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Steel-Grip (Industrial Gloves)

Documents in our library describe Steel-Grip (Industrial Gloves) as “steel reenforced gloves, steel reenforced mittens, leather spring leggings asbestos spring leggings, fireproof duck spring leggings, leather snap leggings, asbestos snap leggings, fireproof duck snap leggings, leather spats, asbestos spats, fireproof duck spats, asbestos gloves asbestos mittens, leather aprons, asbestos aprons, fireproof duck aprons, black oil duck aprons, leather hip leggings, asbestos hip leggings, fireproof duck hip leggings, black oil duck hip leggings, steel-reenforced hand pads, and steel-reenforced arm protectors”.1 They give it as sold from 1911.1,2,3,4 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.

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USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition)

  • Sold from: “first used in commerce 1920-01-01”, said by INDUSTRIAL GLOVES COMPANY, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
  • Description: “STEEL REENFORCED GLOVES, STEEL REENFORCED MITTENS, LEATHER SPRING LEGGINGS ASBESTOS SPRING LEGGINGS, FIREPROOF DUCK SPRING LEGGINGS, LEATHER SNAP LEGGINGS, ASBESTOS SNAP LEGGINGS, FIREPROOF DUCK SNAP LEGGINGS, LEATHER SPATS, ASBESTOS SPATS, FIREPROOF DUCK SPATS, ASBESTOS GLOVES ASBESTOS MITTENS, LEATHER APRONS, ASBESTOS APRONS, FIREPROOF DUCK APRONS, BLACK OIL DUCK APRONS, LEATHER HIP LEGGINGS, ASBESTOS HIP LEGGINGS, FIREPROOF DUCK HIP LEGGINGS, BLACK OIL DUCK HIP LEGGINGS, STEEL-REENFORCED HAND PADS, AND STEEL-REENFORCED ARM PROTECTORS”, said by INDUSTRIAL GLOVES COMPANY, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1

Catalog page: Steel-Grip certified asbestos safeguards and gloves (Industrial Gloves Company), Image

  • Sold from: “Date of First Use in Commerce: 1911”, said by Industrial Gloves Company, as recorded by U.S. Patent Office trademark file2
  • Asbestos content: “CERTIFIED ASBESTOS SAFEGUARDS; Minimum of 83% asbestos, maximum of 17% long fiber cotton content; Every Steel-Grip asbestos safeguard certified to you to meet or beat these specifications.”, p. 12

Label: Old Hickory Steel Grip (Industrial Gloves Company), Image

  • Sold from: “Date of First Use in Commerce: January 1, 1920”, said by Industrial Gloves Company, as recorded by U.S. Patent Office trademark file3

Catalog page: Steel-Grip asbestos gloves and mittens (Industrial Gloves Company), Image

  • Sold from: “Date of First Use in Commerce: January, 1952”, said by Industrial Gloves Company, as recorded by U.S. Patent Office trademark file4
  • Asbestos content: “Steel-Grip ASBESTOS GLOVES and MITTENS; GLOVES—Asbestos, Five Finger, Plain; MITTENS—Asbestos, One Finger, Plain; MITTENS—Asbestos, Full, Plain; GLOVES—Asbestos, Five Finger, Reinforced; MITTENS—Asbestos, One Finger, Reinforced; MITTENS—Asbestos, Full, Reinforced; HAND SACKS—Asbestos No-Thumb Mittens”, p. 14

Kind of product

We list Steel-Grip (Industrial Gloves) with cloth, tape and other textiles, from how the documents describe it. That page explains how such products exposed workers.

Trades that worked with products like it: Welders.

See also

References

  1. USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition) (August 25, 1951). Not yet published in our library.
  2. Catalog page: Steel-Grip certified asbestos safeguards and gloves (Industrial Gloves Company), Image.
  3. Label: Old Hickory Steel Grip (Industrial Gloves Company), Image.
  4. Catalog page: Steel-Grip asbestos gloves and mittens (Industrial Gloves Company), Image.

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