Men's gloves - ?s

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Men\'s gloves - ?s

I think these may be the first pair of men's gloves I've ever had. Would these be considered driving gloves? And 60s? And would a 9 be considered a good men's size?

THX!




 
Not driving gloves - those have an opening on the top and bits of crochet. I think they're probably normal gloves......could be '60s. Does anyone know when they stopped making gloves in the US? In Australia it was the '60s, after that it's all Hong Kong and later China.

Nicole

By the way - mens gloves are in demand and rare to find! I get at least one or two men a week asking for them and I almost never find.
 
Thanks, Nicole! Good point about the making of them most likely being stopped in the US the 60s. Hopefully someone will come along who will know.
They must be rare here too because this is the first pair I've ever come across. I do remember my father wearing this unlined type in fall and spring.
 
Probably the 60s dating is good, though I think they could be 70s as well--seems this style was around for quite some time. Are they deerskin (they look like it, though not quite as pebbled as some I've seen)? They are very handsome! I would go ahead and call them riding or driving gloves, even if they're not technically what one thinks of when considering driving gloves. They're not "old-fashioned" driving gloves, but men and women did, and do still, indeed wear this style of unlined leather glove (which fit closely, thus have the "feel" you need to drive or ride in) for driving. They are nice to use for riding in the fall & winter, as they have a bit more coverage and are warmer than regular riding gloves.

I had a similar pair of women's gloves that I sold a few months ago. I hated to sell them, as they were my size, but they went fast!

Do yours have a stamp in them that says "table cut"? If so, highlight that, because it is a sign of good construction and quality.
 
Leather gloves are still manufactured in the US although the 1960's saw the industry in decline and gloves were outsourced abroad. Gloversville, NY, is where the industry began and has an interesting history.

Identifying gloves with the country of origin using the ink stamp was still being done in the 1980's. The size stamp symbol could be generic and may not identify the manufacturer. Cream/off-white mens gloves were quite popular in the 1960's and 1970's and became less fashionable.

I've given this link before. It might help:

http://www.glovecollectioncatalogue.org/General-Collection-Numbers-001-to-046
 
Well I am not saying that these are Golfing gloves by any means... but my father buys plain leather gloves for golfing and they are obviously modled after this style of gloves.

He gets tehm yearly at walmart of all places.... there are no pads just leather... but very tight on the hand...

He wears a 9 and I think hios hands are average(but that is a modern 9) I don't know if the gloves run smaller?
 
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