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French Riot Police Articulated Protective Body Armour
Zip up Aertex mesh top with Lycra neck opening, closure with front zipper. Over the thumb fitting on the sleeves to stop them from riding up. Hard foam padding to up shoulder and lower back arm. Three shaped pads on the shoulder, three smaller pads on the elbow and lower arm. Size: Small.
Country of Design: France
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Invisible Men exhibition label:
FRENCH RIOT POLICE BODY ARMOUR
Leo Minor
2012
This armoured undergarment contains segments of coated foam caught within layers of Aertex mesh. Aertex was invented in Manchester in 1888 by Lewis Haslam, a Lancashire mill owner who had been experimenting with aeration, trapping air within the warp and weft of the fabric.
Aertex
Archive no. 2016.041
Note
Invisible Men exhibition label:
FRENCH RIOT POLICE BODY ARMOUR
Leo Minor
2012
This armoured undergarment contains segments of coated foam caught within layers of Aertex mesh. Aertex was invented in Manchester in 1888 by Lewis Haslam, a Lancashire mill owner who had been experimenting with aeration, trapping air within the warp and weft of the fabric.
Aertex
Archive no. 2016.041