Home Front WWII - Baby's Gas Mask.

HOME FRONT UK - WORLD WAR TWO - A BABY'S GAS MASK.

WITH THE CLOUDS OF WAR GATHERING OVER EUROPE FROM 1938 ONWARDS, ONE OF THE BIGGEST FEARS OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WAS THAT GAS WOULD BE USED AGAINST THE CIVILIAN POPULATION. TO THIS END, MILLIONS OF GAS MASKS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO HOMES THROUGHOUT BRITAIN, IN ADULT, CHILD AND BABY SIZES. DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN UNDER TWO YEARS OF AGE, THE 'BABY GAS MASK' WAS A SPECIAL CRADLE-LIKE RESPIRATOR. WHEN ALL THE FLAPS WERE FOLDED IN PLACE AND THE STRAPS CLOSED UP, THE BABY INSIDE WAS TOTALLY ENCLOSED. AIR WAS THEN PUMPED IN, USING A SPECIAL HAND PUMP ATTACHED TO THE UNIT, THROUGH A FILTER ON THE SIDE WHICH ENSURED THE BABY WOULD INHALE NO POISONOUS GAS. IN THE EVENT, GAS WAS NEVER USED AGAINST THE CIVILIAN POPULATION AS THE OTHER SIDE FEARED SIMILAR RETRIBUTION AGAINST THEIR PEOPLE.

THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A BABY'S GAS MASK. OBVIOUSLY NEVER USED 'IN ANGER', IT IS STAMPED 'L & B R CO' (THE LONDON AND BRITISH RUBBER COMPANY - THE ORIGINAL MAKERS OF DUREX!) '1939'. IT IS COMPLETE WITH ALL STRAPS, AIR FILTER, ETC.

PAYPAL ONLY. PAYMENT MUST BE MADE WITHIN 7 DAYS. ALL ITEMS SENT REGISTERED POST ONLY. NO RESPONSIBILITY ACCEPTED FOR ITEMS LOST IN THE POST, OR FOR ANY USE TO WHICH AN ITEM MAY SUBSEQUENTLY BE PUT.

REGISTERED POST: IRELAND / NI: €16

                                 GB                       €39

                       REST OF WORLD        €48

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