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Lifeboat Inflation Device
Specifications
Lifeboat Inflation Device
Category
Military
Classification
CHENHALL - Distribution & Transportation Objects - Containers - Canister
Object Origin
Date Manufactured:
c. 1940
Place of Production:
Germany
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: Red metal air cannister with a green stripe painted around center and a brass-colored metal nozzle. Object is cylindrical with a slightly rounded bottom. Text is engraved around the top, just below the neck. White text is printed around the lower end.
Materials:
metal
Marks: Engraved: "KOHLENSÄURE / LEER 0.726 KG FÜLL 0.25 KG / 16.12.42" and "809 575 / 9-5 35744 / W.L. / PR225ATÜ" In white: "Fl 415 411 / 10-5953 A-1" Behind nozzle: "21-S"
Measurements: Object:
Length: 12.5 in, Diameter: 2.25 in
Weight: 2 lbs
Credit
Gift of Allyn McDonald, 1994.23
Display Status
On Exhibit
Lifeboat Inflation Device
About: Lifeboat Inflation Device
About: Lifeboat Inflation Device
This is an air canister used to inflate the life rafts issued to each member of the U-505’s crew.
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