gas rattle
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19810047-005
- Event 1914-1919 First World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
- Date Made 1812-1900
- Category Tools and equipment for communication
- Sub-category Sound communication tools and equipment
- Department Dress and Insignia
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1812/01/01
- Latest 1900/12/31
- Materials Wood, Metal
- Service Component Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Measurements Height 4.9 cm, Length 19.5 cm, Width 15.2 cm
- Caption Gas Alarm Rattle
- Additional Information Gas alarm. A respirator was useless to a soldier without adequate warning. Soldiers on sentry duty, on guard against enemy attacks, were also expected to watch for signs of poison gas.