MASK, GAS
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- LETHBRIDGE POLICE
- Date Range From
- 1960
- Date Range To
- 1970
- Materials
- RUBBER, PLEXIGLASS, STEEL.
- Catalogue Number
- P19960112055
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- LETHBRIDGE POLICE
- Date Range From
- 1960
- Date Range To
- 1970
- Materials
- RUBBER, PLEXIGLASS, STEEL.
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 14
- Length
- 37.5
- Width
- 22.5
- Description
- GREEN RUBBER GAS MASK WITH A PLEXIGLASS MASK AND A DETACHABLE OXYGEN CAN ATTACHED BELOW THE VENT ON MASK MARKED "CHIN TYPE CANNISTER", "FOR USE WITH SMITH & WESSON CHEMICAL CO.", AND MORE. "MSA" ON PLATE ABOVE MASK. STRAPS ON BACK MARKED "MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO.". PAINT ON CANISTER IS CHIPPING, BUT OTHERWISE MASK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.
- Subjects
- REGULATIVE & PROTECTIVE T&E
- Historical Association
- SAFETY SERVICES
- History
- POSSIBLY USED BY CITY POLICE SWAT TEAM OR THE RIOT SQUAD WHEN TEAR GAS WAS USED. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING SOME DONATED BY THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES. FOR A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE LETHBRIDGE POLICE COLLECTION, SEE RECORD P19960112001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE POLICE SERVICES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF INTERVIEWS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH CURRENT AND FORMER LETHBRIDGE POLICE, SEE PERMANENT FILE P19960112000.
- Catalogue Number
- P19960112055
- Acquisition Date
- 1996-12
- Collection
- Museum
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