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a baseball glove in 1932 cost just about 37 CENT
New York Yankees
1930's JC Higgins Baseball GloveYou did not mention the model of the glove, and if it had a player endorsement. The bulk of the value of a collectible glove relies on the player that endorsed it. Without one it will have a low collectors value, and rely on vintage baseball glove features, web style etc. Most likely the glove being from the 1930's it is a split finger, and without an endorsement would sell for below $30. Condition is a major factor as well.
The most common glove size for high level 3rd basemen are typcially 11.75in to 12.25in, with 12inch most common. Also, 3rd basemen like h-webs and I-webs.
As baseball was developed in the United States, so was the equipment used. The first recorded instance of any player using a baseball glove was in Cincinnati in 1869, when Red Stockings player Doug Allison had a glove made for him by a local saddle maker. Some equipment such as catchers shinguards were modeled after a cricketer's leg pads but, the baseball glove, USA made.