Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanacks,
Football & Sporting Memorabilia

Wicket keeping gauntlets 1890’s. An early example of a of a pair of white kid leather wicket-keeping gloves used in the period, made by Geo. G. Bussey & Co of Peckham. These are similar to the previous gloves in their range except that these gloves have been faced by an India rubber compound with a rough surface to make it easier to retain the ball when catching. The rubber adds slightly to the protection provided. Some wear with loss to the backs of both gloves, some staining and general wear. The initials ‘J.F.K.’ to both gloves on the wrist. Rarely seen. Sold with the vendors notes on the gloves showing an advertisement for the gloves in the Busseys 1898 catalogue