PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR CONSERVATORS: GLOVES AND HAND PROTECTION
Lucy Commoner
SOME MANUFACTURERS OF PROTECTIVE GLOVES:American Working Women's Supply CompanyPO Box 100, Deer Park, NY 11729, (516)-667-6266 Dunn Products37 S. Sangamon Street Chicago, IL 60607, (312)-666-5800 Edmont Wilson division of BectonDickinson & Co., 77 Walnut Street Cochoton, OH 43812 GranetPO Box 588, 25 Loring Drive Framingham, MA 01701, (617)-875-3521 Lab Safety SupplyPO Box 1368, Janesville, WI 53547, (800)-356-6964 Magid Glove and Safety Manufacturing Co.2060 North Kolmar Ave., Chicago, IL 60639, (800)-621-8010 or (312)-384-2070 Newtex IndustriesRailroad Avenue, PO Box 25, Victor, NY 14564, (716)-924-9135 Norton Safety ProductsPO Box 70729, Charleston, SC 29405, (803)-554-0660 Surety Rubber Co.Box 92N3, Carrollton, OH 44615
protective clothing and gloves in women's sizes
also supplies Coverderm barrier cream for nonaqueous solvents
manufactures Zetex heat-resistant gloves
GENERAL INFORMATION ON WORK GLOVES IS AVAILABLE FROM:Work Glove Manufacturers AssociationBox H, Grayslake, IL 60030, (312) 223–9222
National Industrial Glove Distributors Association2510 Riva Road, Annapolis, MD 21401
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