' Wilson, ie, two fingers go in each of outer two finger holes. Model is a 'Professional 636', 'The Ball Hawk', with a patent date of 1947 written on the thumb. No name on it. It's very soft with no defects.






The mask is also a Wilson, no other info.




Any info/thoughts/valuations would be appreciated. I know little about equipment but think these are cool items in any case.

[vintagebrett]

The glove is most likely from 1947 or 1948 - Wilson switched to their A2... model naming in 1949. The 607 model was the top line 2 finger in this era. Value is probably $30 to $50 based on condition. People like them because they are unusual looking but they are very common.

[mighty bombjack]

Originally Posted by vintagebrett

The glove is most likely from 1947 or 1948 - Wilson switched to their A2... model naming in 1949. The 607 model was the top line 2 finger in this era. Value is probably $30 to $50 based on condition. People like them because they are unusual looking but they are very common.

Thank you!

[perezfan]

The Wilson Mask is also a fairly common model, but these are most often found beaten-up. Yours looks much nicer than most from the front.

Assuming there are no flaws or detachments to the buckles/straps, no rips/holes to the leather padding and everything else is in tact.... it's probably about a $75 Mask.

Neat pickups!