Earmuffs, hearing protection

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0982.001

MANUFACTURER: Safety Supply Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Steel headband with aluminum fasteners; plastic earmuff housings with rubber ear pieces; foam insulation.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 23.0 cm
Width: 11.0 cm
Height: 19.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Personal gear
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Safety
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Protects ears from loud noise in industrial setting; in this case likely in aircraft production plant.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Raised lettering on earmuff housings reads: "SAFETY SUPPLY CO./TORONTO, CANADA/TO BACK OF HEAD/[arrow]/CANADIAN & U.S./PATENTS PENDING/EAR MUFF/TO BACK OF HEAD/[arrow]"; lettering engraved into one earmuff housing reads: "MT511".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Silver headband; light grey earmuff housings with green ear pieces.
Decoration: None.

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Safety Supply Co., Earmuffs, hearing protection, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0982, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0982.001/

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