Book, Manual of Protection against Gas and Air Raids, Early 20th Century

Historical information

This Manual would have been used by Military Personnel of Protection against Gas and Air Raids, Respirators, Passive Air Defence.

Significance

Safety precautions for Members of the Military circa 1930 and beyond.

Physical description

An oblong manual there are two seperate covers to the manual which are cardboard construction and coloured red. The covers are tied together with a black shoe lace.
Inside the covers are Pamphlet No 1 Protection Against Gas in the Field, Pamphlet No 2 Respirators, Pamphlet No no 3 Passive Air Defence

Inscriptions & markings

On the first Pamphlet stamped 115 G.H. Heidelberg.
In ink the figures 79.

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