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| Original cardboard box lid for Gasbettchen |
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| Gasbettchen is made by the AUER firm with the Luftschutz number RB1 39/47 |
| Gasbettchen with cardboard box lid removed |
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| View of Gasbettchen packed with all accessories in original storeage box . |
| Gasbettchen assembled and ready to be sealed |
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| Triangular side flaps folded in and lower long flap ready to be rolled up into upper flap . |
| Close up view of closing flaps with retaining clip |
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| Close up view of lower flap rolled into upper flap and retained by spring loaded strap with D ring . |
| A FAMILY OF GAS PROTECTION ! |
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| A Gasbettchen , Gasjäckchen , Gasmask , all for the German civilian population |
| The German Gasbettchen Ready For Action ! |
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| With a doll as a stand in for a real infant this Gasbettchen is ready for any gas attack ! |
| An interior view of the Gasbettchken |
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| The fabric flap is ready to seal the infant inside , note the round VM gasmask filter on the right |
| Basic Parts of the German WWII Gasbettchen |
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| From top to bottom : white fabric cover ,wood frame, VM gasmask filter , foot pump with hose. |
| Basic wood frame of German WWII Gasbettchen |
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| The basic frame is made from laminated beech wood . 2 side frames attached with 4 wood pegs |
| Laminated wood side frames with wood retaining peg |
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| sides and floor board number marked for assembly |
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| The left hand side frame and floor marked with a 2 and right side with a 3 for quick assembly |
| View of side frame and floor board with wood |
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| retaining pegs . |
| View od red ink stamp at air hose connection |
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| Stamp reminds the user to screw in the breathing filter before use ! On the other side is the Filter |
| Interior view of the VM gasmask filter |
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| This is located on the inside of the gas bed and a screw fitting connects this to the foot pump hose |
| Interior view of the black bakelite air vent |
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| This is a black bakelite one way air vent valve with a spring loaded disc so exhaled air can escape |
| Another detailed interior view of the gas bed |
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| The Gasbettchen had an attached glove so the user could attend to the needs of the infant inside . |
| View of theFabric internal glove |
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| This glove is attached to the body of the gas bed and access is through an opening on top of the bed |
| Glove access opening on top of Gas bed . |
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| 3 Finger glove is attached to gas bed and access to baby inside is only possible through this glove |
| FACTORY DEFECT IN FABRIC REPAIR |
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| This is a defect in the fabric and instead of rejecting the fabric a patch was glued and sewn on . |
| Factory defect repair with inspection stamp |
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| In order to insure air tightness in the gas bed all repairs are inspected and ink stamped |
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LuftSchutz fur kinder : Gasjäckchen , Gasbettchen und Gasmaske .
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