The Gloves
Throughout the years of production from the early days of The National Glove Company ENGECIE and W Pinkham & Son many thousands of styles and colours of gloves were produced in many different materials. Following the second world war, twice a year, a new collection of styles was produced to meet the needs of each particular market and reflected new trends in fashion. A resident designer, with the help and co-operation of designers in New York, Paris, Vienna and Germany kept abreast of market and fashion changes.
A lady is known by her shoes and her gloves
As is the case today, colours were important and every season each style of gloves was produced in many different colours reflecting the latest fashions that were in vogue at the time.
A small example of the many years of production is shown below. The gloves were manufactured in a wide range of fine leathers, suedes and fabrics including Milanese Silk, Doelyk, Nylon Jersey, Nylon Simplex, Cotton Simplex, Sea Island Cotton, Helanca Satin and Scottish Woollen Tartans.
Earlier examples can be seen in the Pioneering Years pages of the OUR HISTORY section https://pinkhamgloves.co.uk/our-history-copy-2/
The National Glove Company - trade mark Engecie
Having started making gloves in their kitchen in 1904 William and Rebecca Pinkham started The National Glove Company NGC which would go on to become W Pinkham & Son Ltd in 1932
This rare example of an Engecie silk glove dates to 1912
In 2021 a number of pairs of Engecie and Pinkham gloves were accepted by The Glove Collection Trust to be permanently held in their collection.
The collection is recognised as one of the finest collections of its kind in the world with over two thousand pairs of gloves some dating back the sixteenth century.
This means that twenty five pairs of Engecie and Pinkham gloves will remain in the collection in perpetuity. They can be seen on the Glove Collection Trust's website theglovecollection.uk
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