overall: 11 cm x 20 cm x 28.5 cm; 4 5/16 in x 7 7/8 in x 11 1/4 in
Object Name:
boxing gloves
Boxing Gloves
gloves
gloves, boxing
Place Made:
United States: Massachusetts, Brockton
Date made:
1910s-1960s
Description (Brief):
Red, leather gloves with white shoe laces (for tightening) and white stitching. Mark: UAS [/] Stall & Dean [/] Brockton, Mass. [/] 568110OZ, stamped ink on wristy part of glove, silver. 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.
