Baseball Glove, Used by Harry B. Mosley, circa 1920

THF121995 / Baseball Glove, Used by Harry B. Mosley, circa 1920

Artifact Overview

Recreational sports leagues have been an important part of work life from the late 1800s to the present. Company-sponsored teams are thought to provide good advertising as well as a way to have employees "play hard" and work hard. Henry Mosley of Rawsonville Village, Michigan, used this glove playing for the Lincoln Motor Car Company baseball team around 1920.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Baseball glove

Date Made

circa 1920

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Made in America

Object ID

90.293.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Leather

Dimensions

Width: 8.5 in
Length: 9.5 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Rawsonville Baseball gloves Baseball (Field sport) Baseball players Sports Mosley, Harry B. Lincoln Motor Company (Detroit, Mich.)

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