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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
GM17 Gas Mask
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

GM17 Gas Mask

Object numberMO 1981.12
Name Mask, Gas
Maker
Dateca. 1917-1918
Mediumleather (sheep), metal, plastic (celluloid), fabric, string
Dimensionsoverall H 9 3/4 in x W 7 1/2 in x D 5 1/2 in (24.8 cm x 19.1 cm x 14 cm )
DescriptionA German Lederschutzmaske GM17 gas mask used during World War I. The oiled sheepskin mask has a six-point harness, celluloid eye protectors reinforced with metal frames, and a removable and refillable metal filter cannister. The cannister is dated "12 Jan. 18" and a red number located between the mask and the canister reads "86."
Label TextFranklin D. Roosevelt may have acquired this World War I German gas mask during his official European inspection trip as Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the summer of 1918.
Additional Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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