"We've come a long way from urinating on a handkerchief!" Ian Foulkes at the Ramsdale Collection talks us through the history and development of the gas mask or respirator, used from World War One up until the present day. First, Ian starts with the PH Hood, used in the First World War. He then moves on to the S6 Respirator, worn by British troops during the Troubles in Northern Ireland and in service up until 1986. Finally, Ian shows us the General Service Respirator (GSR), used in the British

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