Helmet-type gas mask

Made:
1915

Helmet-type gas mask, heavy cotton, glass eyepieces, metal and rubber fittings, British, 1915

Details

Category:
Public Health & Hygiene
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A163003
Materials:
cotton, heavy, eyepieces, glass, fittings, iron and fittings, rubber
Measurements:
height 628 mm
approx.: width 400 mm
type:
gas masks

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