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GASJÄCKCHEN / Gasjackets for children ages 1 to 5
Gasjäckchen variations
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The Gasjäckchen or Gas jacket was intended to be used by infants that can walk on their own , from approximately age one to five years old .
   This Gas jacket is a white rubberized fabric with tie cords at both the wrists and at the waist . The child can see out of this protective clothing by an oval celluloid view port that was bonded to the jacket fabric.
     A standard VM ( Volks maske ) gas mask filter was screwed into a threaded inlet port on the inside of the jacket providing filtered air to the child .

Gasjäckchen carboard storeage box RB 1 39/49
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Gasjacket made by AUER with RB number RB1 39/49

Gasjäckchen RB1 39/49 with box and accessories
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Iside of cardboard box is the fabric jacket , foot pump , air hose , filter and instruction manual .

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Gasjäckchen RB1 39/49 Ready for use !
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Gas jacket is connected to foot pump via the reinforced hose and VM gas filter canister .

Gasjäckchen RB1 39/49
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Front view of jacket showing black air hose barb and black release valve above the oval window

VIEW OF GASJÄCKCHEN TURNED INSIDE OUT
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View of with rubber interior of jacket with square pocket that covered the VM filter

Interior view of Gasjäckchen
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View showing rubberised fabric and pocket for VM filter . Note the seam sealer around stitching

VM Filter and packing material for Gasjäckchen
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VM gasmask filter used for Gasjäckchen with cardboard packing sleeve and cap for top of filter .

Gasjäckchen packing material
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carboard box,paper tube for air hose barb,paper dust cap for VM filter w/ paper protection sleeve

Gasjäckchen exhalation valve
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Black bakelite plastic exhalation valve located above oval celluloid window

CLOSE UP VIEW OF EXHALATION VALVE
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This is a close up view of one way spring loaded exhalation valve with WaA inspection stamp

CLOSE UP INTERIOR VIEW OF EXHALATION VALVE
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view of the interior of the gas jacket showing the back of the exhalation valve and maker marks

CLOSE UP VIEW OF AIR HOSE BARB CONNECTOR
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Hose barb made from a black plastic bakelite material with AUER maker stamp below it

CLOSE UP OF THE AUER MARKER'S INK STAMP
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Auer foundbelow the air hose connection barb and is in black ink .

REMINDER INK STAMP TO SCREW ON FILTER !
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Black ink stamp " G " for gas protection equipment
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Large letter G found below the oval celluloid window on front chest of jacket

JACKET INK STAMPED SERIAL NUMBER
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The serial number is ink stamped on the inside of the jacket .

VIEW OF WRIST AND WAIST TIE STRINGS
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The wrists and waist is closed by these white , round draw strings .

INSIDE VIEW OF VM FILTER POCKET
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Fresh air is pumped through this VM filter which is protected with this pocket

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LuftSchutz fur kinder : Gasjäckchen , Gasbettchen und Gasmaske .