Bag

2004.09.018.JPG

Dublin Core

Title

Bag

Identifier

2004.09.018

Subject

World War I
1910s
Gas masks
War
Warfare
Plastics
Rubber

Description

Square, tan canvas carrying bag for a World War I gas mask. Flap closure with two metal snaps. Bag has an adjustable shoulder strap. Exterior reverse side has two numbers stamped into it. Interior canvas divider inserted in the center. Metal rings on either side of the front of the bag. Knotted braided twine in the interior of the bag and fed through a grommet on the side. The twine is unraveling and segmented.

Date

C. 1917

Format

Canvas, Metal

Creator

United States Army