Pair of Mittens with Trigger Finger Attachments
date: label: associated date
content: 1941 - 1945
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Brown lined wool with trigger finger attachments.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: This type of mitten was designed to allow a gunner to fire while keeping his hands warm so as not to become numb from the cold.
topic: label: related event
content: The Great Depression and World War II
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: ThinkFinity
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: ZZ.RSN81505W14
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Mittens, pair of
label: Other Terms
content: Mittens, pair of; Mitten; Man; Army
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 in x 8 in x 1 1/2 in; 27.94 cm x 20.32 cm x 3.81 cm