Vintage Leather Everlast Boxing Gloves c.1960
ABOUT
An original pair of thick Everlast brown leather boxing gloves stuffed with horse hair. Large "Everlast" tag and "Jack Dempsey" signature is on each glove along with "16 oz".
- CREATOR Everlast, USA.
- DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1960
- MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Leather, Horse Hair.
- CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
- DIMENSIONS H 13 in. x W 7.5 in. x D 5 in.
HISTORY
The name Everlast is synonymous with boxing, although the company started out as a swimwear manufacturer in the Bronx in 1910. Seventeen year-old Jacob Golomb, the son of a tailor and an avid swimmer, was dissatisfied with swimsuits of the time that barely lasted a season, and began making suits that he guaranteed would last for a full year. He proudly gave them the name "EVERLAST", and although the swimsuits did not last throughout history, the name did.
Over the subsequent years, Golomb transformed his company into a small retail store that carried a full line of sports equipment. In 1917, a young fighter named Jack Dempsey introduced boxing to Golomb and Everlast. Dempsey asked Golomb to construct protective headgear that would last more than 15 rounds of intensive boxing training. Golomb special designed the training gear for Dempsey. In 1919, Dempsey won the world's heavyweight championship wearing boxing gloves made for him by Golomb; Everlast became the headquarters for boxing equipment throughout the world.
