Mask, Welder's
Object number2017.116.2
Manufacturer
Fibre-Metal Products Company
OriginConcordville, PA
MediumPlastic; Glass; Metal; Paper; Adhesive
Credit LineIn memory of Edward Ruglovsky
DescriptionGray plastic welder's mask, helmet, or hood. Wrap-around three-sided facemask with partial top. Front has rectangular flip-up window. Circular black plastic head mount attaches to mask with black metal and plastic brackets. Interior has plastic chin-guard. DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 13.5 x 10.375 x 11.25 in. (34.3 x 26.4 x 28.6 cm)MarksEye window has text:
on the exterior of the flip-up window "PAT. 2,055,117";
on the interior of the flip-up window "PART NO. 1097 [logo] 6";
on the front of the stationary window "PART NO. 1098 7 [logo]"; and
on the interior of the stationary window "PART NO 1196" and "PAT. NO. 2,631,285" [last part number is difficult to read].
Text inside bottom of facemask "3013 K".
Inside proper left side is silver and black sticker with text "FIBRE-METAL / CONCORDVILLE, PA U.S.A. / QUALITY PRODUCTS / [illegible]"
Historical NotesPart of a collection of items documenting Edward Ruglovsky’s WWII service in the 10th Infantry Regiment and his industrial career at U. S. Steel. Ed Ruglovksy was with 10th as a combat infantryman from January 1944 through the war’s end, and through the campaigns to take Western Europe – Rhineland, Ardennes, Battle of the Bulge, etc. Ruglovsky said it was “the worst place to be” and that he spent a “year being absolutely terrified.” Some of these things he acquired by trading Russian soldiers for them at the end of the war, which fits with the reality that combat infantryman – while in active combat – were not able to collect and save much, so acquiring items from another soldier at war’s end fits with Ruglovsky’s history of service.
Previous owner
Edward Ruglovsky
Related institution
United States Steel Corporation
Terms
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1959
Sierra Engineering Company
Krueger Metal Products Company
