General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

8

Total Parts

9

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Flexible black rubber (?) face mask and harness; clear plastic visor; silver metal visor frame, speech diaphragm and fittings; buff-colour leather covering on wiper; dark green rigid synthetic housing for hose connection which has a metal core.

Dimensions

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

Length

26.0 cm

Width

16.0 cm

Height

14.5 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

Dräger

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Northwest Territories

Period

1990s-early 2000s

Canada

Taken from curatorial worksheet: This breathing apparatus belonged to the Northwest Territories Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission. It was used throughout the Territories to train mine rescue personnel and to retrieve affected miners during accidents.

Function

Used as face-piece for oxygen breathing apparatus.

Technical

Taken from curatorial worksheet: This is one of the most commonly used types of breathing apparatus in the mining industry in the 1990s. See supplementary info for details.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Embossed on back of harness, mfr's logo with "DRAGER" written within it. Below reads "MADE IN GERMANY" and "R26 279". Embossed print beside visor, mfr's logo with "DRAGER" written within it, below reads "PANORAMA/ NOVA".

Missing

N/A

Finish

Flexible black rubber (?) face mask and harness; clear plastic visor; silver metal visor frame, speech diaphragm and fittings; buff-colour leather covering on wiper; dark green rigid synthetic housing for hose connection has metal core.

Decoration

N/A