Possible custom "Indy" gloves (1123 type) Interested?
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:56 pm
I talked to the owner of our local feed store to see if he had any Wells Lamont 0122 gloves. He said he had another brand so I asked if they had a straight thumb or keystone. After explaining the difference, he told me his were the keystone, but he knew of a glove company nearby who made the kind I spoke of and they had been making the straight thumb type for years. He said they would even make custom gloves to fit my hand!
Needless to say I jumped on that one and asked who they were. It's the Geier Glove company. They are about 15 minutes from where I work in the next town over. I'd like to see if they can make a custom fit glove in the WL 1123 pattern. If they can, I'll let you guys know. Maybe we could pull together and make a batch of them in a few sizes.
http://www.geierglove.com/
What do you think?
Does anyone have a pair of 1123 I can buy or borrow to show them for a pattern? My hand measures 9" according to these instructions so I can wear both a medium or large in these leather type driving gloves.
http://www.caloly-safety.com/info_hand_general.cfm
Update 10/21/11
I just received a pair of Wells Lamont 1123 medium gloves from a fellow COW member. I just emailed the glove company asking if they can duplicate the gloves in all detail minus the mule logo of course. I said we'd be interested in all sizes and if there was an option for custom fitting to an individual. I offered to bring my pair in for examination and measurements.
Hopefully we'll get some good news.
I won't be distressing my rare gloves and it would be great to have a pair of custom fit gloves that look correct and can be beaten into a SA pair of gloves.
If you want to see the quality of their current products maybe there's a retailer in your area.
http://www.geierglove.com/retailers-map.html
Album of my Wells Lamont 1123 gloves
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35223822@N ... 953388588/
Needless to say I jumped on that one and asked who they were. It's the Geier Glove company. They are about 15 minutes from where I work in the next town over. I'd like to see if they can make a custom fit glove in the WL 1123 pattern. If they can, I'll let you guys know. Maybe we could pull together and make a batch of them in a few sizes.
http://www.geierglove.com/
What do you think?
Does anyone have a pair of 1123 I can buy or borrow to show them for a pattern? My hand measures 9" according to these instructions so I can wear both a medium or large in these leather type driving gloves.
http://www.caloly-safety.com/info_hand_general.cfm
Update 10/21/11
I just received a pair of Wells Lamont 1123 medium gloves from a fellow COW member. I just emailed the glove company asking if they can duplicate the gloves in all detail minus the mule logo of course. I said we'd be interested in all sizes and if there was an option for custom fitting to an individual. I offered to bring my pair in for examination and measurements.
Hopefully we'll get some good news.
I won't be distressing my rare gloves and it would be great to have a pair of custom fit gloves that look correct and can be beaten into a SA pair of gloves.
If you want to see the quality of their current products maybe there's a retailer in your area.
http://www.geierglove.com/retailers-map.html
Album of my Wells Lamont 1123 gloves
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35223822@N ... 953388588/
