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Ye olde Waddington's classic motorcycle gloves

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Athame57:
Classic bikes deserve classic gear to go with them.  ;) I called in to The Junk Shop on Greenwich South St in Londinium, it's full of wonderful antique junk, you can even have tea & cake in the back garden (tiny) if you are seriously 'big' forget it the alleyways through all the stuff in there will be too challenging! I called to see if there were any real vintage goggles to be found, there wasn't but there was a pair 195/60s Waddingtons Rebel motorcycle gloves, complete with that classic flare to cope with the cuffs of a leather jacket. I paid £25.oo for them, which is probably a bargain, a much worse pair are on Fleabay for £47.oo and a better pair elsewhere for £63.oo.
They are stiff as rigor mortis but no cracks or splits, so Mink oil has been ordered too to soften the leather and saddle soap to finish I already have, I use it on my other things.
What I ve got doubts about is how to clean the inside, the wooly lining is hard and seems to be glued (?) direct to the leather, see image 4.
Anyone dealt with this one before? Ideas?

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
You can buy car carpet cleaner in an aerosol.
You spray it on, let it soak in, then wipe with a clean dry mutton cloth.
It will not remove all the yellowing but it will remove grease, dirt etc.

Athame57:
Thanks for this Ted, I think my GF will probably have some.  ;)

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
House carpet cleaner like Whoosh would do the same I suspect.

Oddjob:
I had some of those, my first job at 16 was on a building site. Being a bit of a cheeky little shot they decided to get their own back and filled the gloves with LM grease. I had to throw them away and ride home 7 miles in the dead of winter.

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