KC Mack tells the history of the baseball glove! Hear commonly-told tales such as how the baseball glove was originally looked down upon. But be sure to stay tuned for less-often-heard stories like why baseball gloves used to be made from horsehide (instead of cowhide).

KC has built a career from repurposing, repairing and even building baseball gloves! His work is featured on his site: Mack Provisions. There are few who have more expertise on this subject than KC and we were honored for him to join the Beyond the Glove Podcast!

00:00: Introduction
1:18: KC Mack, the owner and founder of Mack Provisions
3:15: What is your favorite era of baseball gloves?
4:10: Baseball glove wallets
5:42: How many gloves have you repurposed since you started?
7:15: Where is home for you?
7:40: Leather work and industrial sewing machines
11:44: Where did you go to college & what did you major in?
13:02: Why haven't there been gloves since the very beginning of baseball?
15:45: The first-ever baseball glove
18:20: Albert Spaulding's & baseball manufacturing history
21:20: How baseball gloves have changed
21:55: What happened and what kind of baseball glove was created in 1919
23:30: 1919 vintage Bill Doak glove vs. 1935 vintage glove
24:20: Were there are web gems to be had in the old days of baseball?
24:45: Joe DiMaggio's baseball glove
27:03: What happened in 1957 that made a huge change for baseball gloves?
30:43: Denkert Baseball Gloves
36:39: Horween leather company
37:30: The baseball history class

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