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Object details:

Object Name: Glove, Left, Mark IV
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19710038001

	Object Name
	Glove, Left, Mark IV

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv95ca3c161-80e7-4ea5-987e-fd1e4cfea6bf

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	B.F. Goodrich

	Materials
	Exterior: Nylon, Steel, Leather

	Materials
	Interior: Rubber/neoprene, Synthetic Fabric

	Materials
	Wrist disconnect: Anodized Aluminum, rubber

	Materials
	Zipper: Nylon, Brass

	Dimensions
	3-D: 30.5 x 13.3 x 10.2cm (12 x 5 1/4 x 4 in.)

	Dimensions
	Other (Wrist Ring): 8.9cm (3 1/2 in.)

	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.

	Summary
	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.

	Summary
	Transferred from NASA, Manned Spacecraft Center in 1970.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transferred from NASA - Manned Spacecraft Center

	Inventory Number
	A19710038001

	Type
	PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Handwear

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