Identity area
Reference code
IE LMOD 852
Title
1939 Gas Mask from The Emergency with Box
Date(s)
- Twentieth Century (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Rubber, metal, plastic, fabric, cardboard.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
13/10/2012
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Gas mask from the Emergency, with box, 1939. Black rubber face mask with transparent plastic eyepiece. Canvas straps with buckles to fasten over face. Number of stamps on mask. One stamp reads "Lot 176, SG and Co. 20 Dec 1939" Three other stamps on metal filter of mask - one reads "Civilian". In cardboard box stamped with large letter S on three sides - indicating small size mask. Text under lid has directions for packing and use of respirator. Name handwritten on top of box in pencil, Brendan.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Discolouring from age.
