Preserver, life

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0910.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United Kingdom

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General Information

Serial #: 12047
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: canvas-like fabric; aluminum snap fasteners; brass zipper; fibre pull-cord with wooden handle; rubber hose; plastic buttons

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 65.0 cm
Width: 60.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 8.0 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Personal gear
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: United Kingdom
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945)
Canada: Unknown
Function: personal flotation device provides buoyancy to keep wearer afloat if ejected from aircraft over water
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering on cloth tag sewn to inside collar reads: "[broad arrow]/22C/447/12047/MEDIUM"; numerals stenciled on left breast reads: "220"
Missing: N/A
Finish: predom. tan-yellow; light brown straps; white pull-cord with light borwn handle; brass zipper; white tag; dark green buttons; silver snap fasteners with dark brown enamel coating; red stenciled letters; brown-black hose
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Preserver, life, circa 1945, Artifact no. 1996.0910, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0910.001/

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