Bidspirit auction | A Civil Protection Gas Mask
A Civil Protection Gas Mask Headphones and Wooden Truncheon - A trio of mid-20th century equipment comprising a black rubberised gas mask, a pair of S.G. Brown headphones, and a turned wooden truncheon. The gas mask is constructed from a flexible black rubber facepiece featuring a single panoramic clear plastic eyepiece with a brown stitched fabric border and tan canvas adjustable head straps. The front of the mask is fitted with a black cylindrical intake housing partially wrapped in cream tape. The vintage headphones feature two black earpieces mounted on a metal headband with fabric-insulated wiring terminating in a single-pin jack. The back of one earpiece is embossed with the characters S.G. BROWN LTD and TYPE F. The truncheon is made of turned wood with a dark reddish-brown finish, featuring a grooved handle for grip and a leather wrist strap secured with a metal stud. Length: 25.4 cm Width: 30.5 cm Baton Length: 35.6 cm.