WW2 Baby & Infant Gas Mask

The gas mask made especially for babies and infants up to the age of two  was developed in 1938. It covered the majority of the child and required someone to use the manual pump on the side to activate the filter. Sometimes called a 'baby helmet', the lower canvas section that tied around the child was rubberised to prevent poison gas seeping into the interior. Various bodies demonstrated the use of this gas mask to ensure parents knew exactly how to use the gas mask in an emergency. Also manufactured was a gas-proof pram.

British Pathé also made a short film about the gas masks.

WW2 Baby & Infant Gas Mask

Nurses in gas-masks carry children inside the baby/toddler gas-mask