Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

BASEBALL GLOVE

Date Range From

1930

Date Range To

1950

Materials

CANVAS, COTTON, PAINT

No. Pieces

1

Length

21.5

Width

19

Description

BLACK OILCLOTH CATCHER'S MITT HAS NO FINGERS AND THUMB PIECE WHICH IS TIED WITH WHITE STRING FROM HOLE TO METAL-ENFORCED HOLE AT TIP OF THUMB TO EDGE OF MITT. HAS BLACK TIE ACROSS BACK OF WRIST WHICH HAS A BUTTON SLIT. BACK IS LINED WITH CANVAS, REST WITH BLUE COTTON. PALM OF GLOVE IS THICKLY PADDED ON THIS SIDE. HAS HORSESHOE SHAPED RED FELT PIECE OF MATERIAL BETWEEN THUMB AND END FINGERS. BLACK FINISH IS CRACKING AND FLAKING. STRAP IS TORN AND FRAGILE, BUTTON IS MISSING.

Subjects

SPORTS EQUIPMENT

Historical Association

SPORTS

History

SEE FILE P19950049001-GA FOR FAMILY HISTORY. GLOVE BELONGED TO SON LEA WHO WAS BORN IN 1928. *UPDATE* IN 2016 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT RUTHANN LABLANCE CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF CLOTHING, INCLUDING PARTS OF SEVERAL ITEMS DONATED BY CLAIRE DAHLQUIST. THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION WAS COMPILED USING FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. LEVI MACDONALD PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 88 ON OCTOBER 6, 1977. HE WAS BORN IN WEST TILBURY TOWNSHIP, ESSEX COUNTY, ON ON JULY 30, 1889, THE SON OF HIRAM AND ALICE (MAIDEN NAME UNKNOWN) MACDONALD. IN 1914, LEVI MARRIED ESTELLA AGNES CHALMERS. IN 1918, THEY LIVED IN BURDETT AND THEN IN TABER IN 1921. ACCORDING TO HIS OBITUARY, “HE WAS ACTIVE IN THE ALBERTA FISH AND GAME ASSOCIATION FOR MANY YEARS AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE MASONIC LODGE, THE MOOSE LODGE, THE CANADIAN LEGION, AND THE ELKS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE REORGANIZED CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS. ESTELLA AGNES MACDONALD (NEE CHALMERS) WAS BORN AND RAISED IN ONTARIO. ESTELLA PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 84 ON MAY 11, 1981. LEA HIRAM MACDONALD WAS BORN IN LOWBANKS, ON ON MARCH 11, 1928 AND GREW UP ON THE FAMILY FARM IN TABER. HE MARRIED BEVERLY AYERS IN GREAT FALLS, MT ON MARCH 10, 1958. HE PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 79 ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2007. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR COPIES OF THE ARTICLES FROM THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. *UPDATE* IN 2018, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF BOXED TEXTILE ARTIFACTS AND ACCESSORIES, INCLUDING FIFTEEN ARTIFACTS DONATED BY CLAIRE DAHLQUIST. ATTEMPTS MADE TO CONTACT THE DONOR TO SPEAK ABOUT THE SPECIFIC ARTIFACTS AND THEIR USE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.

Catalogue Number

P19950049006

Acquisition Date

1995-09

Collection

Museum

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