Oxford and Woodstock were important centres of the gloving trade, Oxford from the 13^th century and Woodstock from at least the 16^th century. Woodstock was a favoured location as its large forests created a local need for hunting and hawking gloves. Deer and sheep supplied the skins for these, although Woodstock was also renowned for its fine kid gloves and for its soft white leather gloves. The pure water of the River Cherwell helped to produce particularly soft leather.

The reference to Woodstock gloves in the trade card of Hotham & Busby of York (no. 71) has already been noted. Samuel Green appears in the Woodstock section of Hunt & Co’s city of Oxford directory for 1846. At this date, most Woodstock gloves were still sewn by hand.

JJ Trade Cards 10 (8a) (purchased 2000)