The cast of A Pair of Gloves - 1920 includes: Cyril Smith as The Man Heather Thatcher as The Girl
in 1998 were all the others were invented
During the 1920's boxers wore very thin gloves that barely had any padding on them. Today, the gloves are much thicker to protect the hands.
Baseball gloves can be dated by the style of the web. Some styles may have continued to be made for a longer period of time but, in general the web can be dated to that era. Gloves that had no web are referred to as "workman" style gloves. These are some of the earliest gloves and could be dated before the 1900's. Gloves That have sewn in webs known as "full webs" can be dated to the early 1900's - 1920's These webs were sewn directly to the thumb and forefinger and extended to where the thumb and forefinger meet. Webs between the thumb, and forefinger began to appear in the 1920's. Gloves that have no lacing between the fingers are referred to as Split fingers are common before the 1940's (prewar gloves) See Related links below for a baseball glove dating guide, that includes pictures to help you date your glove
Baseball batting gloves can be found online on websites, such as Eastbay, Baseball Rampage and Baseball Express. Batting gloves have different colors and designs.
on average $1.60
Baseball gloves do protect your hands with blisters, this is why many baseball players wear the gloves for long games in order to protect their hands.
No there are different gloves for certain positions
Softball gloves are made the same way Baseball gloves are. Companies like Akadema make both softball and baseball gloves. See video below on how gloves are made. http://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=KcGiBodC-Mo
Spalding is given much of the credit for introducing gloves to baseball; after developing a sore arm from pitching, he switched to first base in 1877 and started wearing highly visible black gloves.
None. Baseball gloves are made from cow hide, or hide from cattle that are much older than that of a calf, like cows, bulls, yearling/two-year-old steers and heifers.
Infield gloves, a baseball equipment essential, are sold in most online sports stores (ie: Sport Chek or Dick's Sporting Goods), but you can also find a great selection at Infield Gloves. Infield Gloves is an online store specializing in baseball gloves, that allows you to purchase Mizuno, Wilson, or Rawlings gloves through Baseball Rampage (another specialized online baseball store).