Gas mask with case
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
circa 1940
Materials
Metal, canvas and plastic
Measurements
Case - 310 mm (height); 120 mm (diameter), Mask - 280 mm (height); 100 mm (diameter)
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Birling Gap and Seven Sisters, East Sussex
NT 657625
Summary
A grey cylindrical metal case with lid held on by webbing harness. Inside is a gas mask with goggles, one of which is detached and the other hanging loose. The mask has a canvas headpiece and a metal tube leading to a metal filter housing. Total number of items is 3.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs Cathie Collcutt in March 1983 on behalf of Killerton House (NT).
Marks and inscriptions
Inside the lid of the case, on a paper label: 'Jacqueline Roger/ 123 r de Bagueux/ Montrouge/ Seine'