Name/Title
Mask, GasEntry/Object ID
1947.5.1Description
1916-1917 British Army Phenate-Hexane anti-gas helmet. Gray linen cloth hood. Three-piece stitched construction. Two 6.5 cm. diameter circular white-painted steel lens mounts (with clear glass lenses) set into front. Below is a 6 x 6.5 cm. brown rubber exhalation bag tied around a 2.5 x 8 cm. steel breathing tube.Made/Created
Date made
1916 - 1917Notes
Date: 1916Inscription/Signature/Marks
Transcription
Accession number tag sewn to rear
Stamped into lower front in black paint: "PH 14"
Written into inside helmet in black pen or crayon: "96"Dimensions
Width
55.5 cmLength
60 cmDimension Notes
1 cm. thick.
