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Shire of Toodyay > Records

GAS MASK

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Overview

German WW1 Gas Mask. Dark brown leather with a metal filter canister and round eyeholes. Has a leather strap attached.

Historical information

Brought back as a souvenir form the battlefields of WW1 along with a Gas mask Canister and an armour piercing shell by William J Markey (1896-1970)

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Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.314

Item type

Material

Themes

War and Conflict

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Shire of Toodyay

Shire of Toodyay

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