NAM.1978-09-42-23

Respirator, No 4, 1941. Black rubber face piece secured by six black rubberised bands, each impressed with the date, ‘NB.1940’, and fixed at a rubber pad. The eyepieces are circular, with plain glass and steel frames. A rubber exit valve moulding on the left of the mouth. Contained in an iron frame is a circular exit valve. An entry pipe is attached to a sheet metal filter box. Contained in a canvas haversack, along with two anti-gas eyeshields, a printed leaflet of instructions of the Gas Alarm System, a box containing 8 tubes of anti-gas ointment, a soft cotton polishing cloth and one anti-dimming outfit. Owned by Capt R Grant, when serving in the No 2 Coy Sutherland Battalion Home Guard.

World War Two, Home Front (1939-1945)