Protector, foot and shin
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1939
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2012.0040.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Elwood Safety Appliance Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Ellwood, Pennsylvania, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Grey matte finish rugged high tensile strength aluminium alloy, reinforcing ribs or corrugations; hard black rubber toe piece with metal rivets; metal hinge, nut and bolt; leather strap with metal buckle, snap fasteners, resilient spring encircled with a black rubber tube to fit around the heel of the shoe; an aluminium bar across the back of the shoe with metal rivets; a black foam padding riveted to the top of the shin guard.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 41.5 cm
- Width
- 13.5 cm
- Height
- 21.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Industrial Technology
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Elwood
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Pennsylvania
- City
- Ellwood
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Protective toes, foot and lower leg device used by workers at E.B.Eddy or J.R. booth companies located on both sides of the Chaudière Falls in Ottawa (Ontario) and Gatineau ( former Hull City, Québec). Accidents at workplaces and safety of workers became a matter of legisglation in Canadaby the end of the 19th century and during the 20th century. - Function
-
To protect the toes, foot and shin of workers in an industrial plant from heavy weight falling objects (impact) or penetration. - Technical
-
These are worn over the worker's shoes and also, be light and quiet when walking..It seems this model of toe and foot portector is based on a previous patent by Clinton E. Sankey from 1927, no. 1, 640, 669, with some ameliorations. They are still manufactured in 2013. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Mfr's: "PAT. NO. 2160768".
- Missing
- Nothing is missing.
- Finish
- Grey matte finish rugged high tensile strength aluminium alloy, reinforcing ribs or corrugations; hard black rubber toe piece with metal rivets; metal hinge, nut and bolt; leather strap with metal buckle, snap fasteners, resilient spring encircled with a black rubber tube to fit around the heel of the shoe; an aluminium bar across the back of the shoe with metal rivets; a black synthetic padding riveted to the top of the shin guard.
- Decoration
- None.
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Elwood Safety Appliance Co., Protector, foot and shin, circa 1939, Artifact no. 2012.0040, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2012.0040.002/
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