General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Made up of various synthetic fibres and materials, including polyester, nylon, spandex and polyurethane.

Dimensions

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

Length

21.6 cm

Width

10.5 cm

Height

3.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Mining and Metallurgy

Category

Personal gear

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Mechanix

Country

Vietnam

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Never Used

Canada

Alicia Woods, from Sudbury, who owns and operates Covergalls, has been involved with the mining industry for over 15 years. She is currently the Director of Sales for MacLean Engineering, and also worked in sales for the Marcotte Mining Machinery Services Inc. In 2012, Alicia created Covergalls to design, manufacture and distribute wear for women miners. Her first large client was Vale. Several women miners, consulted to suggest their favourite gloves, chose Fastfit supplied by Covergalls as a representative product for the national collection. (From Acquisitions Worksheet, see Ref. 1)

Function

To provide protection while working on industrial sites. (From Acquisitions Worksheet, see Ref. 1)

Technical

Although women were always present in mining operations – in fact some medieval prints show women working in mines – only very recently, in the first decades of the 21st c. as women enter more high paying industry jobs, female entrepreneurs started to actively design, develop and manufacture PPEs especially designed to fit women’s bodies. “The Safety FastFit® glove is made using ANSI-107 compliant reflective and fluorescent materials to make you more conspicuous in hazardous working environments. High-visibility, moisture-wicking TrekDry® material wraps the top of your hand and reflective ink provides luminance. Synthetic leather wraps your thumb and safeguards your palm for improved wear when handling tools, while the elastic cuff provides a secure, second-skin fit with easy on/off flexibility.” From: https://covergallsworkwear.com/shop/for-women/accessories/safety-glove/ The product is manufactured by Mechanix Wear, which specializes in industrial gloves since 1991. (From Acquisitions Worksheet, see Ref. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

On the proper front, near the cuff: "cg ID"/ On the proper front: "covergalls [TM]"/ "FaSTFIT"/ Tag on the proper left side: "M [logo]/ MECHANIX WEAR"/ On the white tag with orange markings on the inside of the glove: "WARNING/ Not flame proof/ or fire retardant./ DO NOT expose/ to open flame or sparks."/ On the white tag with black markings on the inside of the glove: "M [logo]/ MECHANIX WEAR/ WOMEN'S FASTFIT [R] GLOVE/ GANT FASTFIT [R] FEMMES/ WOMEN'S MEDIUM - MOYEN POUR FEMMES/ MADE IN VIETNAM/ FABRIQUÉ AU VIETNAM/ PALM: SIMULATED LEATHER T/BS (52.5%/ POLYURETHANE, 47.5% NYLON)/ BACK: KNITTED FABRIC 1 (94.5%/ POLYESTER, 5.5% SPANDEX),/ KNITTED FABRIC 2 (97%/ POLYESTER, 3% SPANDEX)/ THUMB: SIMULATED LEATHER T/BS (52.5%/ POLYURETHANE, 47.5% NYLON),/ KNITTED FABRIC 1 (94.5%/ POLYESTER, 5.5% SPANDEX)/ FINGER: SIMULATED LEATHER T/BS (52.5%/ POLYURETHANE, 47.5% NYLON),/ KNITTED FABRIC 1 (94.5%/ POLYESTER, 5.5% SPANDEX),/ KNITTED FABRIC 2 (97%/ POLYESTER, 3% SPANDEX)/ CUFF: KNITTED FABRIC 2 (97%/ POLYESTER, 3% SPANDEX),/ ELASTIC, WOVEN LABEL/ LINING: TRICOT (100% POLYESTER),/ SPONGE"/ Repeated in French./ "EXCLUSIVE OF DECORATION/ DÉCORATION EXCLUE/ PO# 148/ RN 83381/ CA# 34971"

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Predominantly orange work glove with black trim and palm and a grey accent stripe. The proper front of the glove has blue markings and a blue and white tag near the cuff. On the proper back of the glove at the cuff, there is a red tab to aid in pulling on the glove. The interior of the glove is predominantly white and black. There are two white tags on the inside of the glove, one with orange markings and the other with black markings.

Decoration

N/A