Original British WWII Baby Infant Gas Mask Madsen LMG but it still can be

but it still can be clearly seen

most likely walnut or mahogany

-  Pair of plates has 1 star on the front side and 3 stars on the reverse

Years of Manufacture: circa 1830 converted c

Original British WWII Baby Infant Gas Mask Madsen LMG but it still can beOriginal Item: Only One Available. This looks like a deep sea diving helmet but is in fact a gas mask for babies, dating from World War II. In 1938, the British Government gave everyone, including babies, gas masks to protect them in case the Germans dropped poison gas bombs on Britain. This gas mask was for children up to two years old. The parents placed their baby inside the mask so that the head was inside the steel helmet and the baby could see