Identity area
Reference code
2019.106.Front6
Title
Fire Proximity Suit
Date(s)
- 2010 (Creation)
Level of description
Piece
Extent and medium
Context area
Name of creator
(1887-)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Item on loan to "Invisible Men" exhibition , 24 Oct-24 Nov 2019
Conditions governing reproduction
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Script of material
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
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Notes area
Note
Invisible Men exhibition label:
FIRE PROXIMITY SUIT
Globe
2010
This fire proximity suit is made with an outer layer of vacuum-deposited aluminised material. It is designed to allow firefighters to work safely in situations of extreme heat and danger, such as chemical or aircraft fires.
Aluminized PBI
2019.106.1 and 2019.106.2 and 2019.106.3