Autographed boxing glove

Category: Sports implements

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Year of prod.: –1952

Object number: 2713:001

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Method of prod.: industrial

Material: leather

Measurements: length 28.5 cm

Description: Light brown, tightened on the wrist with white cotton string. White cotton padding on the inside. Covered with autographs.

Other information: Autographed by gold medallists of all ten weight classes at the Olympic Games: Nate Brooks (USA), Pentti Hämäläinen (Finland), Jan Zachara (Czechoslovakia), Aureliano Bolognesi (Italy), Charles Adkins (USA), Zygmunt Chychla (Poland), László Papp (Hungary), Floyd Patterson (USA), Norvel Lee (USA) and Edward Sanders (USA).