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Spare parts for protective suits from Windscale nuclear power plant. Spread across four boxes. Box One: Black and red non-slip shoes, red protective gloves, several unopened packs of yellow protective gloves, dosimeter badge Box Two: Green overalls with the logo for British Nuclear Fuels Ltd, blue trousers with the logo for British Nuclear Fuels Ltd Box Three: Air supply line to be used with protective suit Box Four: Air supply line to be used with protective suit

Spare parts for protective suits from Windscale nuclear power plant

Protective suit, 1989.

Protective suit

1989

Suit with socks and gloves attached, made from stainless steel wire and wool used for high voltage electrical live-line working, developed by the Central Electricity Generating Board in conjunction with International Wool Secretariat and a Belgian weaver. Made of 75% natural wool fibre and 25% stainless steel fibres.

Live-line conducting suit in wool

circa 1980

Carbon fibre (Panotex) suit (as used at Royal Wedding Fireworks Display, 1981)

Carbon Fibre (Panotex) Suit, Type Used at Fireworks Displays

1980-1981

Cold weather suit, "L60", made by Strentex Fabrics Ltd., 1982, a one-piece suit intended for workers in sub-zero temperature conditions, aluminised lining, sealed seams, inner ankle and wrist cuffs to prevent heat loss; manually operated air vents to allow user to control their own temperature to avoid excessive sweating. material is a multi-layer sandwich of nylon, vinyl, polyester foam, aluminised nylon.

Cold Weather Suit

1982

One piece combination suit in Dri-tex - polyurethane transfer coated warp knitted nylon.

One piece combination suit in Dri-tex - polyurethane transfer coated warp knitted nylon

Shotblaster's kit: zip up canvas suit

Shotblaster's canvas suit

Protective, air-ventilated, suit for refuelling of aircraft, with nasal mask (RAF, c1962)

Protective, air-ventilated

Protective, non-ventilated, suit for the refuelling of aircraft (RAF, c1962)

Protective, Non-Ventilated, Suit for the Refuelling of Aircraft

One-piece combination suit in "Corovin" (spun bonded polypropylene), in original packaging, British, 1984

One-piece combination suit in "Corovin" (spun bonded polypropylene)

1984

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

Fishery protection crewman's suit, 1982, made by Multifabs Ltd.

Fishery protection crewman's suit

1982

Diver's heat retention suit, made by Strentex Fabrics Ltd., a one-piece coverall to be worn under a diver's 'dry' suit. The fabric's sandwich construction provides for reflection of body heat and insulation, the outer layer tough and hard wearing. The foam is compressed by increasing pressure as the diver goes deeper so the suits working depth is limited.

Diver's Heat Retention Suit

1981

Fearnought combination suit (RAF, Pattern sealed on 9 April 1935)

Fearnought combination suit, RAF pattern