A child's gas mask and a canvas carrying pouch together on a wooden table.
Name/Title
Non-Combatant Child's Gas Mask
Entry/Object ID
2010.030.001
Description
Child’s gas mask issued by the United States government during World War II.
Non-combatant gas mask MIA2-I-I with canvas storage / travel bag. From the Office of Civilian Defense (OCD).
Acquisition
Accession
2010.030
Source or Donor
Schaed, Doris P.
Acquisition Method
Donation
Made/Created
Date made
circa 1941 - circa 1945
Time Period
20th Century
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Mask, Gas
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Protective Devices
Nomenclature Class
Regulative & Protective T&E
Nomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Hub Sorting
Other Number
034.museum25.001
General Notes
Note Type
Historical Note
Note
These types of masks were most often issued to non-combatants working in civil defense and individuals in target areas such as major cities.
