Gas mask

Made:: 1941 in Tolworth and Surrey

Gas mask, with carrier bag, in cardboard box, for civilian use, Britain, 1941, by Siebe Gorman, with anti-dimming outfit canister

Details

Category:: Public Health & Hygiene

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A637243

Materials:: face mask, rubber, fittings, tin, eyepieces, plastic and bag, canvas

Measurements:: mask: height 210 mm
cartridge: diameter 92 mm
canister: height 68 mm

type:: gas mask

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Gas mask, for civilian use, Britain, 1941, by Siebe Gorman

Gas mask, British, Civilian 1941

Gas mask, for civilian use, Britain, 1941, by Siebe Gorman

Measurements:: overall: 210 mm
cartridge: 92 mm,
canister: 68 mm

Materials:: rubber (unidentified) , tin (metal) and plastic (unidentified)

Object Number:: A637243/1

type:: gas mask

Leather cloth for gas mask, for civilian use, Britain, 1941, by Siebe Gorman

Cloth for Civilian Gas Mask

Leather cloth for gas mask, for civilian use, Britain, 1941, by Siebe Gorman

Object Number:: A637243/2

type:: cloth

Cloth ointment for gas mask, for civilian use, Britain, 1941, by Siebe Gorman

Cloth Ointment for Gas Mask, 1941

Cloth ointment for gas mask, for civilian use, Britain, 1941, by Siebe Gorman

Object Number:: A637243/3

type:: unguent

Carrier bag for gas mask, for civilian use, Britain, 1941, by Siebe Gorman

Bag for Gas Mask, 1941

Carrier bag for gas mask, for civilian use, Britain, 1941, by Siebe Gorman

Materials:: canvas

Object Number:: A637243/4

type:: bag - container

Cardboard box for gas mask, for civilian use, Britain, 1941, by Siebe Gorman

Cardboard Box for Gas Mask, 1941

Cardboard box for gas mask, for civilian use, Britain, 1941, by Siebe Gorman

Materials:: cardboard

Object Number:: A637243/5

type:: box - container