Glove, safety
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- OBJECT TYPE
- X-RAY/LEAD LINED/GAUNTLET STYLE
- DATE
- 1930–1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1969.1560.002
- MANUFACTURER
- General Electric X-ray Corp.
- MODEL
- XRP
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Leather exterior & synthetic interior coverings; lead lining
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 38.0 cm
- Width
- 15.6 cm
- Height
- 3.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Radiology
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- General Electric
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- This type of protective glove worn c. 1930s+
- Canada
-
Example of standard protection used by x-ray operators to protect their hands from harmful x-ray damage. - Function
-
To protect the wearer's hands from radiation while x-ray machine is in operation. - Technical
-
Example of type of protective glove worn by operators of x-ray eq. lead lined gloves, aprons & face shields were some of the earliest & simplest protective devices used: screening stands and couches, and lead glass viewing windows were also employed. the effect of x-rays on both operators and patients was not well understood for many years, but by 1928 minimum lead values for gloves, etc. had been established. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Inside of each glove stamped in red " GENERAL [GE logo] ELECTRIC/ X-RAY CORPORATION/ XRP/ TRADE MARK REGISTERED U.S. PAT. OFFICE/ MADE IN U.S.A./ PROTECTIVE EQUIVALENT OF 0.5 MM.".
- Missing
- NONE.
- Finish
- Medium brown leather exterior has fine pebble textured appearance; off-white woven lining.
- Decoration
- N/A
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General Electric X-ray Corp., Glove, safety, circa 1930–1940, Artifact no. 1969.1560, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.1560.002/
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