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A long flat 'nose' with slots for breathing out is missing from this
picture
Picture 'borrowed' from swansea heritage.net
Child's Gas Mask
During World War Two (1939-45) the
British Government protected its population from the threat of
poison gas attack by issuing gas masks to every citizen, young and
old. By 1940 the Government had issued 38 million masks, in
functional black for adults but brightly coloured for children. This
mask, which dates to 1940, is an example of a 'Mickey Mouse' mask in
red, blue and white.
This Item is located at Swansea
Museum in the Cabinet of Curiosities
WORLD WAR 2 1939-1945 Notes for
Doreen Wilkinson - November, 2007
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