Gas mask with carrier bag in cardboard box

Made:: 1942 in Tolworth and Surrey

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

Details

Category:: Public Health & Hygiene

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A637240

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

Measurements:: mask: height 210 mm
cartridge: diameter 90 mm
cannister: height 68 mm
cannister: diameter 31 mm

type:: gas mask

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Gas Mask, Civilian, Brisith 1941

Gas Mask, Civilian, Brisith 1941

Gas mask, for civilian use, Britain, 1941, by Siebe Gorman, with anti-dimming outfit cannister

Measurements:: overall: 210 mm
cannister: 68 mm 31 mm,
cartridge: 90 mm,

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

Object Number:: A637240/1

type:: gas mask

Cloth for Civilian Gas Mask

Cloth for Civilian Gas Mask

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

Object Number:: A637240/2

type:: cloth

Ointment for Gas Mask, Civilian, Brisith 1941

Ointment for Gas Mask, Civilian, Brisith 1941

Cloth ointment for gas mask, for civilian use, Britain, 1941, by Siebe Gorman, with anti-dimming outfit cannister

Object Number:: A637240/3

type:: unguent

Bag for Gas Mask, Civilian, Brisith 1941

Bag for Gas Mask, Civilian, Brisith 1941

Carrier bag for gas mask, for civilian use, Britain, 1941, by Siebe Gorman, with anti-dimming outfit cannister

Materials:: canvas

Object Number:: A637240/4

type:: bag - container

Box for Gas Mask, Civilian, Brisith 1941

Box for Gas Mask, Civilian, Brisith 1941

Cardboard box for gas mask, for civilian use, Britain, 1941, by Siebe Gorman, with anti-dimming outfit cannister

Materials:: cardboard

Object Number:: A637240/5

type:: box - container