Protective Sleeves

Description:

These vinyl sleeves are worn from the wrist to just above the elbow by people working in the factory aboard the trawler Alaska Ocean. Worn tucked into work gloves, the sleeves help keep a worker’s forearms dry. The company supplies such sleeves, which are cleaned frequently and reused. An estimated 200 pairs of sleeves were stocked aboard the Alaska Ocean during the 2007 season. The Alaska Ocean operates in the North Pacific and the Bering Sea.

Date Made: 2007Associated Date: 2007

Maker: Grundens

Place Made: United States: Washington, PoulsboAssociated Place: United States: AlaskaNorth PacificBering SeaUnited States: Pacific CoastUnited States: Washington

Subject: FishingRelated Event: Contemporary United States

Subject:

See more items in: Work and Industry: Maritime, Clothing & Accessories, Work, Industry & Manufacturing, Natural Resources, On the Water exhibit

Exhibition: On the Water

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Related Web Publication: http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

Related Publication: On the Water online exhibition

Credit Line: Alaska Ocean thru Jeff Hendricks

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2007.0178.15Catalog Number: 2007.0178.15Accession Number: 2007.0178

Object Name: sleeves

Physical Description: polyvinyl chloride (overall material)cotton (overall material)Measurements: overall: 17 1/2 in x 8 in x 1 in; 44.45 cm x 20.32 cm x 2.54 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-8f5a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1330196

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