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Description: | This home-sewn bucket-shaped evening bag was made to carry a gas mask during the Second World War. It has a long strap so that it can be worn over the shoulder. It is made of rexine and the flap is trimmed with a narrow frill of black satin. It fastens with a strap and decorative metal buckle. The bag is an example of the resourcefulness that the government encouraged, and of the determination of Londoners to enjoy themselves in spite of the dangers of war.
Gas masks in cardboard carrying bags were issued at the outbreak of the war because the government thought that the Germans might use poison gas against the civilian population. It was not compulsory to carry masks and, after the initial threat faded, many people began to leave them at home. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Museum of London | Rights holder: | Museum of London | Subjects: | Leisure London at War Youth Culture and Fashion | Temporal: | 1939-1945 | Source: | Museum of London | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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