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Description: | This specially designed gas mask was used to protect babies and small infants from poison gas attacks during air raids in the Second World War. The one-piece mask was designed to cover the entire body of the infant. The baby was secured inside by a metal harness with its head placed inside the steel helmet. The canvas part was then wrapped around the baby’s body like a nappy and secured tightly with ties. The rubber tube at the side was used to pump air into the mask to help the baby breathe. This gas mask was designed to be air-tight, however in reality it was impractical and not particularly efficient. It would also have been extremely difficult to put on an unco-operative child. Gas masks such as this were issued to families with small babies for use in an emergency, but were probably rarely used, if at all. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Enfield Museum Service | Rights holder: | Enfield Museum Service | Subjects: | London at War | Source: | Enfield Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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