Webbed Paddling Gloves, 2 of 2

Description

A pair of black blueseventy Webbed Paddling Glove, from the 2000s, is used to train for Ironman triathlons. The webs provide increased resistance to the water thereby building the swimmer's strength. The gloves are made of nylon with a filler of flexible polychloroprene, better known by its DuPont trade name, Neoprene, a plastic based rubber, which is soft and elastic as well as water-resistant, insulating and weather resistant.
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Inscriptions

printed: (various)

Object number

AIBDC : 005886.2

Date

2008

Country

Method

fibres
fabric
neoprene material
neoprene sheet
construction

Material

plastic
polyamide inner and outer
PA inner and outer
nylon inner and outer
polychloroprene filler
Neoprene - trade name filler
Dimensions
Width
150mm
Height
225mm
Depth
50mm

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