Ripon Baseball Gloves

Founded in 1880, the Ripon Knitting Works company of Ripon, Wisconsin manufactured an extensive line of casual footwear, slippers socks, hosiery, leather gloves and mittens. In 1942 the company won a contract to manufacture mitten shels for the U.S. Army and Navy. During the war the company started producing baseball gloves for the Army. From 1942-1944 Ripon Knitting Works was cited by the war department for outstanding performance in war material production. (Army-Navy production award) After the war in 1946 Ripon issued their first catalog to the Sporting Goods Trade.

Models featured in their catalogs issued in 1946, through to 1948 include, The No. 10, No. 11, No. 12, Fielders gloves, No. 10Z - Zipper Heel, No. 20 Baseman's Mitt, No. 21 First Baseman's Mitt, No. 30 Catchers Mitt, No. 40 Raised padding Softball glove, No. 41 raised padding Softball First Baseman's Mitt, and No. 42 - Ambidextrous baseball glove.

Ripon Knitting Works Baseball Gloves

Ripon Knitting Works 1948 Catalog

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