Boxing glove
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather and fabric
Measurements
Each glove - 240 mm (length); 180 mm (width); 125 mm (depth)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 667920
Summary
A pair of adult sized boxing gloves, made of two colours of leather, fabric lined and padded. The palm, inside of the thumb and the wristband are in beige coloured leather, the reverse in a darker brown. There is a black covered black trim on the wristband. The glove can be fastened with a drawn lace which tightens the ten holes that are punched on the slit which runs from the wrist to centre palm. Once drawn tight the lace would be secured around the wrist and knotted. Total number of items is 2.
Marks and inscriptions
On the inside of the cuff: 'MADE IN/ ENGLAND' On the outside the rear of the cuff: 'HS'