Canada, CEF. A First War British Small Box Respirator to Pte. Jukes, Renowned First War Artist, 1917 Archive A finely made miniature collar

A finely made miniature collar in white

An oval medal in bronze

A unique and very special group of awards for Officers of the King's German Legion (1803-1816)

as the 1st Battalion was in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) administering Prison of War Camps for the Boers Captain Collard was seconded to the Egyptian Army in 1908

Canada, CEF. A First War British Small Box Respirator to Pte. Jukes, Renowned First War Artist, 1917 Archive A finely made miniature collarA complete British small box respirator, comprising a rubberized fabric face mask with two eye pieces, and multiple straps to go around the head, connected to a rubber fabric hose to a tinplate canister which would hold a chemical absorbent. The canister measures 120mm (w) x 145 mm (h) x 60 mm (d), and is notably scratched, quite heavy with residue coming from the bottom ventilation disc. The face mask and hose material has seized and cannot unfold.