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• Respirator, Anti-Gas, Civilian Duty (Queen Mary)

  (equipment)

  This example of the Civilian Duty respirator was owned by HRH Queen Mary. While the standard civilian issue respirator was adequate for widespread general use, the Civilian Duty model was of a more robust design and intended to be employed by those in...

• Respirator (child's), 'Mickey Mouse’

  (equipment)

  Mask is in Package R276, box in Package R1588.

• ARP satchel with first aid kit

  (equipment)

  Air Raid Warden's haversack as carried on duty by Mr Walter Lee of Grantham whose War Diary was presented to the Museum. The sack was given to the donor by Mr Lee when he went to Grantham to receive it from the Mayor of Council, December 1956.

• dog's gas mask

  (souvenirs and ephemera)

  This gas mask (respirator) was worn by 'Roy' a Shetland sheepdog owned by by the 5th Marchioness of Exeter during the Second World War.

• Respirator, anti-gas, C.3 Baby Protective Helmet

  (equipment)

  British Second World War period baby's respirator-unit. Standard civilian pattern respirators were not adequate for the protection of infants under the age of two years, therefore a device was developed that would encapsulate the baby. The infant would...

• respirator carrier handbag

  (equipment)

  bag and gas mask Brown leather handbag with gas mask compartment underneath, the top of the bag has a metal zip fastening, the inside of this zipped compartment is lined with brown satin material and to one side is an integral purse with metal clasp made...

• Reproduction Equipment, Imperial Typewriter, British

  (equipment) Made by: Imperial Typewriter Company Ltd 1939

  No description available

• Respirator, anti-gas, General Civilian (boxed): British

  (equipment) Made by: Henley 1940-05

  British Second World War general civilian issue anti-gas respirator (gas mask) with cardboard carrying case.

• Steel Helmet, MKII 'Controller' (ARP/CD)

  (uniforms and insignia) Made by: J S S 1939

  This form of helmet decoration was first established from June 1940. The double-black stripes indicated the status of a Senior Supervisory Officer.

• truncheon, Home Guard

  (weapons and ammunition)

  Presented to the Museum as part of a group of Home Guard weapons.