May Pickups

[Scott Garner]

Well, I started off May with a bang.

I was able to successfully cross one of the few Vandy items that I still am looking for off of my bucket list.

This is a circa 1939 D & M DG20 Johnny Vander Meer model glove.
It's in pretty nice shape, however I will need to have the chris-cross webbing restored since it is missing. No biggie though, because I have a great image from a 1939 sporting goods catalogue that shows how the webbing was strung.

Anyway, I'm glad to finally find this bad boy.

Anyone know who could do a nice job of restringing the webbing and could make it look age appropriate? Please e-mail me if you have any ideas.
Thanks!

[Duluth Eskimo]

Chris,
That’s a sweet jersey.

[JackW]

Amazing jersey!

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Well, I started off May with a bang.

I was able to successfully cross one of the few Vandy items that I still am looking for off of my bucket list.

This is a circa 1939 D & M DG20 Johnny Vander Meer model glove.
It's in pretty nice shape, however I will need to have the chris-cross webbing restored since it is missing. No biggie though, because I have a great image from a 1939 sporting goods catalogue that shows how the webbing was strung.

Anyway, I'm glad to finally find this bad boy.

Anyone know who could do a nice job of restringing the webbing and could make it look age appropriate? Please e-mail me if you have any ideas.
Thanks!

Scott...

Congrats on finding that Vander Meer Glove. Cool example with a nice strong endorsement.

I'm sending you a PM with contact info for a fellow that is an expert restorer. I think he is a net54 member as well. I believe he can use vintage lacing to get the web to look exactly as it should (with little to no sign of any restoration).

Best of luck!

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Scott...

Congrats on finding that Vander Meer Glove. Cool example with a nice strong endorsement.

I'm sending you a PM with contact info for a fellow that is an expert restorer. I think he is a net54 member as well. I believe he can use vintage lacing to get the web to look exactly as it should (with little to no sign of any restoration).

Best of luck!

Thanks Mark!