Gas mask

Made:
1915 in London

Gas mask, March respirator, cotton and gauze, with safety pad in paper covering, by E.E.M. of London, 1915

Details

Category:
Public Health & Hygiene
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A653195
Materials:
cotton, gauze and straps, canvas
Measurements:
mask: height 128 mm
mask: width 130 mm
mask, approx.: depth 70 mm
pad: length 90 mm
pad: width 78 mm
type:
gas masks

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