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Object details:

Object Name: Glove, Right, Mark IV
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19850291000

	Object Name
	Glove, Right, Mark IV

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9bbd43ba0-c889-4390-b2f7-825ff1fe7c18

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	B. F. Goodrich Co.

	Materials
	Exterior: Nylon, steel

	Materials
	Interior: Rubber/neoprene

	Materials
	Wrist disconnect: Aluminum, rubber

	Materials
	Zipper: Nylon, brass

	Dimensions
	3-D: 26.7 x 11.4 x 10.2cm (10 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 4 in.)

	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.

	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
	NASA Manned Spacecraft Center transferred this glove to the Museum sometime prior to 1973.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

	Inventory Number
	A19850291000

	Type
	PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Handwear

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