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Noise helmet (serial no: MLA 0021) and lead lined noise excluding jacket, by ML Aviation Company Limited, White Waltham, England, 1973.1983. Originally designed for use when testing engines of TSR2 aircraft.

Noise helmet (serial no: MLA 0021) and lead lined noise excluding jacket

1973-1983

Coke oven operative's protective suit in yellow wool gaberdine (trousers and jacket), pair of chrome leather and cotton gloves, 'Airstream' helmet, battery pack, and belt, unsigned, British, 1981. Trousers and jacket are water repellant and flame resistant, Zirpro treated wool. Clothing used at British Steel Corporation's Redcar works.

Coke oven operative's protective suit in yellow wool gaberdine (trousers and jacket)

1981

"Annapurna" climbing jacket and overtrousers

"Annapurna" climbing jacket and overtrousers

Thermal climbing jacket in Peak fiber pile surface fabric

Thermal climbing jacket

Firefighting 'Fleet' suit jacket (suit type Bristol HS 2/3), 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. Two-piece suit made of Heatshield cloth, a textile that retains its structure in flames up to 1000°C, protecting from intense radiant heat, (though not from flames), and limited protection against cold, most acids, oils and other chemicals. The wrists and ankles are elasticated to avoid exposure to radiant heat. Made of modacrylic beta-glass fibre yarn mixture cloth, lined with non-flammable twill.

Shipboard firefighting Fleet' suit jacket

1981

Lead lined noise excluding jacket, by ML Aviation Company Limited, White Waltham, England, 1973.1983. Originally designed for use when testing engines of TSR2 aircraft.

Lead Lined Noise Excluding Jacket

1973-1983

Noise helmet (serial no: MLA 0021), by ML Aviation Company Limited, White Waltham, England, 1973-1983. Originally designed for use when testing engines of TSR2 aircraft.

Noise helmet (serial no: MLA 0021)

1973-1983

Welder's leather jacket

Welder's leather jacket

Protective jacket, for coke oven operative's protective suit in yellow wool gaberdine, unsigned, British, 1981. Jacket is water repellant and flame resistant, Zirpro treated wool. Clothing used at British Steel Corporation's Redcar works.

Protective jacket, for coke oven operative's protective suit

1981

"Brollibond" weatherproof jacket and trousers in a 5-layer fabric

"Brollibond" weatherproof jacket and trousers

Motor-cyclist's waxed cotton jacket and trousers

Motor-cyclist's waxed cotton jacket and trousers

Magazine jacket (RAF, c1938)

Magazine jacket (RAF, c1938)