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OBJECT TYPE: pair/winter/heated
DATE: 2000
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2015.0295.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Wool (possible) socks with synthetic and metal wire and pouch.

Dimensions

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

Length: 57.5 cm
Width: 28.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: 2000-2009
Canada: Purchased in Ottawa, these socks were used by Garth Wilson in winter during snowshoeing in Gatineau and ice fishing around Ottawa.
Function: Worn to protect feet from cold during extended outdoor activity by combining thick, insulating fabric with a heated wire.
Technical: It is an early example of wearable technologies that incorporate wiring into fabric and use large batteries to power the circuit.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On the pouch label: "NORDIC GEAR/ Outdoor Gear - Outdoor Clothing"
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Predominantly grey socks with dark red cuffs and heels and dark grey soles and attached black wires with a black battery pouch with a dark blue, white and red label.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Sock, circa 2000, Artifact no. 2015.0295, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2015.0295.001/

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