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Picture No 12688935
Date 1939
Description The Gas-Repellent Suit, September 1939
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A demonstration of the gas-repellant suit complete with hood, trousers, jumper and mittens made from oiled silk. The outfit was deliberately lightweight, weighing little over 100g (4oz or c.113g), practical and made of oiled silk for optimum gas repulsion.
Source Unattributed photographer in ‘The Sphere’, 30 September 1939, page 503
Credit © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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