Uniform [Life Jacket (W. T. Billings)]]

Object detail

Accession number

2014.486

Maker

Dunlop Rubber Company Limited

Description

Tan coloured life jacket with two front flaps, one back flap and collar. Two front flaps have straps attached for tying the life jacket on. Tube attached to front left flap to inflate life jacket. Back of collar has zipped pocket.

Marks

TIE TAPES SECURELY / OVER CHEST AND WAIST Ink Stamp
FRONT Ink Stamp
DUNLOP RUBBER / AUSTRALIA LTD. / 1942 Ink Stamp
BEFORE USE / INFLATE TUBE BY / AT LEAST / ONE DEEP BREATH Ink Stamp
BILLINGS Ink Stamp

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Textile
Processed Material/Metal
Organic/Vegetal/Plant Extract/Latex/Rubber

Collection

Fleet Air Arm Collection
Textiles Collection

Credit Line

Dunlop Rubber Company Limited. 1942. Uniform [Life Jacket (W. T. Billings)]], 2014.486. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).