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Mask, Gas

Object number2017.9.4 a-g

Manufacturer Acushnet Process Company

Manufacturer Mine Safety Appliances Company

Date1968

MediumRubber; Metal; Plastic; Canvas; Metal; Ink; Fabric;

Credit LineGift of Dessie Bey

DescriptionGas mask with carrier pouch, a sealed container of two gas mask canisters, and a container of defogging solution with a cloth wipe.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 8.875 × 7 × 6.5 in. (22.5 × 17.8 × 16.5 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b): 26.5 × 9 × 4.75 in. (67.3 × 22.9 × 12.1 cm)
Height x Diameter (c): 3.75 × 5.063 in. (9.5 × 12.9 cm)
Height x Diameter (d): 2.25 × 1.25 in. (5.7 × 3.2 cm)
Height x Diameter (e): 0.5 × 1.313 in. (1.3 × 3.3 cm)
Height x Width (f (unfolded)): 6.25 × 5.938 in. (15.9 × 15.1 cm)
Height x Diameter (g): 2.25 × 0.438 in. (5.7 × 1.1 cm)
Inscriptions(c) Back of can reads: "THIS CONTAINER WHICH IS SEALED / AIRTIGHT, CONTAINS TWO CANISTERS / FOR THE ND MARK V GAS MASK. DO / NOT OPEN UNTIL REQUIRED FOR USE / ON THE GAS MASK. TO REMOVE, OPEN / CAN WITH KEY ATTACHED TO THE END OF THE CAN. / WARNING: DO NOT USE THIS CAN AS A FOOD OR DRINKING CONTAINER (POISON).

(d) Text around container reads "THIS CAN CONTAINS / FOGPRUF LIQUID / FOR GAS MASKS / INSTRUCTIONS / APPLY FOGPRUF 52 OF / BOTH SURFACES OF / LENSES; CLEAN THOR-/OUGHLY WITH CLOTH. / APPLY AGAIN, THEN / SPREAD AND LET DRY, / FOLLOWED BY A LIGHT / BUFFING WITH DRY / CLOTH SUPPLIED. / MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO. / PITTSBURGH 8, PENNA. / MADE IN U.S.A.".

(g) Label reads: "M-S-A FOGPRUF 52 / For Gas Masks / INSTRUCTIONS / Apply FOGPRUF 52 to / both surfaces of lenses; / clean thoroughly with / cloth. Apply again, then spread and let dry, fol- / lowed by light buffing / with dry cloth supplied. / MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO. / PITTSBURGH, PA 15208"
Marks(a) marks at the top of the mask read "ND MKV / H-4240-268-9732

(b) Front of pouch reads: "USN / GAS MASK / ND MARK V / STK NO H4240 - 268 - 9732"

(c) Front of can reads: "STOCK NO. S-4240-218-0779 / GAS MASK CANISTER, CI / 2 EACH / DA-18-035-AMC-00781 (A) / ACUSHNET PROCESS COMPANY / NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS / DATE PACKED [handwritten] 2-68 / LOT NO. [handwritten] 1138".
Historical NotesLeroy Mudd served in the Navy. A few months after arriving in Vietnam, he was declared missing on June 29, 1970; he was confirmed dead a few days later on July 1. The given cause of death was accidental drowning in a river.

Related institution United States Navy

Previous owner Leroy Bernard Mudd

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