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- OBJECT TYPE
- FIREFIGHTER'S/OPERATIONAL
- DATE
- 1950–1980
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0200.001
- MANUFACTURER
- MIDWESTERN SAFETY MFG. CO.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Mackinaw, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
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
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MIDWESTERN SAFETY MFG. CO., Coat, circa 1950–1980, Artifact no. 1987.0200, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1987.0200.001/
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