This is for Chet, without whom on October 1, 1944 we most likely wouldn't have that pennant to talk about.
Artifacts are: Laabs 1942 home jersey, Laabs rookie bat from 1938, Milwaukee Sentinal, October 2, 1944, Browns home cap 1942-45, store glove endorsed by Laabs from the '40s.
The glove shown is made by Gamble's, not the same quality glove as your Denkert. I got it for the nice stamped name and replica signature. In the Bushing Guide for Vintage Baseball Gloves the Laabs gloves are rated only as common, which is probably right because I've seen several over the years. Naturally, I'd prefer a game-used glove by the player but they are very difficult to find and tricky to substantiate without ironclad provenance. They are much harder to find for instance than jerseys or bats. Of course I'm talking about MLB game-used by a specific player before the 1960's. I'm not interested in the more recent ones.
Bob
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