MADE GAME [MAKING SPORTS EQUIPMENT]
Description
The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “A little hand sewing and the bag is completed.” Worker lacing a football. “Inserting the rubber bags which, when inflated, make kicking a pleasure.” Woman worker inserting bladder into football, man inflating football. “And when a ‘battle’s on.’” Two boys boxing in a ring. “Who would ever imagine that so much care was used in making boxing gloves. Cut from soft durable sheep skin.” Man cutting pattern from leather. “Stuffed with hair and weighed. Four gloves, forming a set, must balance the scale at the same weight.” Woman stuffing and weighing gloves. “And when a fast one comes over the plate.” Batter hitting ball, umpire, pitcher. “This is what keeps the string on the outside. Cutting the leather and the wool felt padding for making mitts and fielders’ gloves.” “Forming and sewing together pad for catcher’s mitt.” “Sewing fielder’s glove.” “Molding face of catcher’s mitt.” [1919]
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