Object Details
- Manufacturer
- B. F. Goodrich Co.
- Summary
- This right full pressure glove is part of a pair made for the Mark IV High Altitude suit used by the U.S. Navy in the early 1950s and is considered the forerunner of the Mercury suit and gloves.
- It is constructed with an interior bladder of rubber, and an exterior of green nylon with adjustment straps over the upper hand. The palms are of leather.
- NASA Manned Spacecraft Center transferred this glove to the Museum sometime prior to 1973.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A19850291000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Handwear
- Materials
- Exterior: Nylon, steel
- Interior: Rubber/neoprene
- Wrist disconnect: Aluminum, rubber
- Zipper: Nylon, brass
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 26.7 x 11.4 x 10.2cm (10 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 4 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19850291000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9bbd43ba0-c889-4390-b2f7-825ff1fe7c18
