World War I introduced industrialised killing to the battlefield with perhaps the greatest horror being poison gas. This gas hood or helmet dates from early in the conflict and its fabric is impregnated to provide protection. The wearer breathed through a special valve which had to be held in the mouth. The gas hood was later replaced by the box respirator style mask.
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