Fire helmet and breathing apparatus

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Date:1940 - 1950 (c.)

Description:This is a metal Auxillary Fire Service helmet. It is painted red with BRWP Crewe painted on the front. It has a chin strap and adjustable skull protection. Max diameter (rim): 305mm.

The breathing apparatus consists of one steel cylinder of oxygen gas, rubber proofed twill breathing tag, india-rubber mouthpiece and nose clip, eye protecting goggles and an absorbent canister. The breathing apparatus comes with an instruction booklet and a red metal carrying case.

The 'Salvas' half-hour self-contained oxygen breathing apparatus was made by Siebe, Gorman and Company Limited in Chessington, Surrey.


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1800s
Leather fire bucket
Leather fire bucket

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1870s
Firewatcher Fully Automatic Fire Extinguisher
Firewatcher Fully Automatic Fire Extinguisher

This automatic fire extinguisher is very similar to earlier fire grenades. It consists ...

1890s
Fire grenade
Fire grenade

The blue glass fire grenade has a spherical body with straight neck and is sealed ...

1910s
'Regent'  type fire hand pump
'Regent' type fire hand pump

A 'Regent' style hand pump made by John Morris, consisting of a circular metal container ...

1920s
Conical copper fire extinguisher
Conical copper fire extinguisher

This two gallon capacity conical copper fire extinguisher has a brass plunger on ...

1940s
Fire extinguisher
Fire extinguisher

A "Nuswift" fire extinguisher. Cylindrical steel body, painted black, with handle ...

1970s
Firemen's helmet
Firemen's helmet

A Staffordshire Fire Brigade firemen's helmet. Early firemen's helmets were made ...

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Donor ref:83.018.0099; 88.54.0001 (37/14588)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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