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mask, gas

human history
  • Other Name

    British gas mask, WW1 (Ypres) (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Gas mask used by a British Officer at Ypres, WW1

    impregnated flannel fabric; in form of hood that fits over head; with rectangular view window made from celluloid sheet

    note: impregnated with Phenate

  • Place
    England
  • Associated Place

    Ypres/Belgium

  • Accession Number
    1916.40
  • Accession Date
    1916
  • Other Id

    W0025 (war)

    12990 (ethnology)

  • Department

    History

    War History

mask, gas, 1916.40, W0025, 12990, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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Images

  • mask, gas, 1916.40, W0025, 12990, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • mask, gas, 1916.40, W0025, 12990, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • mask, gas, 1916.40, W0025, 12990, © Auckland Museum CC BY

Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, W0025, 12990
  • Primary Maker

     unknown (Military equipment/manufacturer)

  • Place
    England
  • Date
    Circa 1915
  • Associated Notes

    Gas mask used by a British Officer at Ypres, WW1

    This is probably a reference to the Second Battle of Ypres which took place between April and September 1915. See report below and note that this type of helmet was introduced into the British Army circa May 1915.

    Reported in Auckland Star, 12th April 1916:-

    "Two war masks which are exhibited in the shop window of the E. and F. Piano Agency Company in Queen Street, are attracting a good deal of attention. They were sent to the Misses Isaacs, of Auckland, by Dr. C.H. Haines, formerly resident in this city. The masks were sent from the battlefield to England by a lieutenant in the London Scottish, who took part in the great engagement between the Allies and Germans at Ypres. One of the masks, with goggles and a mouthpiece, is a German article, and the other is of English manufacture."

    see: http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=AS19160412.2.24 - accessed 6.5.2013

  • Associated Event
    WW1; 1914-1918
    Battles of Ypres; 1914-1918; Belgium
  • Associated Person

     London Scottish [Regt] WW1 (Military equipment/manufacturer)

  • Associated Place

    Ypres/Belgium

  • Associated Date
    Circa 1915
  • Period

    World War 1, 1914-18/Wars

  • Media

    flannel/twill

    celluloid/nitrocellulose/cellulosic/thermoplastic/plastic/organic material

  • Measurement Description
    length x width x height: 510mm x 435mm x 8
  • Measurement Reading

    510mm

    435mm

    8mm

  • Subject Category

    gas warfare/wars

  • Classification

    Mask, Gas

    Protective Devices

    Regulative & Protective T&E

    05 Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

    mask, gas

    personal gear

  • Last Update
    15 May 2023
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