Completed Many thanks - The man with the glove?

[JoJoBuggins]

I think mack may be right. I've downloaded & enlarged the pic, & I'm sure I can see fingernails! Perhaps a post on the photo restoration board to ask one of clever people on there to take a look, The graphics programs they use will be much better at showing detail.

Betty

Just wondered if you clever restorers could try and solve this puzzle of whether Charles is or is not wearing a glove OR is it a case of a really bad shadow.  Betty suggested that I try this board,knowing how clever you all are.

Jo

[Niksmum]

I agree with Betty I think its his hand as I can also see fingernails...I think 

[JoJoBuggins]

Thanks

Which fingernail can you see?

Jo

[jc26red]

You are going to hate me for saying this -

I think its a leather glove.
I have blown it up and you would normally get skin creases round the knuckles on a hand, the same as his other one, but there are no knuckle creases on the "gloved" hand.  As for the fingernail, it is shadowed but there is no nail visible, so I would say its a pair of very fine leather gloves - or rather one very fine leather glove!

jc

[JoJoBuggins]

Jc

Many thanks for clearing that up, I put a post on the Armed Forces board, asking what was the significance of wearing one glove

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,238194.0.html

Must have dropped other glove on the way to the photographers


Jo

[cairolyle]

Just a thought, but he also could have burned his hand quite badly at some point during his time in the service and felt more comfortable with a glove. I agree, I think it is a glove.

 
Joy

[BettyofKent]

   I suppose we'll never know what happened to the other one

I can understand an officer having gloves made of such fine leather, which I imagine were expensive, but a corporal? Perhaps they were a gift, so it's a shame if he lost one

Betty

[JoJoBuggins]

  I shall sleep soundly tonight 

Jo

[Woodentop50]

Hello JoJo,

More posibilities :

It's a false hand   

He took his other glove off to show his wedding ring   

He has just been changing the oil on his lorry and he put his hand in the oil  !   

He just found the glove  , hoping to find the other one   


                                                                                     Jim