Object number
8502.8.1
Title
Baby's gas mask
Creator
Description
A baby's anti-gas protector marked SO 1939. Rubberised cotton
fabric on metal frame, perspex face, rubber tubing and webbed
straps. Inscription on brass plaque: 'This appliance is Government property any person who has it in his possession is responcible in law for using care to keep it in good condition. It is to be returned to the local authority in whos area the possessor may be at any time, either on request, or when no longer required.'
ASBESTOS:
The gas mask filter is strongly presumed to contain asbestos.
LOW RISK.
Production place
Great Britain
Date
1939
Production period
World War Two, 1939-1945
Dimensions
- Height: 440 mm
- Width: 340 mm