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Object name(s):
ear defenders
Brief description:
A small green tin box which contains two black plastic ear plugs and a thin black plastic cleaning stick. Small paper adverts are stuck to both the outside and inside of the lid. These plugs were designed to protect men in the field who were involved in the firing of machine artillery. Along with the tin is a thin paper Mallock-Armstrong advertising and instruction sheet.
Collection:
Port Sunlight Museum
Acquisition method:
purchase
Dimension:
Width
Dimension value:
5cm
Dimension:
Height
Dimension value:
3.5cm
Number of objects:
2
Object name:
ear defenders (TYPE)
Object number:
POSVT : 2009.105.1-2
Object production date:
1916

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/234bc144-9736-3626-924c-f01254d2c18c

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/234bc144-9736-3626-924c-f01254d2c18c, Port Sunlight Museum, CC BY-NC

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