Topic:
Wartime Evacuation of children.
School-based activities
Making a
gas mask case:
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Materials
required:
- Template
- Two
pieces of card, one measuring at least 520 mm x 395 mm and the other
at least 235 mm x 195 mm.
- Piece
of ordinary sisal string approximately 1 metre long.
- Pencil.
- Ruler.
- Scissors
suitable for cutting card.
- Card
glue and paper paste.
- "Packing
of Respirator" (i.e.: the gas mask) instructions sheet.
But first,
a simpler method to make a smaller box:
- Use a photocopier
to expand the template
to a larger size.
- Draw round the
enlarged template on to the card.
- Score the folds
with a sharp pencil and ruler.
- Fold the scored
lines to form the box and the internal lid, then glue.
- Bore small holes
into the top edge of each side of the box 20 mm from the top edge. Thread
the string through the hole from the outside inwards and tie a knot
on each end.
Alternatively,
a "measuring" method:
Following the measurements
shown on the template, draw out the shape either straight on to the card
or on to graph paper.
Then follow as shown above.
The "Packing
of Respirator" instruction sheet is shown below - you may print
this out as a .rtf (rich text format) document should you wish.
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