life jacket
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19730289-001
- Event 1939-1945 Second World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Gutta Percha and Rubber, Ltd
- Date Made 1943
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Distribution and transportation artifacts
- Sub-category Water transportation accessory
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1943/01/01
- Latest 1943/12/31
- Inscription GUTTA PERCHA & RUBBER LIMITED TORONTO CANADA 1943; A/B KEN CRIPPEN; R.C.N L4024 A/B K. CRIPPEN
- Materials Metal
- Service Component Royal Canadian Navy
- Measurements Length 62.0 cm, Width 52.5 cm, Thickness 14.0 cm
- Caption Naval Life Jacket
- Additional Information Adopted by the RCN in 1942, cork and rubber life jackets offered better stability and buoyancy than inflated life rings.