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Eskimo Method Keeps Feet Warm for Troops in Arctic
In Watertown Mass American armed forces in the Arctic layer socks inside mukluks to prevent freezing. Soldiers sailors and airmen, in temperatures around 50 below, wear one light sock, two heavy wool socks, and a pair of felt bootees inside rubber and canvas mukluks. The mukluk, made by Hood Rubber Company, is modeled after Eskimo footwear and touted for warmth.
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Watertown
Mass
Arctic
Hood Rubber Company
B. F. Goodrich
Harry W. Martin
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