“Vote, and vote often,” says curator Ashley Webb, who nominated the item. A desperate move by the Central Powers to end the deadlock of trench warfare, it wasn’t long before. To date the Great War is the only major conflict in which gas was used. Helmet, shirt, trousers, pants, trench boots and coat, field pack, shovel or entrenching tool, and arguably the most important, the gas mask. Kleenex’s start dated back to the Great War, in which its parent company, Kimberly-Clark, started it out as a paper filter for gas masks. The online poll is at, and voters can cast a ballot daily. Equipment of World War One World War One Uniform with Helmet and Gas mask (Jared Roberts) These soldiers were given many different pieces of equipment in order to be ready for war. Johnson, from Bedford, remained in the Virginia National Guard until his death in 1930. This gas mask was worn by 21 year old Levi Nathan Cox from Clarendon, Texas. Gas masks were developed in WWI to protect soldiers from the effects of chloride gas. The thought was that the ammonia in urea was somehow neutralizing the chlorine to keep it from killing them. To safeguard against it, allied troops used rags or towels covered in urine to protect their lungs from the gas. Troops knew instantly that the gas had been deployed. The mask is in poor condition, with rubber components brittle, the elastic headband deteriorated, visible rusting on the yellow-painted canister and cracks in the resin-coated glass lenses. 1 of 6: Gas mask issued to World War I soldier, Levi Nathan Cox from Clarendon, Texas, ca. Chlorine gas had a telltale smell and green color. Robert Johnson of the 318th Infantry, 80th Division, when he deployed to France in May 1918. Military gasmasks will save your life if they are made and worn properly. The Small Box Respirator gas mask is a reminder of the chemical warfare relating to the Great War. Two items will receive $1,000 grants and the other eight get $250 each. VAM will award $4,000 to 10 items at the 2023 Annual Conference in Harrisonburg this year. This is the eleventh year for the program established to raise awareness of threatened treasures. The items are competing in a public vote for funding to help with their restoration. A World War I gas mask belonging to the Historical Society of Western Virginia in Roanoke is among the Top 10 Endangered Artifacts in the state as identified by the Virginia Association of Museums (VAM).

Wwi gas mask with gas inside