There are 1,400 of them in France today, ranging from glove manufacturers to printers.
Most players choose which glove manufacturer they will sign with when they are in the minor leagues, and stay with them for their entire career.
Franz Werfel was born in Prague in 1890, the son of a wealthy Jewish glove manufacturer.
The target companies have included manufacturers of paints, peripherals, computer printers, graphics, a glove manufacturer, roller bearings, eurythane moldings.
In 1885, industries included a bedstead factory, chain factory, woolen cloth factory, iron foundry, tannery and glove manufacturer.
Today only one glove manufacturer is located in Johnstown, while a few operate in Gloversville.
In the 1890's, William J. Howard, a glove manufacturer, bought much of the land, dredged Shellbank Basin, reclaimed hundreds of acres and built waterfront cottages.
It was built in 1820 for John Swarbreck Rogers, a local glove manufacturer and mayor of Chester.
Nocona Athletic Goods is the only American glove manufacturer left in the US.
Seymour Levov is born and raised in the Weequahic section of Newark as the son of a successful Jewish-American glove manufacturer.