[World War One Small Box Gas Mask]

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World War One-era "small box respirator" gas mask, consisting of a canvas or cloth face piece, with inset glass or resin eye lenses, and straps that wrap around the back of the head. The front of the mask has a valve located behind a cloth-covered tube that goes over the mouth and attaches to a small yellow metal box containing activated charcoal (made of peach pits or the pits from other stone fruits). The wearer would have breathed only through the mouth, inhaling air scrubbed clean by the charcoal in the box, and had their nose squeezed shut by a … continued below

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1 gas mask : cloth and metal

Creation Information

Creator: Unknown. [1914..1918].

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This physical object is part of the collection entitled: World War One Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 23060 times, with 270 in the last month. More information about this object can be viewed below.

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World War One-era "small box respirator" gas mask, consisting of a canvas or cloth face piece, with inset glass or resin eye lenses, and straps that wrap around the back of the head. The front of the mask has a valve located behind a cloth-covered tube that goes over the mouth and attaches to a small yellow metal box containing activated charcoal (made of peach pits or the pits from other stone fruits). The wearer would have breathed only through the mouth, inhaling air scrubbed clean by the charcoal in the box, and had their nose squeezed shut by a clip inside the mask.

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1 gas mask : cloth and metal

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The mask was donated with the Owsley Collection by the Owsley Family on behalf of Alvin Owsley.

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World War One Collection

Materials focusing on the World War I era from 1914 to 1918. In addition to materials that were actually created during the time period, the collection may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.

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Alvin Mansfield Owsley Collection

Objects and video related to Alvin Owsley's military service and home life.

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  • [1914..1918]

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  • 1914 - 1918

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  • Sept. 4, 2014, 1:42 p.m.

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  • Aug. 28, 2020, 11:20 a.m.

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[World War One Small Box Gas Mask], physical object, [1914..1918]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc333049/: accessed May 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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