Glove, Work
Object number2017.116.3 a,b
MediumLeather; Cotton; Canvas; Fabric
Credit LineIn memory of Edward Ruglovsky
DescriptionPair of brown leather welding gloves, left glove (a) and right glove (b). Seams along right and left edges, around each finger, and horizontal across interior wrist. Black cotton trim around flared wrist opening. Interior is lined with off-white cotton except for the wristguard's interior front side is lined with blue-green canvas fabric.DimensionsLength x Width x Depth (a): 14 x 7.625 x 1.125 in. (35.6 x 19.4 x 2.9 cm)Length x Width x Depth (b): 14 x 7.813 x 1.5 in. (35.6 x 19.8 x 3.8 cm)
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
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