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-Offered here is an outstanding vintage 1940s Hawthorne Model 4043 baseball glove featuring the facsimile endorsement of New York Yankees Hall of Famer Joe Gordon.
This is the Joe Gordon Personal Model, with exceptionally attractive silver/white palm markings that remain unusually bold and easy to read.
The palm is clearly marked:
Joe Gordon
PERSONAL MODEL, Along with the Hawthorne 4043 model designation.
What really separates this example is its appearance!
The glove retains a beautiful deep red leather finish with contrasting olive/gold trim and an excellent overall presentation. The red color remains remarkably strong throughout the glove and gives it tremendous display appeal.
Features include:
• Joe Gordon facsimile endorsement
• “PERSONAL MODEL” palm marking
• Hawthorne Model 4043 markings
• Beautiful deep red leather
• Strong silver/white stamped graphics
• Contrasting olive/gold trim
• Split-finger period construction
• Multi-piece stitched web
• Decorative metal wrist button
• Attractive orange/tan leather interior
• Classic 1940s baseball glove construction
• Right-hand throw — glove is worn on the left hand.
Condition is very good to excellent for a vintage glove of this age.
The leather displays beautifully with normal wrinkles, surface marks and evidence of use consistent with age. The palm markings are particularly strong. The interior remains very presentable. The finger lacing and web lacing show age and wear, including some dryness/fraying at the tie areas, as shown clearly in the photographs. The trim shows normal age-related wear and wrinkling but remains exceptionally attractive.
*Please examine all photographs carefully, as they are an important part of the condition description and show the actual glove being offered.
Joe Gordon was one of the premier second basemen of his era, starring with the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians and later being inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
A particularly attractive example for a collector of vintage baseball gloves, New York Yankees memorabilia, Hall of Fame player-endorsed equipment, or Joe Gordon memorabilia.
