Original U.S. WWI M1917 SBR Gas Mask with Carry Bag Hotchkiss MG This particular poster is notable

This particular poster is notable for being part of a 1942 contest sponsored by Devoe & Reynolds Painting Company to create images that would reinforce the importance of protecting information

Included is the BATF approved (see approval letter) left hand side plate

Original Item: This is an outstanding rugged reproduction of the WW2 duffle bag constructed of OD #7 (darker than OD #3 indicating late war production) canvas with period correct heavy-duty web shoulder strap and carry handle

This award document example approximately 8" x 5

Underneath is a large

Original U.S. WWI M1917 SBR Gas Mask with Carry Bag Hotchkiss MG This particular poster is notableOriginal Item: Only One Available. Of the 5,250,000 gas masks of all types produced by the U. S. during the war, 1. 6 million of them were the improved version of the British SBR. This mask was officially known as the U. S. Corrected English Small Box Respirator or the U. S. Corrected English Model (CEM). Produced in six sizes (1 through 6) from January to March 1918, the CEM was one of the two most commonly worn American made gas masks used by the