Supple leathers, surprising colors, and sublime fit define the gloves made by this family-owned factory, which has been selling to elite Florentines since 1919.

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Since the gloves are made in America, they ship in 14 days or less.

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"I asked her what did they buy and she said they asked for tape and gloves, which made me raise a few concerns, " Mr Akbar told BBC Wales.

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Part of him remains the Cooperstown tinkerer who took apart baseball gloves to see how they were made.

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Ankiel, who used one of reliever Scott Rice's gloves, said he'd have made the catch if he'd had his own glove.

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Thus, the adoption of gloves to make bare-knuckled boxing safer made it possible for fighters to throw head punches without breaking their hands--resulting in more brain injuries and death.

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The closing of borders would deny access to many items made abroad that are needed during a pandemic, including masks and gloves, electrical circuits for ventilators and communications gear and certain pharmaceuticals and their precursors.

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The house has also expanded its made-to-measure custom business, offering a wide range of fine leather gloves and cashmere and wool socks (or "hose, " as it quaintly still calls them), silk ties, even boxer shorts.

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Finding his glove is a long shot: Vintage gloves, according to David Kohler, have been historically hard to authenticate, because they were rarely made for specific players in those days.

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