Preserver, life

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OBJECT TYPE: Inflatable
DATE: 1943
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0409.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: 10-30B-2
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: 1118
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: predom. canvas-like cloth; steel & aluminum hardware; steel fasteners; rubber tube; plastic connectors

Dimensions

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

Length: 64.0 cm
Width: 52.0 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: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); cartridge appears to be dated Nov. 1943
Canada: Unknown
Function: provides buoyancy to keep wearer afloat if ejected from aircraft over water; designed to not interfere with flying suit or parachute & keep wearer's head above water if wounded or unconscious
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering on cloth tag inside collar reads: "Schwimmweste/Gerat - Nr. 10-30 B-2/Anforderz.F130154-2/Werk-Nr.581543/Hersteller: bwz"; ink stamped below tag: "8/18/24/1118"; ink stamped on outside collar: "1118"; lettering hand written on outside collar: COOKE"; lettering ink painted on tank reads: "11.43/Pre[?]luff 150 [illeg.]"; stamped lettering on red pipe reads: "78157/Werner"
Missing: N/A
Finish: predom. tan with medium brown reinforced piping around outer edges; black fasteners, cartridge, tube, knob & connectors; red pipe
Decoration: none

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Unknown Manufacturer, Preserver, life, circa 1943, Artifact no. 1999.0409, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0409.001/

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