Glove, Right, Mark IV
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- B. F. Goodrich Co.
- Summary
- This 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 1960s, 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.
- Transferred from NASA, Manned Spacecraft Center in 1970.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from NASA - Manned Spacecraft Center
- Inventory Number
- A19710038002
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Handwear
- Materials
- Exterior: Nylon, Steel, Leather
- Interior: Rubber/neoprene, Synthetic Fabric
- Wrist disconnect: Anodized Aluminum, rubber
- Zipper: Nylon, Brass
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 31.8 x 15.2 x 10.2cm (12 1/2 x 6 x 4 in.)
- Other (Wrist Ring): 8.9cm (3 1/2 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_A19710038002
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9394a178c-17ae-4389-a3a2-4b2501f3f1cd
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