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Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1953

Page

6

Bristol Team Tests New Rubber Insulated Boot on Mt Washington

M C Smith III Manuel A Sousa and Nat Gladding tested a Bristol Manufacturing rubber insulated boot at Mount Washington New Hampshire among extreme winds and subfreezing temps. The group rode a WWII Weasel to Halfway House and endured four mile climbs and frozen water to prove boot performance for cold outdoors and military use.

M. C. Smith III Bristol Manufacturing Corp Manuel A. Sousa Nat Gladding Bristol Manufacturing Korea Smith Iti Smith Smith, Sousa Gladding Bristol New Hampshire U .S. Navy Mt. Washington United States Presidential Range New England Halfway House Sousa G.l’s Glen House M. C. Smith I U. S&s. Navy N. H Navy

Bristol boot tests show warmth and frostbite protection

Three Bristol Manufacturing researchers tested a new nylon lined boot with Orion fleece under extreme cold. They wired feet for skin temperatures during activity and immersion, finding the insulated boot stayed warmer than competitors during motionless and cold-water tests and could outmode many civilian outdoor boots.

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