General Information

Serial #

1456617

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOVEN FABRIC (CANVAS ?) EXTERIOR; FLOCKED BACKING. (PRESUMABLY TREATED WITH FIRE-RETARDANT CHEMICALS); METAL SNAP & HOOK CLOSURERS; COTTON CORDUROY LINING ON COLLAR; RUBBER INNER CUFF LINER HAS ELASTISED CUFF. SYNTHETIC MATERIAL REFLECTIVE STRIPS.

Dimensions

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

Length

135.0 cm

Width

100.0 cm

Height

16.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Fire Fighting

Category

Clothing & personal safety apparatus

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

MIDWESTERN

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Mackinaw

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF COAT WORN C. 1950S- 1980S, POSSIBLY LONGER.

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO PROVIDE WATERPROOF AND FIRE RETARDANT PROTECTIVE COVERING FOR WEARER.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF WATERPROOF & FIRE RETARDANT CLOTHING DEVELOPED FOR USE BY FIRE FIGHTERS, RAIL WORKERS, EMERGENCY CREWS, ETC.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"44"[size ?] stencilled in white on inside proper right edge. label sewn inside proper right edge of liner, backing pocket, reads: "MADE FROM/ GENUINE/ Vanitex/ WATERPROOF/ FABRIC/ MIDWESTERN SAFETY/ MANUFACTURING COMPANY/ MACKINAW, ILLINOIS ". motif above features 2 black birds viewed in profile, with crest decorated with fleur-de-lis & text "MIDWESTERN"; birds hold banner reading "GARMENT". Second label sewn below reads "ISSUED BY AUTHORITY/ GARMEN[T]/ [illegible]/ AMERI[CA]/ [illegible symbol & text]/ GENERAL EXECUTIVE BOARD/ 1891" & clasped hands symbol, "1456617" & "A.F. OF L./ UNITED/ [illegible]/ WORKERS/ REGISTERED 03".

Missing

NONE. From CA of 06/30/1998 by Myles Bailey: No - Complete

Finish

DULL GREEN EXTERIOR SHELL HAS SILVER REFLECTIVE STRIPS APPLIED TO LOWER EDGE OF COAT & CUFFS, AND TO BODY MIDSECTION; YELLOW-BROWN FLOCKED BACKING. BLACK METAL SNAP CLOSURES & SILVER METAL HOOKS AND RINGS SECURE COAT. BLACK CORDUROY LINING AT COLLAR; BLACK RUBBER LINING IN LOWER HALF OF SLEEVES; BROWN & ORANGE ELASTICISED CUFFS.

Decoration

N/A