Preserver, life

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1943
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0594.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: B-4
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: predom. canvas; aluminum & rubber tubes & connectors; aluminum & steel fasteners; fabric cords; pouch of dye of unidentified composition

Dimensions

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

Length: 69.0 cm
Width: 38.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 5.0 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Marine Transportation
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); date stamps between July 1943 & May. 8, 1945
Canada: Unknown
Function: keep wearer afloat in water until rescued if aircraft disabled; dye enhances visibility for rescuers
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ink stamped lettering on front reads: "[logo]/ARMY AIR FORCES/[stenciled] INS 5-8-45/JUL 1943/AN/D37/N.Y.B.C./ACCEPTED/VEST; LIFE [illeg.] TYPE B-4/SPEC [illeg.] 3435/CONFR [illeg.] 29301/NE [illeg.] CORP/PROPERTY AIR FORCES U.S. ARMY"; lettering stenciled on back reads" INSP - 3 - 24 - 44/[illeg.] 3-1-5"; lettering ink stamped on inside surface reads: "MAR 21 1945/Tested & Inspected/WRATSC/[logo]/ARMY AIR FORCES/T.O. 13-1-12 C/W/Date 4-5-44/T.O. 13-1-5 C/W/Date 11-23-43/T.O. 13-1-3 C/W/Date [?]-27-44/T.O. 13-1-17 C/W/Date 5-25-44 WRATSC"; lettering on flap over pouch containing dye reads: "LIFE JACKET/DYE MARKER/TO RELEASE DYE/PULL THIS TAB DOWN"
Missing: N/A
Finish: predom. yellow-brown; silver fasteners & connectors; black tube
Decoration: ink stamped USAAF logo (pentagram between outstretched wings)

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Unknown Manufacturer, Preserver, life, circa 1943, Artifact no. 2001.0594, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0594.001/

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