Heavy rubberised gloves, belonged to Dr. Elizabeth Shillington-Scales, English, 1920-1940 Heavy rubberised gloves 1920-1940
Stretch cotton, mechanic's Arctic gloves (80% cotton, 20% elastomeric yarn) produced for the Ministry of Defence Stretch cotton
Pair of protective gauntlet mitten gloves, with index finger housing, for shipboard firefighting 'Fleet' suit, designed for use on board ship, by Bristol Uniforms Limited, Bristol, England, 1981. Designed to follow the SOLAS Regulations of 1974 (Safety of Life at Sea) that required vessels to carry specialised safety equipment. Made of modacrylic beta-glass fibre yarn mixture cloth, lined with non-flammable twill. Pair of protective gauntlet mitten gloves, with index finger housing, for shipboard firefighting suit 1981
Pair of gauntlet gloves for armed services' use in Arctic warfare Pair of gauntlet gloves for armed services' use
Anti-flash gas welder's suit (overall) with hood, gloves and boots (suit type Bristol HS 17). Designed for use by British Gas workmen inspecting high pressure natural gas pipes. Made of unlined Heatshield cloth the suit will give protection up to 20 seconds against flames at 850°C before the heat penetrates to the skin. Heatshield is light and flexible so looks like a standard overall. The anti-flash hood is designed to fit around breathing apparatus with an integral heavy duty industrial helmet and is fitted with a wide vision polycarbonate visor. The overall and gauntlet mittens are made of modacrylic beta-glass fibre yarn mixture cloth. The boots are made of chrome hide leather with nitrile rubber sole and steel toe cap. Anti-flash gas welder's suit (overall) with hood 1981
Dry Box gloves. Light weight lead-loaded glove for radiation protection, in black. Presented by Siebe PLC on behalf of North Safety Products (USA), 1996 Dry Box gloves. Light weight lead-loaded glove for radiation protection 1996
One pair of high voltage rubber gloves, black on the outside, red inside, presented by Siebe PLC on behalf of North Safety Products (USA), 1996 One pair of high voltage rubber gloves 1996
Pair of asbestos gloves by Jelaco Ltd., Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, c.1980. Pair of asbestos gloves by Jelaco Ltd.
Racing driver's gloves as used by Alan Jones Gloves used by Formula 1 racing driver Alan Jones circa 1981
Pair of Neoprene 'Seeflex' gloves worn by divers, 1996, made by Aqua-Lung UK Ltd. Three protective gloves, c 1982-1996. 1996
Motorcyclist's leather gloves, foam padded and knitted nylon lining (worn), 1981 Motorcyclist's leather gloves 1981
Four PVC gloves (2 left hand, 2 right hand) as issued to Civil Defence force for debris clearance in 1950s Four PVC gloves
One glove from a pack of Silver Shield gloves made from laminated Norfoil. These gloves have excellent flexibility, ozone resistance and low gas permeability. Presented by Siebe PLC on behalf of North Safety Products (USA), 1996 One glove from a pack of Silver Shield gloves made from laminated Norfoil. These gloves have excellent flexibility 1996
Aluminised rayon marine suit (jacket and trousers) with helmet, boots and gauntlet gloves (suit type Bristol AR 5050/1) made by Bristol Uniforms Ltd. Close proximity Marine suit of aluminised rayon with helmet, boots and gloves