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Life Raft Inflation Device

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Life Raft Inflation Device

Category

Military

Classification

CHENHALL - Distribution & Transportation Objects - Containers - Canister

Object Origin
Date Manufactured:

c. 1940

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Red metal air canister with a green stripe painted around center and a brass-colored metal nozzle. Object is cylindrical with a slightly rounded bottom. Text is engraved around the top, just below the neck. A number is engraved on the nozzle. White text printed at the bottom, partially illegible due to chipping paint.

Materials:

metal

Marks: At top: "KOHLENSAURE / LEER 0692 KG FULL 025KG / 3443" and "bwo858799 / 9-568 131 / PR2 25 ATU" On nozzle: "21-3"

Measurements: Object:
    Length: 12.5 in, Diameter: 2 in
    Weight: 2 lbs

Credit

Gift of Carl Rexroad on behalf of Tommy B. Monk, 1998.29b

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Life Raft Inflation Device

About: Life Raft Inflation Device

About: Life Raft Inflation Device

Air canisters like this were used to inflate the personal life rafts issued to each submariner.

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