Protective equipment, personal, gas decontamination ointment: German

description

Physical description

Treated brown leather container bearing German inscription 'HAUT-ENTGIFTUNGSSALBE' which is stamped on one side and the word 'HAUT' on top of lid and on base. The container is complete and contains a plastic orange bottle with a piece of string tied to the top and around the neck of the bottle. The remains of the contents have dried up but are retained inside the bottle. There is a square cream paper label on one side of the bottle with instructions for use in German printed in black.

History note

Second World War period German skin decontamination ointment.

Stamped

HAUT-ENTGIFTUNGSSALBE

Object details

Category

Equipment

Production date

1943

Place made

Germany

Materials

whole: plastic

whole: paper

whole: leather

whole: composite

Dimensions

whole: (container) L: 10cm W: 6.5cm (bottle) H: 10cm W: 6.5cm

Catalogue number

SUR 778

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