General Information

Serial #

588

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, RUBBER, NEOPRENE, CANVAS, WOOD, PAPER

Dimensions

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

Length

58.0 cm

Width

41.0 cm

Height

24.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Mining and Metallurgy

Category

Personal gear

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

MINE

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Pittsburgh

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY FROM LATE 1940,S

Canada

EXAMPLE OF SAFETY EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE AND USED IN CANADA IN FIREFIGHTING SERVICES; MINES; CHEMICAL, PETROLEUM, SMELTING, AND FOODPROCESSING INDUSTRIES; AND FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

Function

USED TO GENERATE OXYGEN FOR RESPIRATION. IT EMPLOYS A REPLACEABLE CHEMICAL CANISTER WHICH, UPON CONTACT WITH THE MOISTURE IN THE WEARER'S EXHALED BREATH, EVOLVES AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF OXYGEN & REMOVES THE EXHALED CARBON DIOXIDE [REF. 1]

Technical

THE CHEMOX CANISTER TAKES THE PLACE OF BOTH THE OXYGEN CYLINDER AND THE REGENERATOR REQUIRED IN OTHER TYPES WHICH ELIMINATES HIGH PRESSURE CYLINDERS, REGULATING VALVES, & OTHER MECHANICAL COMPONENTS. THE CANISTERS LAST IN STORAGE INDEFINETELY THUS ARE ALWAYS READY FOR USE [REF. 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MASK: MFG'S PLATE:'M.S.A. CHEMOX/ OXYGEN BREATHING/ APPARATUS/ 588/ USE NO OIL OR GREASE/ MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO./ PITTSBURGH, PA., U.S.A.'/ MOLDED IN RUBBER:'MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO./ PITTSBURGH, PA./ FRONT STRAP/ TO BE PULLED/ LAST/ PATENTED NOV. 1, 1921''G-R-M/ 1045'/ STENCILLED ON BOTTOM: 'OCH 5274'/ CASE: ON LID - 'M.S.A. - CHEMOX/ OXYGEN/ BREATHING APPARATUS/ [LOGO] MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO./ EFFICIENCY SERVICE SAFETY/ PITTSBURGH, PA.'/ INSIDE LID - STENCILLED: '5274/ OCH'/ INSTRUCTION SHEET AFFIXED TO INSIDE LID/ TAPE ON FRONT: 'GAS MASK EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT...'

Missing

CHEMOX CANISTER

Finish

CASE: WINE WITH BLACK TRIM/ MASK: BLACK WITH GREY VEST

Decoration

N/A