Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-09-01 | Page 8 | Heated Gloves for Aviators

uA A British firm has recently intro- MB'JUt duced elcctricallyheated gloves for 'z$r aviators. Cold hands and feet are BXn among the prime discomforts cx-perienced cx-perienced by airmen flying at gTeat altitudes, and It is obvious that 'i m number hands in particular may lead .j to disaster. I Ordinary gloves, Irrespective of 1 thir thickness, are of little use. The $ W electrically-heated gloves, on the I other hand, maintain the hands at a if comfortable temperature. As In the Sj instance of the electrically-heated , gloves for automobile drivers, elec- 1 " trical connection is made between fi 1 small brass discs on tho gloves and l i metal plates on the steering wheel of aircraft. no h i