gas rattle
Report a Mistake- Object Number 20050208-001
- Event 1914-1919 First World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
- Date Made --
- Category Tools and equipment for communication
- Sub-category Sound communication tools and equipment
- Department Dress and Insignia
- Museum CWM
- Materials Wood
- Measurements Height 27.2 cm, Length 36.8 cm, Width 5.0 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.