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Radiation protection apron

1920-1958

Blacksmith’s leather apron from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

1890-1930

Apron, Independent Order of Odd Fellows

Apron, bends in geometrical pattern decorated with metal pendant

1840-1935

Protective apron, Europe, 1951-1970

1951-1970

Leather coalman's back apron

Rubberised protective apron, as used by frontline health workers during the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, 2014-2015

Protective apron part of Personal Protective Equipment

2014-2015

Collection of pinafores worn by mill girls

Collection of pinafores worn b

1945

White lead and leather apron

White lead apron

Lead-lined apron for protection against scattered x-rays, with red covering.

Lead-lined apron for protection against scattered x-rays

Bones from a buddhist priest's apron, Tibetan, 18th or 19th century

Bones from a buddhist priest's apron

1701-1900

Carved bone ornaments from a buddhist priest's apron, called a nag-pa, Tibetan, 18th or 19th century

Carved bone ornaments from a buddhist priest's apron

1701-1900

Rubberised protective apron, as used by frontline health workers during the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, 2014-2015

Rubberised protective apron for frontline health workers

circa 2014

Black plastic apron, unsigned, British, 1980-1982. Used as anti-static devices when assembling micro-circuits.

Black Plastic Apron

1980-1982

Apron, Great Western Railway, Porter, c1940. Unbleached hessian

Porter's apron, Great Western Railway

1935-1945

Radiographer's apron, jacket type, sleeveless, by W.S. Rothband and Co. Ltd., Manchester, 1968-1980

Radiographer's Apron

1968

Envoy Home Developing kit. Carton with apron, developing tank for 120 film, metal printing frame. Other parts missing.

Envoy Home Developing Kit

Pair of Cryo-aprons for protection against the hazards of liquid nitrogen and cold atmospheres, made by Medalnorth Ltd., British, 1988

Pair of Cryo-aprons for protection against extreme cold

1988

Lead-lined apron for protection against scattered x-rays, double-sided, with green covering.

Lead-lined apron for protection against scattered x-rays

Mavig multiplex pb 0.25ml white lead apron

White lead apron

Proofed cotton canvas apron

Proofed cotton canvas apron

Beaverteen apron used by Triplex Glass Polishers

Beaverteen apron used by Triplex Glass Polishers

Butchers apron in cotton-backed rubber (used in 1964)

protective apron

Apron of human bone beads strung on threads, used in necromantic rites, Tibetan, 19th century

Apron of human bone beads strung on threads

1801-1900

Green, cotton covered, lead lined Radiographer's Apron

Green, cotton covered, lead lined Radiographer's Apron

Cryo-apron for protection against the hazards of liquid nitrogen and cold atmospheres, made by Medalnorth Ltd., British, 1988

Cryo-apron for protection against extreme cold

1988

2 packs of 100 disposable aprons, of the type used at Science Museum NHS COVID-19 vaccination centre, 2021

Disposable white aprons

2018-2021

Disposable apron of the type of personal protective equipment (PPE) used at the Lighthouse Lab at Alderley Park, by staff during COVID-19 testing, 2020-2021

Apron worn as PPE by people testing COVID-19 samples

2020

Apron made from carved human bone beads and girdle, mounted on green silk backing, Tibetan, 19th century

Apron made from carved human bone beads and girdle

1801-1900

Apron made of carved human bones, ivory plaque, turquoise bead, and small metal bulb, strung on threads, Tibetan, 19th century

Apron made of carved human bones

1801-1900

Buddhist priest's cloth apron with plaques of human bone, called a nag-pa, Tibetan, 18th or 19th century

Buddhist priest's cloth apron with plaques of human bone

1701-1900

P.B. cutter's black leather wired apron

Glass Cutter's Black Leather Wired Apron

1971-1981

Cryo-apron for protection against the hazards of liquid nitrogen and cold atmospheres, made by Medalnorth Ltd., British, 1988

Cryo-apron for protection against extreme cold

1988