Container - TIN, GAS TESTING KIT, 1914 - 1919

Historical information

Poison Gas was used extensively throughout WW1.

Physical description

1. This is a pocket sized tin painted black. Inside is divided into a large and small compartment. There is an engraved instruction plate inside the lid. The inside is not painted. There is a simple sliding mini bolt on the outside that keps lid shut. The rear side of the lid is hinged.
2. Is the instruction plate. The glue has failed.

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