Artifact Gallery:
Battleship USS Iowa Museum Los Angeles collects relevant artifacts to help tell the story of the ship and the Surface Navy to a broad audience. Below you will find some of our accessioned artifacts in our collection. Not all items are on display and are monitored according to our collections management policy.
We accept new items in the collection on a case-by-case basis. Click here for more information.
US Navy Gas Mask Mark IV, Bag, and Fogpruf Paste
Object/Artifact
-Gray brown canvas bag and carrying strap with black lettering "USN, U, Gas Mask, ND Mark IV"
-Black rubber and metal gas mask with gray metal canister attached. Lenses have black and white cloth covers. White rope tied around mask. Directions for care on tag on back. Directions for use on canister.
-Small gray metal fogpruf paste canister inside bag. Cleaning cloth and tube inside canister.
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